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May 2009 Fred Schaad

Agressive Therapy

Kamloops, British Columbia

On the fourth floor of the Greaves building there is/was the Operating Room where some of the
surgeries would take place during the days when the facility operated as a TB Hospital.
This is a shot of some of the sterilization equipment that still remains on the floor.

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM ,Digital
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Mark Chambers ARPS AFIAP CPAGB BPE303-Feb-2013 17:19
Love the colours in this one. V
Raymond Ma02-Mar-2011 07:40
The colors with the sheen of the machinery gives such a sterile and
foreboding look. V
Marc Demoulin03-Nov-2009 20:07
Striking colours!! vVv
Marc
Guest 05-Aug-2009 23:55
There is tremendous folklore built around Tranquille. The surgical floor was used during the TB sanitorium days. The residents who later occupied Tranquille were not mentally ill, they were developmentaly disabled (downs syndrome, autistic, obssesive compulsive disorder, brain damage at birth etc.). Lobotomys were not performed on these people.
Guest 11-Jun-2009 10:59
Fantastic! Scary stuff!
Bill Warren11-Jun-2009 03:50
Exceptional image because of the subject contrast. My favorite of the gallery. BV
Matthew Mannell09-Jun-2009 22:18
Definately an "if these walls could tak" scene - very cool, yet unsettling too. V
Chris Spracklen09-Jun-2009 06:48
Sounds gruesome, Fred!
Excellent shot, though!
Tom Munson08-Jun-2009 20:51
Terrific image, Fred! It was a bad time to be locked up!
Marco Valk08-Jun-2009 17:05
yikes! scary stuff
Guest 08-Jun-2009 14:34
scary room....v
B. Shortall - BCS Photography08-Jun-2009 14:05
Wow... if these walls could talk!
Claude Martin08-Jun-2009 05:29
Still impressive... the question is: was the place inspired by the patient's madness or the other way round.
V
Michael Shpuntov08-Jun-2009 00:54
Great surreal looking scene. Love your series about ghost towns. Vote.