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Photographer
"Bill" Leeper
Sender
Mary & Emma [New Orleans, Louisiana, United States]
Recipient
Miss Eva Perry [San Diego, California, United States]
Postmark
1959-04-06
Caption
Courtyard and Prison Rooms in the Cabildo, New Orleans, La. The Court Yard and Prison Rooms, Old Cannon and Torture Stocks in the Cabildo at Chartres and St. Peter's Streets. The room at the extreme right on the ground floor, is the cell in which the pirate Jean Lafitte was incarcerated after his capture by the Americans. Later on his services were accepted by General Andrew Jackson and he participated in the Battle of New Orleans, where he covered himself with glory, subsequently receiving pardon from the Congress of the United States. New Orleans – America's Most Interesting City
Physical Description
One linen postcard with a divided back. The postcard was published by Post Card Specialties in New Orleans, Louisiana and printed by Curt Teich and Company in Chicago, Illinois.
Condition
Used
Language of Message
English
Language of Postcard
English
Location
United States–Louisiana–Orleans Parish–New Orleans
Publisher
Post Card Specialties
Printer
Curt Teich & Co.
Printing Process
Chromolithography
Technique
Artist rendering
Date Issued
1930-1955
Object Type
Postcard
Object Size
14 X 09 cm
Original Collection
San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection
Print Series
C.T. Art-Colortone
Publisher Series
81
Postcard Collection Number
Louisiana-09
Digital Collection
San Diego College for Women Linen Postcard Collection
Digital Publisher
Copley Library, University of San Diego
Date Digitized
2013
Image File Size
231 KB
Image Format
Image/Jpeg
Repository
Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego
Image File Location
Cop-Darc\Postcards\Linen Postcards\Louisiana\LA-09A
Copyright
This postcard may be protected by copyright law. It is being made available for non-commercial, personal, educational, and research use only. It is the responsibility of the user to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) or heirs for any other use.
Keywords
Cabildo (New Orleans, Louisiana), New Orleans (Louisiana), Historic Sites, Court Houses