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Great-aunt of Heather Starks, Diane, at four years old. Hessmer Street, east of Genilly…

Black-and-white photo of a young girl in a ruffled dress with a bow, seen from behind, standing on a wooden porch beside a post, overlooking a grassy lot with a parked car and buildings in the background.

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Do You Know What it Means

Great-aunt of Heather Starks, Diane, at four years old. Hessmer Street, east of Genilly Highway, New Orleans, 1948.

This image is from the archive of Ron Chapman, Professor of History at Nunez Community College. Nunez Community College is located in Chalmette, in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. In 2005 it was heavily damaged by flooding due to Hurricane Katrina.

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Item 26402

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“Great-aunt of Heather Starks, Diane, at four years old. Hessmer Street, east of Genilly…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26402.

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