United States Mint, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1890

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Sized, cropped, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, April 16, 2012.

Depicted ContentUnited States Mint, New Orleans, LA

Depicted ContentIn Union occupied New Orleans, William B. Mumford is hanged for treason

Depicted ContentIn Union occupied New Orleans, William B. Mumford goes on trial for pulling down an American flag

Depicted ContentIn a defiant New Orleans, a mob tears down a Union flag hoisted over the U.S. Mint

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Historic American Buildings Survey Dan Leyrer, Photographer July 1963 MAIN FACADE-- ESPLANADE AVENUE - U.S. Branch Mint, 400 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

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Historic Buildings Survey Collection, Library of Congress