Medical History of Cities

New Orleans

 

“Le bon temps roleur!!”

 

 

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“Giant steamboats on the levee at New Orleans” by Hippolyte Sebron (1853).

The evolution of New Orleans into a great commercial center was supported by architectural endeavor and an influx of capital investment.
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The kingfisher depicted by Audubon – an emblem of Louisiana bird- and political-life.

Declaration of “War” against the women of New Orleans by General Butler during the Civil War (1859-1865).

 

 

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