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 1939 Jefferson Yearly Review

 

Advertisement for Barataria Tavern, p. 38

Rita Mae Gegenheimer, p. 87

Gegenheimer, of Gretna, (Miss New Orleans 1937) is modeling a coat made of muskrat fur. Muskrat trapping was a major industry in Jefferson Parish in the early part of the 20th Century.

Muskrat trapper's cabin, p. 75

Children play cards on the floor of a muskrat trapping cabin. The trapping season lasted three months.

Aerial view of General American tank storage terminals, p. 29

To the left of the picture, the yards of the Texas Pacific-Missouri Pacific Terminal Railroad may be seen. To the right of the picture is Seven Oaks Plantation, which was demolished in the 1970s.

West Bank industrial center, p. 21

To the left of the picture is Penick & Ford, Ltd., Inc. To the right is Continental Can Co.

Advertisement for Rotolo Motor Co., p. 24

Advertisement for DeSalvo's Grocery, p. 152

Fort Livingston, p. 47

Home of pirate Jean Lafitte, Fort Livingston is located on the western end of Grand Terre.

Metairie Lawn Subdivision, p. 193

Newly paved sidewalks, gutter-bottoms and curbs in the Metairie Lawn Subdivision.

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