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New Orleans circa 1937. "Courtyard, 620-621 Gov. Nicholls Street." Potted plants and underpants. 8x10 negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size.
It's the wrong state, but the overture would surely be Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess." The courtyard immediately reminded me of the set of the New York City Opera's production that I saw about 35 years ago.
But I don't recognize it. Surely, an opera is about to break out.
a lucky horseshoe would get you by.
The holes in those undershorts attest to the absolute power of New Orleans cuisine.
but I don't think I'd want to live there, especially with the bad luck horseshoe.
Those undergarments seem to be quite well ventilated.
Slightly reminiscent of Pompeii, except parts of Pompeii are better preserved.
The term 'threadbare' is often used in literature. Now I have a stark visual display.
This appears to be the building in question - evidently the neighbourhood has gone upscale.
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