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View Down Canal Street
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View down Canal Street in New Orleans. View is toward the lake from Camp/Chartres Streets. The first building on the right reads "May's Drug Store". The two closest streetcars are both "Palace" cars. The car to the left is "Palace" car 036, on the riverbound inner track. The other "Palace" car is on the lakebound inner track. Caption reads: "Canal Street."
1906
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Street Scene
Elevated view of Canal Street scene. Automobiles, streetcars and pedestrians are moving along the busy street. Store sign reads: "Stein-Block LAZARD'S Smart Clothes." Caption reads: "Canal Street, ...
New Orleans Street Scene
New Orleans street scene. Pedestrians can be seen on the sidewalks, and a streetcar can be seen in the distance. "Moskau Cabinet Works, door and window screens" can be read on building on the left ...
Canal Street
Elevated view looking down Canal Street, featuring cars, pedestrians, trolleys, and a variety of storefronts.
French Market
Slightly elevated view of the French market. A cart transporting bales of cotton is in the street on the left. Railroad tracks are in the street.
View of the French Quarter
Royal Street view toward an intersection of the French Quarter. Store signs displayed read: "The Model Store"; "Hats"; and "Peretti".
Southern Pacific Railroad Cars being Transferred across Mississippi River
View of Southern Pacific Railroad cars being transferred across the Mississippi River with a barge near New Orleans.
