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The '''Lea Cottage''' was a part of the [[Trudeau Sanatorium|Trudeau Sanatorium]]. Dr. [[Norman Bethune|Norman Bethune]] lived there with three other patients, [[Nan Li|Nan Li]], Dr. [[John Barnwell|John Barnwell]], and Dr. [[Lincoln Fisher|Lincoln Fisher]]. While there, he painted five by sixty foot [[Bethune Murals|mural]] on laundry wrapping paper depicting his life as a TB patient. The murals — once in the custody of the [[Saranac Lake Free Library]] — have been lost, but images of them remain.
The '''Lea Cottage''' was a part of the [[Trudeau Sanatorium]]. Dr. [[Norman Bethune|Norman Bethune]] lived there with three other patients, [[Nan Li|Nan Li]], Dr. [[John Barnwell|John Barnwell]], and Dr. [[Lincoln Fisher|Lincoln Fisher]]. While there, he painted five by sixty foot [[Bethune Murals|mural]] on laundry wrapping paper depicting his life as a TB patient. The murals — once in the custody of the [[Saranac Lake Free Library]] — have been lost, but images of them remain.


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Latest revision as of 16:21, 12 January 2026


Location: Adirondack Cottage Sanatorium; Trudeau Sanatorium

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The Lea Cottage was a part of the Trudeau Sanatorium. Dr. Norman Bethune lived there with three other patients, Nan Li, Dr. John Barnwell, and Dr. Lincoln Fisher. While there, he painted five by sixty foot mural on laundry wrapping paper depicting his life as a TB patient. The murals — once in the custody of the Saranac Lake Free Library — have been lost, but images of them remain.

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