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Uncle Melvin and cousin Joseph of Sharell Warren. This photo was taken inside their home…

Aged, water-stained photograph of a man and young boy standing together indoors in front of floral curtains; handwritten caption at the bottom reads "Melvin & Son."

Collection

Do You Know What it Means

Uncle Melvin and cousin Joseph of Sharell Warren. This photo was taken inside their home in the lower, ninth ward of New Orleans, in the 1970's.

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.

Original title

Item 26758

Citation

“Uncle Melvin and cousin Joseph of Sharell Warren. This photo was taken inside their home…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26758.

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