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Photo courtesy of CAMH Archives. https://www.thelmawheatley.com/1-the-institution-physical-appearance daily 0.75 2013-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/526539f1e4b01acd1ac87efc/1385400609427-GCLVXT66Q7FQE9MXJAZR/SuperintendentHouse.jpg The Institution: Physical Appearance Superintendent's House. Grounds. Photo: Don Heald. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/526539f1e4b01acd1ac87efc/1385400699240-H71ZQIWZNTQ5A4UJ991Z/fromEntrance.jpg The Institution: Physical Appearance View from entrance and terrace toward Lake Simcoe. Grounds. Photo: Don Heald. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/526539f1e4b01acd1ac87efc/1385400562491-DOM4PO6TF0UP8Y642C1J/grounds.jpg The Institution: Physical Appearance Grounds. Photo: Don Heald. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/526539f1e4b01acd1ac87efc/1385401184726-4ESBEP4F626H5BXQVO1K/signPosts.jpg The Institution: Physical Appearance Sign Posts. Grounds. Photo: Don Heald. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/526539f1e4b01acd1ac87efc/1385398878408-X2I740F2LHN63A1DY6SB/EntranceHallway.jpg The Institution: Physical Appearance Entrance Hallway: Once inside, child and parent alike entered a small vestibule where parents met with staff and said goodbye. Before the child a long corridor stretched away. Photo: Thelma Wheatley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/526539f1e4b01acd1ac87efc/1385399908091-YL4QI2AIXQA9PFWGYZCZ/CottageK.jpg The Institution: Physical Appearance Cottage "K". Photo: Thelma Whealtey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/526539f1e4b01acd1ac87efc/1385400064788-2RPUI0315VZ5SQ6J1Q6V/infirmary.jpg The Institution: Physical Appearance The infirmary, boarded up in 2008. Photo: Don Heald. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/526539f1e4b01acd1ac87efc/1385398702979-6140PMCUTAUJ4D00740U/Entrace.jpg The Institution: Physical Appearance Institution Entrance. Photo: Thelma Wheatley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/526539f1e4b01acd1ac87efc/1385398827978-ORLQVSD6W9G927YAB32G/entracedoor.jpg The Institution: Physical Appearance The entrance door through which all new children passed. Photo: Thelma Wheatley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/526539f1e4b01acd1ac87efc/1385401109856-5HYADVCSBT9H2409E6VP/tunnel_tramway.jpg The Institution: Physical Appearance Tunnels. Grounds. Photo: Thelma Wheatley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/526539f1e4b01acd1ac87efc/1385401155771-5V7CBTZD54V99HSNBTHI/tunnel2.jpg The Institution: Physical Appearance Tunnels. Grounds. Photo: Don Heald. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/526539f1e4b01acd1ac87efc/1385400165541-X1VAGZW79ORYP5D5B1MJ/EmptyWard.jpg The Institution: Physical Appearance Empty ward after closure in 2009. 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