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Figure 171: Wrought- and cast-iron balconies along St. Peter Street, in the Vieux Carre, New Orleans, c. 1838-40.

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Figure 171: Wrought- and cast-iron balconies along St. Peter Street, in the Vieux Carre, New Orleans, c. 1838-40.

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