Saturday, May 18, 2013
Progressive New Orleans 1940
Metro Goldwyn Mayer's "A Brief New Orleans History Lesson" (1940) includes mention of modern construction methods and also Tulane University.
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About The Blogger
- Keli Rylance
- I am the Head of the Richardson Memorial Library at the Saint Louis Art Museum. An archivist, a librarian, and an art historian.
Pictured above: Algiers Frostop from a VW, 3166 General Meyer Avenue, Algiers, Louisiana (03.2008 by K. Rylance)
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