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Title: | Christmas In Purgatory, Page 29 | |
From: | Christmas In Purgatory: A Photographic Essay On Mental Retardation | |
Original caption: | "A humanitarian is bound to shudder when he discovers the plight of the unfortunate victims of this dreadful affliction; many of them grovel in their own filth on unclean straw that is seldom changed, often stark naked and in chains, in dark, damp dungeons where no breath of fresh air can enter. Under such terrifying conditions, it would be easier for the most rational person to become insane than for a mad man to regain his sanity." Anonymous, 1795 | |
Creator: | Burton Blatt and Fred Kaplan (photographer) | |
Date: | 1974 | |
Source: | Available at selected libraries |