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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West and others walking between the elevated vaults in one of the St. Louis Cemeteries in New Orleans. A well-trodden grass pathway spans the width of the bottom edge and extends back towards the right. In the foreground at left, a uniformed man leads a group of sightseeing women through the grounds as he approaches the left frame. One woman stands directly behind and to the right of him. Several other women follow behind in a group, off-center to the right. Mertie West stands towards the back of this group at center. She faces camera and is fourth from the left. To the left of the group, 2 large vaults stand side-by-side behind a wrought-iron fence. Vaults are barely visible lining the right side of the pathway as it stretches into the distance. A large, opaque patch of white occupies the lower right corner. Text from negative sleeve: 2375. Eastern Trip October 1947 New Orleans. 1 Our City sight seeing bus 2 Oaks in park with moss hanging 3 Mertie West 4th from left in one of the cemeteries - St Louis 4 Praline vendor at the Cabildo 5 Remains brick house near Chalmette where General Parkham [sic] (British) died 6 Open canal in the city. Not many any more. 7 Horse drawn buggy near Cabaldo [sic] 8 Statue of Jackson in Jackson Park 9 Idle vessels at anchor in river above town
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