Fascinating, The Word For New Orleans - French Quarter Isn't French; And There's No Streetcar Named Desire

Nighttime street scene.
Building with fancy grille work.
Tractor pulling a parade float.

Title

Fascinating, The Word For New Orleans - French Quarter Isn't French; And There's No Streetcar Named Desire

Subject

Local news

Description

(top) The Night Lights Of Bourbon Street . . . heart of New Orleans' old French Quarter and now a tourist-bait strip street, shine against a counterpoint of lights of modern skyscrapers in this view looking toward the Canal. -AP Photo

(middle) To The Tourist, Old Houses Like These . . . spell romance in the French Quarter of New Orleans. But the knowing native sees the Spanish influence in the wrought iron grilles. -AP Photo

(bottom) The Mardi Gras . . . costs 5 million dollars and untold work hours of preparation and celebration. -AP Photo

Creator

Nonpareil photos

Source

Daily Nonpareil July 22, 1962

Publisher

Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

Date

1962-07-22

Format

Black and white photograph

Type

Photograph

Identifier

New_Orleans_LA_07_22_1962_001.jpg
New_Orleans_LA_07_22_1962_002.jpg
New_Orleans_LA_07_22_1962_003.jpg

Coverage

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Rights

The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. ยง 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

15 cm x 21 cm
16 cm x 22 cm
14 cm x 14 cm