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Tahiti: Léproserie d'Orofara : trois lépreux ameliores
Tahiti: Léproserie d'Orofara : trois lépreux ameliores
This black and white photographic postcard shows three male patients and a female nurse outside building at the leper colony at Orofara, Tahiti. The colony was established in 1914 by the French colonial government. The nurse wears a long white uniform with a large black bow at the throat and a white veil. Each of the patients gathered around her is wearing a dark suit jacket and tie.
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