It’s always fun to look back through old photographs to see how much has changed, and what has stayed the same. We’ve gathered up 15 photos from 1900-1950 so you can see what New Orleans was like way back when things were more simple, and there were a lot more horses running around.

1. Madame John’s Legacy Building, 1920
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2. Crescent City Golf Tournament, City Park, 1938
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3. Streetcars in Carrollton neighborhood, 1901
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4. Milk Cart doing through the streets of New Orleans, 1901
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5. Crowded day on Canal Street in 1902.
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6. Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop, 1903
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7. Central Grocery, 1906
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That’s shopkeeper Salvatore Lupo behind the counter.

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8. French Market, 1910
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9. Conductors in front of a Magazine Street car at the Arabella car barn
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10. General Office at Elmer Candy Company in New Orleans, 1917
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11. Napoleon House, 1934
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12. Audubon Zoo, 1938
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13. Pontchartrain Beach entrance, 1939
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14. City Park footbridge, 1942
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15. Long Vue Dining Room, 1947
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