Young patients playing in a band, 1930s. National Leprosarium, Carville, Louisiana.
This file appears in: Lake Johansen, Station Farm, and Sports & Leisure at the National Leprosarium, Carville, Louisiana
A small percentage of Carville's patients were children.
From the earliest days, the Daughters of Charity formed a one-room schoolhouse on site so children could continue their education.
Many patients completed their high school education while in quarantine.
This file appears in: Lake Johansen, Station Farm, and Sports & Leisure at the National Leprosarium, Carville, Louisiana
Lake Johansen, Station Farm, and Sports & Leisure at the National Leprosarium, Carville, Louisiana
Up until the 1950s, the 80 or so acres ahead and to the left of you were farmed by about 30 laborers who grew fruits and vegetables to feed the staff and patients.
Corn was grown to feed…