Another great Levee Failure Tour
We were treated again to another fantastic Levee Failure Tour by the great Dr. Steve Nelson of Tulane University.
We began, as always, with the levee lining the Industrial Canal in the Lower 9th Ward.
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New Orleans Historical Collection
The first music book in New Orleans. A group of Ursuline Nuns came to New Orleans and taught girls and women how to read. At that time, 70% of women were literate, which was unheard of anywhere else around the world.
Thomas pointing on an old map where we currently were (at the New Orleans Museum Collection)
Sugar canes!!
Amazing depiction of the world map. Laditude was correct, however, longitude wasn’t figured out yet.
Dr. Anderson with Daphine.
1st day, Feelin artsy at the Historic New Orleans collection
A map of the state of Louisiana with part of the state of Mississippi and Alabama Territory ca. 1820 by Maxfeild Ludlow
#ilovemaps
Beavers
Beavers doing work. Can you believe they once walked on hind legs.
Day 2 : New Orleans collection museum.
Awesome paints, buildings and artifacts within the museum.
Pirates in New Orleans
The Baratarians (aka Pirates) loved the Swamp. The American rebels used their gunpowder and trained cannoniers to take the city from the British.
Visiting the French Quarter
Walking through this historic district of New Orleans allows one to realize the extent of cultural traditions that have settled here.
Picture: Historic courthouse of NOLA
Baja Louisiana
Who knew we were in Baja (Baxa)?
Historic New Orleans Collection
#CSUCI2015NOLA
HNOC
We just got through the rain to start a great tour of the historical collections at the Historic New Orleans Collection 533 Royal Street, French Quarter).
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