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    • Saint Louis Hotel Dome

    • Saint Louis Hotel Dome

    • Architecture; Buildings; Demolition

    • Exterior view of the rotunda of this hotel located at 600 St. Louis Street in the Vieux Carre during its demolition. A distant smokestack seen at the far left is tentatively identified as a chimney located at 100 North Rampart Street for the...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Crescent River

    • Crescent River

    • Aerial views; Architecture; Buildings; Rivers

    • Bird's-eye view made from the roof of the Maison Blanche building located at 901 Canal Street in the Central Business District, looking towards the Mississippi River. Visible landmarks include the Louisiana Supreme Court Building in the 400 block...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Boy Cup Winner

    • Boy Cup Winner

    • Children; Group portraits; Awards

    • View of a group of boys and two girls posed for the photographer on what appears to be a playground or fair grounds. All of the boys wear street clothes, and most are either wearing or have removed their derby style hats. Four boys seated on the...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Archbishop Shaw

    • Archbishop Shaw

    • Bishops; Clergy; Men

    • View of a ceremony at an unidentified city monument or building. The Eighth Archbishop of the City of New Orleans, Shaw, is seen standing in the center of the view. Martin Behrman, then Mayor, stands to the right of the Archbishop along with...
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    • Jockey Club in 1916

    • Jockey Club in 1916

    • Architecture; Houses

    • View of a building, formerly the Luling Mansion, at 1438 Leda Street in the Faubourg Saint John neighborhood. The residence was designed by Gallier and Esterbrook and built around 1865. Also shown are the overgrown grounds of the former club,...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Broken Hammer

    • Broken Hammer

    • Carnival; Parades & processions; Spectators; Crowds

    • View of a large crowd watching a parade in the 800 block of Canal Street. Store signs can be seen in the background and include, The Specialty Store, Buffalo Dental Company, Butterick Patterns, and in the distance Kress. Not many of the...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • New Post Office

    • New Post Office

    • Architecture; Buildings; Post offices

    • Diagonal view made from Lafayette Square of the recently constructed United States Post Office at 600 Camp Street in the Central Business District. Designed by architects Hale and Rogers, the post office later became the United States Court of...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Saint Louis Hotel Dome

    • Saint Louis Hotel Dome

    • Architecture; Rotundas; Buildings; Demolition

    • Exterior view of the Saint Louis Hotel rotunda, taken during demolition. The hotel was built circa 1840 in the 600 block of Saint Louis Street. A sign amid the rubble reads ""Demolishing by Samuel House Wrecking Company Toulouse Street. Material...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • National Honor Guard

    • National Honor Guard

    • Girls; Bathing suits; Lakes & ponds; Swimming; Piers & wharves

    • View of ten girls some wearing the emblem NHG on their bathing suits. They are on a diving or swimming platform at water level by the pier at the Spanish Fort amusement park. Founded by Theodore Booth during the war years, the National Honor Guard...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Parade on Camp Street

    • Parade on Camp Street

    • Carnival; Parades & processions; Mules; Spectators; Crowds

    • View of a parade in the 500 block of Camp Street in the Central Business District looking towards Canal Street. Two men marching with drums are seen in the foreground followed by a mule-drawn float. It features a large, broken hammer under a...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • Cotton Exchange

    • Cotton Exchange

    • Architecture; Buildings; Commercial streets

    • View looking along the lake side of Carondelet Street in the Central Business District from the 300 block. The first Cotton Exchange building can be seen at the center. Built in 1883, this building was designed by architect H. Walters. The S.L....
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection
    • King Fisher

    • King Fisher

    • Race horses; Horse racing; Jockeys; Stables

    • View of two race horses with riders in the stable area of track, probably the Fair Grounds in New Orleans. The riders appear to be exercise boys. A wood structure with the letters ""CC"" can be seen at the right and a long barn with stalls can be...
    • John T. Mendes Photograph Collection

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