New Orleans City Park page 2

New Orleans City Park
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	Era: 1907-1914 Postmark: February 1915 Description: City Park, New Orleans, La.
	Era: 1907-1914 Description: City Park, New Orleans, La. Publisher: Grombach-Faisans Co., Ltd., New Orleans, La. Made in Germany
	Era: 1907-1914 Description: New Orleans, La. Boat House - City Park Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons Art Publishers to their Majesties The King and Queen
	Era: 1915-1929 Description: Drive in City Park, New Orleans, La. This park probably is one of the largest and the most beautiful in the United States because of it's tropical foliage and the fact that it covers over 1,400 acres. It was formerly Allard Plantation. Publisher: E.C. Kropp, Co., Milwaukee
	Era: Curt Teich 1918 Description: Band Stand and Casino, City Park, New Orleans, La. Publisher: Curt Teich, Chicago
	Era: 1915-1929 Description: Teche Coach in City Park, New Orleans Teche Transfer Co., Inc. Motor Coach Service Station 410-422 N. Rampart Street Phone Main 8199-9814 Leaving New Orleans Daily on the Following Schedule For: Houma, Thibodaux, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Houston, Dallas, El Paso, Los Angeles, San Francisco. 7 A.M.-11 A.M., 2 P.M., 5 P.M., 10:30 P.M. Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, Mobile, Florida Points. 7 A.M., 1 P.M., 4 P.M. Baton Rouge, Natchez, Alexandria, Shreveport. 6:40 A.M., 11 A.M., 2:30 P.M. Slidell, Mandeville, Covington, Abita Springs. 8 A.M., 1 P.M., 5 P.M. Point a la Hache - - - - 7 A.M., 10 A.M., 1 P.M., 4 P.M. Donaldsonville, Plaquemine - - 7 A.M., 11 A.M., 2 P.M. 4 P.M. Jackson, Memphis, St. Louis, Chicago - 10:30 A.M., 10:30 P.M.
	Era: 1946 Curt Teich Description: City Park This park is noted for its beautiful shrubbery and tropical plants, lagoons; its recreation center consists of tennis courts, baseball fields, a stadium seating 48,000, boating, swimming, golf, and is one of the interesting places visited daily by thousands of visitors. Publisher: Curt Teich, Chicago
	Era: 1930-1944 Description: Reflection in the Lagoon, City Park, New Orleans, La. The enchanting lagoon and restful shrubbery are found in City Park, which is combined of 1,400 acres and is the sixth largest park in the United States. In addition to its wealth of scenic beauty, its duelling oaks and other famous trees, it is equipped with every kind of recreational facility: three golf courses, tennis courts, picnic grounds, natatorium, bridle paths, a stadium, and the Delgado Museum of Art. Publisher: E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
	Era: 1930-1944 Descripton: Rose Gardens, in City Park, New Orleans, La. Publisher: E.C. Kropp, Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
	Era: 1919 Curt Teich Description: Lover's Oak, City Park, New Orleans, La. Publisher: Curt Teich, Chicago
	Era: 1930-1944 Description: Municipal Stadium, City Park, New Orleans, La. Sixteen ramps afford easy access to 27,000 seats. At the dedicatory ceremonies, 27,000 persons exited from the stadium in five minutes. Beneath the stadium are ample sanitary facilities for the public, as well as locker rooms, shower rooms, rubbing and drying rooms for contesting teams. The driveway in the rear of the stadium is known as the Roosevelt Mall. Publisher: E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
	Era: 1915-1929 Description: The Delgado Museum of Art, City Park, New Orleans, La. Publisher: E.C. Kropp, Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
	Era: 1915-1929 Description: Beautiful Stone Bridge in City Park, New Orleans, La. City Park, called the Poor People's Park. There are no restrictions as to Lawns, Hedges, Roses, etc. No warning signs for "Do Not." Publisher: C. B. Mason, New Orleans, La.
	Era: 1908-1910 Curt Teich Description: Suicide Oak, City Park, New Orleans, La. This tree has been particularly attractive to persons who wish to depart from this life before their time. Many persons have been found under this oak with an empty vial or gun by their side, hence its cognomen "Suicide Oak." Publisher: Curt Teich, Chicago
	Era: 1938 Curt Teich Description: The Old Dueling Grounds, City Park, showing the Delissue-Le Bouisque Duel in 1841 (From an Old Photo) New Orleans, La. These old oaks, famous in Louisiana legend and history as the dueling ground where Micajah Lewis, Secretary to Governor Claiborne, was killed in 1804. Here eighteen duels were fought by Emile La Sere, member of Congress from New Orleans. On one Sunday in 1837 ten duels were fought under these trees. Publisher: Curt Teich, Chicago
	Era: 1958 Curt Teich Description: Louisiana's Own Confederate General Louisiana's Own Confederate General, P.G.T. Beauregard Memorial At City Park Entrance New Orleans, LA. This splendid equestrian statue is on the rotunda around which speed countless modern motor cars, linking the past with the present in the Crescent City, home of Pierre Gustave Tante Beauregard, the Acadian General of the War Between The States. Publisher: Curt Teich, Chicago
	Era: 1959 Curt Teich Description: City Park Lagoon New Orleans, Louisiana One of the many lagoons in City Park where water fowl can be seen swimming and sunning themselves throughout the year. Beautiful golden rain trees line the shore. During the winter months many wild ducks from the North use these lagoons as a safe haven from the hunters. Publisher: Curt Teich, Chicago