New Orleans 1867

by Gary Van Zante

"This book brings together all the surviving photographs - 126 of the original 150 - from the series La Nouvelle Orleans et ses environs, made in 1867 by the New Orleans photographer Theodore Lilienthal (1829-1894). The first municipally sponsored photographic survey of any American city, the portfolio - featuring every aspect of the topography of New Orleans, from mansions and churches to factories and asylums - was exhibited at the Paris World Exposition of 1867 before being presented to Napoleon III, Emperor of France (reigned 1852-70)." "Gary A. Van Zante discusses Lilienthal's...

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