Street Scene 800 block Royal Street

ID: 5937 ~ Source: Image courtesy of Special Collections Division, Tulane University, Negative Number: 2-047-024. ~ Date: 1900?

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View of the 800 block of Royal Street ca.1900.

This file appears in: Enslaved Bakers and the Foreign French: D’Aquin, Bouny, and Poincy Bakeries

Enslaved Bakers and the Foreign French: D’Aquin, Bouny, and Poincy Bakeries

By Dana Logsdon

Before the Civil War, enslaved labor was an integral part of the commercial baking industry and the overall economy in New Orleans. While food historians note the role that French, Spanish, and Anglo…