Father Damien (1840–1889), Roman Catholic missionary to lepers on the island of Molokai in the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands, on his deathbed after contracting leprosy from the people to whom he ministered. Photo presumably taken by Dr. Sydney B. Swift on Palm Sunday, April 14, 1889, the day before Damien died.

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Size: 2880px × 2112px
Location: Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii.
Photo credit: © Alpha Historica / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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