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Members of the excavation team work on a unit of the 1977 Congo Square Excavation.

A University of New Orleans field school student stands in an excavation unit in the Hermann-Grima House courtyard. In the background, the sign reads "Christian Woman's Exchange Shop." The Christian Women’s Association has owned the house since 1924,…

Workers prepare an area along the Exchange Shop entrance in the Hermann-Grima courtyard prior to excavations.

Photograph of Excavation Unit 10 at Hermann-Grima House.

One student watches as the other uses a shovel in an excavation unit in the Hermann-Grima courtyard.

A student shovels soil in an excavation unit of the Hermann-Grima house.

This shot shows an overview of the verdant Hermann-Grima courtyard during one of several excavations performed by the University of New Orleans.

This layer of bricks was the original open hearth base built in 1831 when Samuel Hermann had the house constructed.

This eighteenth century pottery was found during excavations of the Hermann-Grima house.

North Claiborne Avenue Overpass at Press Street looking downtown toward Clouet Street Attached text: Construction of the superstructure of the North Claiborne Avenue-Press Street overpass is about two-thrids complete. This picture shows the project…