Video And Time Capsule Of 1950s Found In Mental Health Facility

By R. Siva Kumar - 17 Oct '15 19:29PM

In an abandoned mental institute, experts found a time capsule, containing footage from the 1950s, listing all the hopes for the future of mental health, according to The Blaze.

Inside the tape, there are some indicators showing that being from 1958, it was a reaction to the "cornerstone ceremony of the Bahr Treatment Center" in Indiana.

"When the psychiatrists of the future open this time capsule, only they will be able to tell how well we've solved our treatment problems," said one man in a short, six-minute movie shot.

Experts also unearthed four newspaper copies dated to the day the capsule had been interred. There were newsreels of the building's dedication ceremony, a photo of the grounds and other items from the era, according to the IndyStar.

"This was the time psychiatry was changing a lot and they wanted this building to last," said Executive Director for the Indiana Medical History Museum Sarah Halter.

The lure of the find was acknowledged by Derek Naber, a project manager for the city, who concurred that it was interesting, according to WFYI.

"You could tell from some of the audio their intention was to put a time capsule so that when the building was demolished they would find out why they were doing this, why they were building this building, why were they doing the things they were doing at Central State in terms of treatment for patients," said Naber.