Cotton Wharf, 1914

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Scenes like this cotton wharf 1914 photo explain New Orleans. Cotton Wharf, 1914 Photo from a pamphlet, "New Orleans Old and New," published by the Convention and Tourist Bureau of the New Orleans Association of Commerce, 1914. Wm. Allen was the group's manager. This pamphlet promotes New Orleans tourism at the time of the completion of the Panama Canal. City leaders appealed to folks on the West Coast to cruise to New Orleans, rather than ride trains like the Sunset Limited for three days. New Orleans' European (read that "non-British") roots always drew visitors. Additionally, promotional material like this touted...