New Orleans, Louisiana, 1919 – Vintage Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic image captures New Orleans, Louisiana, 1919 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: New Orleans, 1919
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New Orleans, Louisiana, 1919
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New Orleans in 1919 was emerging from the First World War with its port still busy and its mood uncertain. The influenza epidemic of the previous autumn had filled the city's hospitals and burial grounds, and residents were still counting the losses as the year began. The Eighteenth Amendment had been ratified in January 1919, so brewers, saloon keepers and dockside merchants were bracing for national prohibition, which would take effect the following January. Along the riverfront, longshoremen and cargo handlers kept the wharves working, while the French Quarter and the uptown avenues went on with their daily routines.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Creator | prince, geo. (george) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Louisiana |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,233 × 674 px · prints to 17 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | New Orleans, 1919 |
| Reference | LA New Orleans 1919 |
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