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Report on the activities and state of the Vieux Carre Commission

B&W photo, circa 1930s. Delord Sarpy House, Howard Ave. near Camp St., New Orleans, Louisiana. Written on photo: Once a plantation house facing the Mississippi River.

Sketch of park labeled: "River Front and Elysian Fields Expressway, New Orleans, Louisiana. Vieux Carré. Louisiana Department of Highways. Rader and Associates - Engineers and Architects - Miami, Florida - New Orleans, Louisiana." On reverse:…

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…

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

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

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

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

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

Photograph of Excavation Unit 10 at Hermann-Grima House.