# Asylum (1988)

When the first patient entered St. Elizabeth's Hospital in 1855, he had the place all to himself; by 1950, there were over 7000 residents. This poignant history of the national mental institution charts the path of the asylum from haven to crowded pen.

- Kind: Documentary
- Year: 1988
- Genres: Documentary
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/Asylum1988)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/Asylum1988?play=1)