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Suitcase exhibit reveals state asylum patients of the early 1900s

WBFO-FM 88.7
Published November 13, 2018 at 4:55 AM EST
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Suitcase of Lawrence Mocha, who arrived at Willard in 1918.
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Items from suitcase of Lawrence Mocha, who arrived at Willard in 1918.
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Some items from Willard Suitcases at disABILITY Museum.
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Story of Lawrence Mocha who arrived at Willard in 1918
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Associate Vice President of disABILITY Museum, Dave Mack-Hardiman.
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Doug Platt, disABILITY Museum curator.
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Stories from Willard Suitcases exhibit at disABILITY Museum.
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Stories from Willard Suitcases exhibit at disABILITY Museum
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Stories from Willard Suitcases exhibit at disABILITY Museum
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A couple of suitcases that once belonged to a patient treated at the former Willard Psychiatric Centerin the Finger Lakes region decades ago is now on display locally. WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley takes us to Buffalo's Museum of disABILITY for a look inside suitcases.  

Credit WBFO News photo by Jonny Moran
Inside the suitcase of a Willard psychiatric patient.

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Local mental illnessWBFO Mental Health InitiativeWillard Psychiatric CenterBuffalo's Museum of disABILITY
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