Lakefront Drainage

Black and white photograph of men working in the mid-twentieth century. Men are standing or digging with shovels on either side of a ditch, centered around a pulley. A large industrial building is in the background; marsh grass is in the foreground.

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Title

Lakefront Drainage

Description

WPA workers are extending water lines to supply the Army and Navy facilities on the lakefront. A total of 1,100 feet of 12 and 16 inch water pipe has been extended from Franklin Avenue and Dreux Street. The line will be extended another 1,100 feet to form a loop, connecting with the city water system at Hibernia Street and Bayou St. John. Shown in the background is the U.S. Naval Reserve Air Base. Exterior.

Source

Works Progress Administrative Photograph Collection, City Archives & Special Collections, New Orleans Public Library

Date

9/3/1941

Rights

Use with the permission and discretion of the source

Collection

Spanish Fort

Citation

“Lakefront Drainage,” GNOArch: The Archaeology of the Greater New Orleans Area, accessed October 22, 2026, https://gnoarch.com/items/show/849.

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