The morgue in the Old Pathology Building contains the only autopsy table left in the collection. The morgue functioned as the autopsy room as well. Performing autopsies on deceased patients at Central State Hospital was necessary research; the pathologists believed an autopsy would allow them to discover physical causes for mental illnesses. Including a funeral parlor in a pathology building was common at the time, because families accepting a free funeral would consent to an autopsy. | Creator: Kurt Lee Nettleton | Date: 2013 | Source: Image courtesy of Kurt Lee Nettleton, 2013Download Original File
