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Tyrus and Henrietta Vitter with their children AnnRay and Carol, grandmother of Keri…

Vintage black-and-white photo of a man and woman standing behind two young girls in floral Mardi Gras costumes with floral headpieces, posed on a street with houses and a parked car in the background.

Collection

Do You Know What it Means

Tyrus and Henrietta Vitter with their children AnnRay and Carol, grandmother of Keri Jackson. The girls are wearing Mardi Gras costumes bought by their father in Japan during is miliary service, New Orleans.

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 26866

Citation

“Tyrus and Henrietta Vitter with their children AnnRay and Carol, grandmother of Keri…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26866.

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