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Bertin B. Esteves Sr. in gown, c. 1901

Framed black-and-white photograph of an infant in a white christening gown with a cross necklace, seated in a wicker chair; a small label with handwritten marks rests at the chair's base.

Collection

Do You Know What it Means

Bertin B. Esteves Sr. in gown, c. 1901

Original title

Item 26148

Katrina
bertin b esteves jr
dorothy benge
islenos
st bernard parish

Citation

“Bertin B. Esteves Sr. in gown, c. 1901,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26148.