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Confined By Leprosy, But Open To The World: Remembering 'Ambassador' Mr. Pete

Simeon Peterson, known as "Mr. Pete," in 2009. Patients at Carville leprosarium often used bicycles to get from building to building, which were connected by covered passageways. (Courtesy National Hansen's Disease Museum)
Simeon Peterson, known as "Mr. Pete," in 2009. Patients at Carville leprosarium often used bicycles to get from building to building, which were connected by covered passageways. (Courtesy National Hansen's Disease Museum)

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