File:PontalbaScafoldWPAJax1936.jpg

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Upper Pontalba Building, New Orleans, 1936, during WPA renovation work. Shows Jackson Square side with scaffolding; Jax Brewery Building seen in distance at left. WPA photo.

Original caption: "Extensive renovation of famous Pontalba Building "A" (Upper) was completed by WPA as of 6/23/1936. Building has been converted into a memorial house of governors and rooms furnished in period furniture representing various governors when Louisiana was French, Spanish and subsequently American territory. Exterior."
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Source Works Progress Administration photo, via [1]
Author Uncredited WPA photographer
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This image is a work of a Works Progress Administration employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §§ 101 and 105).

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Category:1936 in New Orleans Category:400 block of St. Peter Street, French Quarter Category:Black and white photographs of the French Quarter Category:Buildings by the Works Progress Administration in Louisiana Category:PD US WPA Category:Scaffolding Category:Street lights in the French Quarter Category:Upper Pontalba Building