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Darnall General Hospital, 1944
Posted on May 6, 2018 | in Uncategorized | by Lexington Herald-Leader
Patients, attendants and nurses took part in an informal jam session in July 1944 at the Darnall General Hospital near Danville, Ky. At the time the photo was taken the hospital was operated by the United States Army as a psychiatric hospital. After the war the facility was sold to the state and became a State Mental Hospital. Herald-Leader Archive Photo
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