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Photographer: Postcard by E.C. Cropp Co.
Taken: Circa 1925
Caption: Old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, La. - 15
Additional Description: The back of the postcard reads:The most interesting of New Orleans historic burial places, the St Louis Cemetery No. 1 - there are three - has been in use for 175 years, with some of the inscriptions decipherable dated 1800. Here lie the bodies of Paul Morphy, the famous chess player; Gayarre, the historian; Etienne de Bore, who first made granulated sugar; Charles La Salle, brother of the famous explorer.
Submitted: February 22, 2015.
Database Locator Identification Number: p300878
File Size: 1.681 Megabytes

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