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Description New Orleans: "Basin Street Up the Line".Early 20th century postcard view of the high-rent section of the "Storyville" Red light district. Block of visible buildings includes from left to right Tom Anderson's Saloon (with pillared sidewalk gallery), the brothels of Hilma Burt, Diana & Norma, Lisette Smith, Minnie White, Josie Arlington (with rounded cupola), Martha Clarke (smaller older building) and Lulu White's Mahogany Hall is closest building at right.
Date Photo taken c. 1907 - early 1908; postcard printed soon thereafter
Source Early 20th century postcard via New Orleans Public Library collection at [1]
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Same view in black & white probably deriving from same original photo: Image:BasinStreetUptheLine.JPG

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