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The baptism of Emma Bouchon, St. Dominic Church, New Orleans. This image was collected in…

A priest in white vestments baptizes an infant over a font labeled "Fountain of Water Spring," as parents look on and a bystander photographs the ceremony.

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The baptism of Emma Bouchon, St. Dominic Church, New Orleans.

This image was collected in a workshop with students from the Mount Carmel Academy in the Lakeview neighborhood of New Orleans. The Mount Carmel Academy is a private, Catholic secondary school for girls in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. It is conducted by the Sisters of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, who have educated young ladies in New Orleans since 1833.

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Item 27546

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“The baptism of Emma Bouchon, St. Dominic Church, New Orleans. This image was collected in…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/27546.

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