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

Dormitory:

UConn Psychology Department Research:

Image Description

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.

The second photo shows a researcher and a young child standing before a large and unidentifiable machine.

The third photo shows a researcher sitting across from a child with an opaque window between them. The researcher is writing on a clipboard.

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.

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

Image Descriptions (from left to right, top to bottom)

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.

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.

The fourth image is of a man oiling the pieces of a drill press. It is unclear whether or not he is an instructor.

The fifth image shows a man in a white coat making coffee in a diner-style coffee maker.

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.

The seventh image shows a resident sorting through some tangled wires on a plank, the purpose of this is unknown.

The eighth image shows a resident before another large pile of coil bodies with a pair of pliers in his hand.

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.

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

Image description:

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.

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.