Peter Bryce (1834-1892) was Alabama's first state psychiatrist. Bryce served for 32 years as the medical superintendent of the Alabama Insane Hospital, which later was named Bryce Hospital in his honor.
Peter Bryce
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Courtesy of the Birmingham Public Library Archives
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