Public Buildings
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| Thumbnail | Series | Subseries | Image # (click to view) | Allison's Description | Date | Additional Description | Original Location |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 1 | Old Sugar Refinery (gone) and Sugar Exchange | 1920 | The Sugar Exchange (now also gone) was on Front Street between Bienville and Conti; the Refinery occupied a number of squares between Bienville and Canal | I 01 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 2 | New Sugar Refinery | 1925 | American Sugar Refinery in Chalmette | I 02 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 3 | New Sugar Refinery | 1920 | I 03 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 3a | New Sugar Refinery [error] | ? | Actually the U.S. Immigration Station in Algiers | I 04 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 4 | Old house near the New Sugar Refinery | 1940 | Three Oaks plantation home | I 05 | |
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Public Buildings | Old plantation house, now Sugar Refinery office | 1915-1920 | MISSING PHOTOGRAPH | I 06 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 5 | St. Mary's School--Chartres & France (gone) | 1949 | I 07 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 6 | Ruins of house where Pakenham died | 1905-1915 | I 08 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 7 | Ruins of house where Pakenham died | 1925-1930 | I 09 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 8 | Jackson Barracks | 1910-1915 | II 01 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 9 | Jackson Barracks | 1910-1915 | II 02 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 10 | Jackson Barracks | 1910-1915 | II 03 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 11 | Jackson Barracks | 1910-1915 | II 04 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 12 | Jackson Barracks | 1910-1915 | II 05 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 13 | Jackson Barracks | 1910-1915 | II 06 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 14 | Jackson Barracks | 1950 | II 07 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 15 | City Hall | 1910-1915 | II 08 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 16 | City Hall | 1910-1915 | II 09 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 17 | New Orleans Public Library | 1905-1910 | On Camp Street at Lafayette Square | II 10 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 18 | New Orleans Public Library | 1920-1930 | At Lee Circle | II 11 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 19 | Howard Library--now WTPS FM | 1905-1910 | No longer home to WTPS | II 12 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 20 | Harmony Club--later Standard Oil | 1920-1930 | II 13 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 21 | Charity Hospital, Ambulance house (gone) | 1949 | III 01 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 22 | Orleans Club, St. Charles Avenue | 1930 | III 02 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 23 | Lake side Carondelet, near Girod Street | 1954/November 16 | Scottish Rite Temple | III 03 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 24 | River side Carondelet, near Girod Street | 1954/November 16 | III 04 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 25 | Sara Mayo Hospital, Jackson Avenue | 1950 | III 05 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 26 | Kingsley House, an entrance | 1950 | III 06 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 27 | Kingsley House, inside the walls | 1950 | III 07 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 28 | International House | 1950 | III 08 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 29 | International Trade Mart | 1950 | III 09 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 30 | U.S. Custom House | 1950 | III 10 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 31 | Kingsley House, the outside wall | 1950 | III 11 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 32 | Jackson Barracks--Guard towers at main gate | 1905-1915 | IV 01 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 33 | Jackson Barracks--the new front wall built after the levee slide of 1921 | 1949 | IV 02 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 34 | Jackson Barracks--the new front wall built after the levee slide of 1921 | 1949 | IV 03 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 35 | Federal Building, uptown side of Lafayette Square | 1948 | IV 04 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 36 | Post Office, river side of Lafayette Square | 1948 | Only partly visible to the right of the Henry Clay monument | IV 05 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 37 | Odd Fellows' Hall, river side of Lafayette Square | 1905-1910 | The center building is actually St. Patrick's Hall, the original home of New Orleans Public Library (Odd Fellows' Hall (Odd Fellows' Hall would have been to the left of St. Patrick's Hall, outside of the limits of this photograph | IV 06 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 38 | Orpheum Theatre | 1948 | IV 07 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 39 | Bienville Hotel | 1948 | IV 08 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 40 | Service Station, lower lake quarter, Lee Circle | 1948 | IV 09 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 41 | Service Station, Chartres corner Ursulines | 1948 | IV 10 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 42 | Washington Artillery Hall, St. Charles Street | 1948 | IV 11 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 43 | Bienville Housing Project | 1952/June | Actually the Iberville project | V 01 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 44 | Charity Hospital | 1952/June | Viewed across Tulane Avenue from South Villere Street | V 02 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 45 | Charity Hospital and Veterans Hospital | 1952 (late) | VA Hospital is in foreground; Charity in background | V 03 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 46 | Charity Hospital & Veterans Hospital, Etc. | 1952/June | Viewed from South Robertson Street | V 04 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 47 | WTPS (formerly Howard Library) and Confederate Memorial | 1953 (early) | No longer home to WTPS | V 05 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 48 | Formerly Ballejo's Grocery--lower lake corner of Jackson and St. Charles Avenues | 1954/February 22 | V 06 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 49 | Ruins of house where Pakenham died | 1955/June 18 | V 07 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 50 | Ruins of house where Pakenham died | 1955/June 18 | V 08 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 51 | Ruins of house where Pakenham died | 1955/June 18 | V 09 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 52 | Jockey Club House | 1955/June 11 | V 10 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 53 | Jockey Club House | 1955/June 11 | V 11 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 54 | Jockey Club House | 1955/June 11 | V 12 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 55 | P & Z Commission (Frank T. Howard residence) | 1955/June 25 | P&Z=Planning and Zoning. This is a view from the rear of the building | VI 01 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 56 | Old City Hall & No. 1 | 1957/May 1 | No. 1=Planning and Zoning Commission building to the right of City Hall | VI 02 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 57 | Lafayette Square | 1957/May 1 | VI 03 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 58 | Down St. Charles from Lafayette Square | 1957/May 1 | VI 04 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 59 | View from my office in New City Hall from (about) NNE to (about) E | 1957/May 1 | VI 05 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 60 | View from my office in New City Hall from (about) NNE to (about) E | 1957/May 1 | VI 06 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 61 | View from my office in New City Hall from (about) NNE to (about) E | 1957/May 1 | Actually a view of City Hall from Poydras Street at street level | VI 07 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 62 | View from my office in New City Hall from (about) NNE to (about) E | 1957/May 1 | Shows the Louisiana State Office Building under construction | VI 08 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 63 | View from my office in New City Hall from (about) NNE to (about) E | 1957/May 1 | VI 09 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 64 | View from my office in New City Hall from (about) NNE to (about) E | 1957/May 1 | VI 10 | ||
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Public Buildings | Photograph 65 | View from my office in New City Hall from (about) NNE to (about) E | 1957/May 1 | Allison's date for this and the next photograph (and possibly for others taken from his office) cannot be correct since there is snow on the ground, and snow did not fall until February 1958 | VI 11 | |
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Public Buildings | Photograph 66 | View from my office in New City Hall from (about) NNE to (about) E | 1957/May 1 | VI 12 |
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