Photos

Photos

Note: These photos were largely staged and do not present a realistic representation of life at MTS.

UConn Psychology Department Research:

Research staff member and child seated in a black boothip
The first photo shows a member of the research staff and a young person sitting across from each other in a large black booth. The child is holding a small paper bag, a recurring image in this photo set.
Researcher and young child standing in front of an unidentified machine
The second photo shows a researcher and a young child standing before a large and unidentifiable machine.
Researcher and child seated across from each other
The third photo shows a researcher sitting across from a child with an opaque window between them. The researcher is writing on a clipboard.
Young Mansfield Training School resident seated a two-way mirror
The fourth photo shows a young MTS resident sitting in front of what appears to be a two-way mirror. The young boy also has a small paper bag in his hand.
Young child seated in a room with a projector displaying a logic puzzle, while a researcher stands nearby controlling the projector
The fifth photo shows a young child being sat in a room with a projector with what appears to be a logic puzzle being projected. A researcher stands over the boy, controlling the projector.

“Work Study” Programs at Mansfield Training School:

Person sorting through papers in a filing basket at a corner table
The first two images show someone sorting through papers in a filing basket. The table at which she works is in a corner with a plain brick wall on either side.
Same person continuing to organize papers in a filing basket
The first two images show someone sorting through papers in a filing basket. The table at which she works is in a corner with a plain brick wall on either side.
Experienced welder supervising younger man holding electrode holder while attaching wire screen to a frame
The third image shows two men in a welding shop looking at the younger of the two’s hand holding an electrode holder (a piece of welding equipment.) They are welding a wire screen to a frame.
Man applying oil to parts of a drill press machine
The fourth image is of a man oiling the pieces of a drill press. It is unclear whether or not he is an instructor.
Man in a white coat making coffee using a diner-style coffee maker
The fifth image shows a man in a white coat making coffee in a diner-style coffee maker.
Resident assembling a coil for an unknown machine
The sixth image shows a resident assembling a coil for an unknown machine. On the table in front of her are 14 unassembled coil bodies and a large cardboard box in which the finished products are placed for shipment.
Resident sorting through tangled wires on a wooden plank
The seventh image shows a resident sorting through some tangled wires on a plank, the purpose of this is unknown.
Resident standing before a large pile of coil bodies, holding a pair of pliers
The eighth image shows a resident before another large pile of coil bodies with a pair of pliers in his hand.
Mansfield Training School resident boxing Britone tinsel garlands
The ninth photo is of an older resident putting Britone brand Tinsel Garlands into a box with several unfolded boxes in front of her, a pile of unboxed garlands to her left and a stack of finished, full, boxes to her right.
Five residents standing in a line around a table covered with newspaper
The tenth image shows five residents sorting through newspaper advertisements in a line around a table that is covered in stacks of advertisements.

Christmas at Mansfield Training School:

Man dressed as Santa Claus wearing a plastic mask
The first image shows a man dressed as Santa wearing a plastic mask delivering presents to a group of 17 boys who are all dressed in suits and ties. Most are sitting on the floor while some stand or kneel.
Man dressed as Santa Claus wearing a plastic mask
The second photo shows the other man in a Santa suit with a plastic mask handing a presented to a young child in bed. Behind the Santa is another bed frame.

An image of the Dormitory:

Room with groups of three beds separated by nightstands and metal chairs
groups of three beds separated by a nightstand and metal chair and groups separated by short partitioners. A yellow and brown tile floor with very small windows in two of the four walls.