Title
United States – Louisiana – New Orleans – Madame John's Legacy in the New Orleans' French Quarter
Preview
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Sender
Marguerite Dooley [New Orleans, Louisiana, United States]
Recipient
Miss May Clarke [St. Joseph, Missouri, United States]
Postmark
1949-11-14
Caption
Madame John's Legacy. In the New Orleans' French Quarter. Madame John's Legacy at 632 Dumaine Street, in the New Orleans French Quarter, is the oldest building in the Mississippi Valley. This old structure, immortalized by Washington Cable's Creole stories, has a long colorful history dating back to 1726 when the first owner, Jean Pascal, a sea captain from Provence, France, came to New Orleans. Here Captain Pascal lived with his wife and daughter until he was slain by the Natchez Indians in the massacre of 1729. The building is of the raised cottage plantation type and of entirely different structure than most of the other houses in the French Quarter.
Language of Message
English
Language of Postcard
English
Image File Size
279 KB
Image File Location
Cop-Darc\Postcards\Linen Postcards\Louisiana\LA-07B
Copyright
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Keywords
New Orleans (Lousiana), French Quarter (New Orleans, Louisiana), Vieux Carre (New Orleans, Louisiana), Buildings