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Items tagged “Midcity” (11 total)

Side porch of a yellow house with white railings, where a blue beam is spray-painted with a heart, chicken figures, and the name "Helen"; a car and trees are visible beyond the fence.

Chickens on Helen\'s Porch

Yellow house with red door at 3438 Cleveland St, porch covered in handwritten notes, photos, flowers, and ribbons; blue steps with yellow tape and painted hearts on the foundation.

Cleveland Street House

Yellow house facade with a memorial poster reading "Jazz Funeral! 2/24/07 Helen Hill 100% New Orleans," a lace paper heart, a hand-painted sign saying "You Are The Kindest Person I've Ever Met. I'll Miss You Helen Hill," and "Helen" stenciled on a wall panel.

House Totem

Blue and yellow painted house exterior with a spray-painted orange heart and "Helen" written in gold near the eaves, with debris, foliage, and a torn plastic bag on the ground below.

Helen Heart

A "FOR RENT" sign with a phone number is posted on the cream-colored wooden siding of a house, with a handwritten note below listing "Shotgun 1000" and "Studio 500" as monthly rents.

For Rent

Printed invitation card, stained with age spots, announcing the formal dedication of James E. Comiskey Playground (Comiskey Park) on Sunday, September 24, 1972, at Jefferson Davis Parkway and Baudin.

Invitation for naming of playground after Lauren Comiskey's grandfather. New Orleans. This…

Damaged black-and-white wedding photo of two couples standing beneath a pergola in a garden, the women holding bouquets, with visible creases and tears across the print.

Wedding of Lauren Comiskey's grandparents at Sacred Heart Church, 1950. New Orleans. This…

Creased black-and-white photo of a bride holding a bouquet and a groom in a suit standing on a sidewalk beside a parked car, with trees and buildings in the background.

Wedding of Lauren Comiskey's grandparents at Sacred Heart Church, 1950. New Orleans. This…

Worn black-and-white photo of a bride and groom surrounded by a group of guests on the stone steps of a church entrance, the bride holding a bouquet.

Wedding of Lauren Comiskey's grandparents at Sacred Heart Church, 1950. New Orleans. This…

Black-and-white 1940s snapshot of three young women sitting on a blanket on a grassy curb, with a residential street lined by shotgun-style houses and trees behind them.

Ruby Comisky on bank street in mid city, mid 1940's. New Orleans. This image was collected…

Black-and-white group portrait of children in white first communion attire holding prayer books, standing on church steps with a priest, nun, and other adults behind them.

Michael Comiskey's first communion in front of Sacred Heart Church, 1965. New Orleans.…