New Orleans, Louisiana, 1909 – Historic Photo Reproduction
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This historic image of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1909 brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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New Orleans, Louisiana, 1909
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New Orleans in 1909 was a river and rail city that had spent the 1890s adjusting to a smaller share of Gulf cotton trade. By then, banana steamers from Central America and the Caribbean were tying up at the wharves beside the cotton presses and cargo sheds, making the port a major fruit-import harbor. Mayor Martin Behrman, who ran city hall through a ward-based political organization, pressed for better drainage and paving in the low-lying streets, where the Sewerage and Water Board operated the pumps that kept rainwater moving out of the city. Streetcars carried residents between the French Quarter, the business blocks and the uptown avenues, and the riverfront remained the place where people went to watch arrivals and departures.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Louisiana |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,081 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | LA New Orleans 1 1909 |
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