Patient Tennis Players at the National Leprosarium, Carville, Louisiana, 1930s.
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Once a patient's medical condition was stabilized, he or she was encouraged to be active.
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…