What They left Behind

I posted about the Willard Suitcases several times more than a decade ago. The Willard Asylum of the Insane was founded in 1869. The suitcases, left behind by residents who passed away there, represent the lives of those who would otherwise have been forgotten. Photographer Jon Crispin was drawn to the ghostly remains and documented the suitcases with help from two Kickstarter campaigns. Here is a video from the second campaign which I had not posted previously:

 

There was also a musical production (2019)  called The Willard Suitcases that imagines the lives that packed these bags.