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Graffiti in the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 after Mine Subsidence

Citation

Gibson, Bob, “Graffiti in the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 after Mine Subsidence,” Madison Historical, accessed December 23, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/712.

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Description

This 2002 photograph shows graffiti written on the wall of the Madison County Nursing Home after it was closed in the late 90s. The graffiti reflects how the nursing home cared for its patients.

Transcription

  • My Uncle loved it here + was so well cared for + loved. Thanks to a great staff

    Connie Korich Baker
    for
    Steve Korich

Subjects

  • government
  • Edwardsville
  • Madison County Nursing Home
  • Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium
  • Mining

Creator

Gibson, Bob

Contributor

  • Gibson, Bob

Date

December 20, 2002

Language

English

Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Color photographic print
  • jpg

Coverage

  • 2000s
  • Edwardsville, Illinois

Identifier

  • Gibson-Bob-P-0060
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