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Title
The 'Common House' of the Leper-house of Orofara
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
102 boulevard Arago - 75014 Paris, France
Défap - Service protestant de mission (Département évangélique français d’action apostolique)
http://www.defap-bibliotheque.fr/
http://www.defap-bibliotheque.fr/contact.html
Description
The 'Common House' of the Leper-house of Orofara
In front of the building : Two deaconesses, sent by the Société des missions évangéliques de Paris (Paris evangelical missionary society) the Leper-house of Orofara from 1924 to 1927, as nurses : Sister Rosa Lefebvre and Sister Marthe Junker. They were with three Tahitian : Ani (Mauripiti, Viri (Raitea) and Julot (Papeete).
Comment : The Leper-house of Orofara, located in the valley of Mahina (Tahiti), was established in 1914 by the colonial government.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : black-and-white positive, on paper, 8.7x12.4 cm
8.7x12.4 cm (sup.)
photographs
Identifier
IMP-DEFAP_PFPP175-14876_2.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-88618
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-DEFAP_PFPP175-14876_2.jpg
Subject
Lefebvre, Rosa
Juncker, Martha
Missionary nurse
Medical missionary work
Buildings
Indigenous populations
Disease control
Leper-house
Paris evangelical missionary society (1822-1971) (SMEP)
Place
French Polynesia
Mahina (French Polynesia)
Tahiti
Orofara (French Polynesia)
Mahina
Oceania
Tahiti (French Polynesia)
island
Windward Islands
Source
SMEP/PF.PP.175-14876 [File]
Relation
Défap - Service protestant de mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Défap - Service protestant de mission, Paris, ca. 1880-1971

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