Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Lee Circle, Showing Library and Shriners Temple, New Orleans, Louisiana

[LIB0192] - Robert E. Lee Circle with the heroic statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee in the center, more than 100 feet high and made by the sculptor Boyle, at a cost of $40,000. To the right of the picture is the Public Library. This spot was known as Tivoli Circle before the monument was erected in 1883. [From the back of the card]
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