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Notice how the artist has depicted the mule as gaunt or sickly. Before the streetcars were electrified, it would not have been uncommon to see these overworked animals all over the city.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Image is in the Public Domain, Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Facing Jackson Square, one should see a line of mules and their drivers ready to take visitors on a trip around the French Quarter. Now a tourist attraction, these animals played a vital role for New Orleans before the advent of motorized vehicles.…

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