Title:
This historic image depicted the laundry and power plant building located on the Carville Leprosarium's grounds. This power plant supplied t
Description:
This historic image depicted the laundry and power plant building located on the Carville Leprosarium's grounds. This power plant supplied the entire leprosarium compound with its electricity, and the laundry serviced the entire "colony" with its washing needs. The hospital was a self-contained compound with its own storehouse, patient treatment centers, which included a dental office, food-processing facilities, i.e., a cafeteria, and its own cemetery.The National Hansen's Disease Museum's (NHDM) mission is to collect, preserve and interpret the medical and cultural artifacts of the Carville Historic District. In addition, we want to promote the understanding, identification, and treatment of Hansen's Disease (leprosy). We fulfill this mission by creating and maintaining museum displays, traveling exhibits, publications and a website in order to educate and inform the public on all levels.
Creator:
CDC/ Elizabeth Schexnyder, National Hansen's Disease Museum, Curator
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November 17, 2012