Front:
THE CABILDO, OLD SPANISH COURT BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA.-146
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In the foreground an Old Spanish Court
Building, erected in 1795 by Don Almonaster
Y. Roxas, who gave it to the City. The Cabildo
was the form Government of New Orleans,
which succeeded the French rule of the Superior
Council of 1718, from 1767 and lasted until
1803. The transfer of Louisiana from Spain to
France and from France to the United States
took place here in 1803. The Marquis de La-
fayette lived here as a guest of the City of New
Orleans in 1825 and it now houses the Louisi.
ana Historical Museum, with its interesting and
valuable exhibits and library.
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A “Natural Color Card" made by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.-JHY
-Published by New Orleans News Co., New Orleans, La.
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