Painting
The Catholic Cathedral in New Orleans
| On an excursion to the South in November 1859, Hölzlhuber made the three-day trip on the steamboat Planet from St. Louis to New Orleans. In the harbor he saw thousands of steamers loading cotton for export throughout the world. "Millions of cotton bales were stacked" and everyone at the port became covered with flecks of cotton lint. The Catholic Cathedral (drawn here with the equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson in front), the Marine Hospital, and the City Hall were prominent buildings. From May to September, New Orleans residents moved out of the city due to yellow fever epidemics. Taken from Hölzlhuber's description of the scene, translated by Vera Kroner |
| Image ID: | 28207 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1859 |
| Creator Name: | Hölzlhuber, Franz, 1826-1898 |
| City: | New Orleans |
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| State: | Louisiana |
| Collection Name: | Franz Hölzlhuber sketches and associated materials, 1856-1860, 1959 |
| Genre: | Painting |
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| This image is one of forty-two watercolor drawings from a sketchbook by Holzlhuber, documenting his trip to the U.S., especially to Wisconsin and Canada in 1856-1860. |
| Horses |
| Architecture, Classical |
| Church buildings |
| Cotton |
| Men |
| Catholic Church |
| Shipping |
| Harbors |
| Manual work |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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