Title:
This historic image, which was shot on the grounds of the historic Carville, Louisiana Leprosarium, depicted the Amusement Hall, also known
Description:
This historic image, which was shot on the grounds of the historic Carville, Louisiana Leprosarium, depicted the Amusement Hall, also known as the Recreation Hall, in which resided the theater, reading room and library, and the hospital canteen. The hospital was a self-contained compound with its own power plant, storehouse, patient treatment centers, which included a dental office, food-processing facilities, i.e., a cafeteria, and its own cemetery.
Creator:
CDC/ Elizabeth Schexnyder, National Hansen's Disease Museum, Curator
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Date Added:
December 3, 2012