Photomechanical reproductions of photographs of New Orleans, with accompanying text "Historical Sketches of New Orleans."

Includes images of levees, street views, birds'-eye views, U. S. Mint, churches, river view, commercial buildings, monuments, hotels, municipal buildings, city hall, opera house, orphan asylum, Jewish home, hospital, armory, private club, office buildings, depot, libraries, refinery, masonic temple, fort, parks, alligator, French Market, court house, jail, college, memorial, docks, warehouses, cemeteries, residences, orchards, custom house, post office, cotton and sugar plantations, field workers, steamboat and Mardi Gras street scene.

Title from cover.

Avery Classics copy: Gift of Paul Schwartz, 2018