McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 214

Title: McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 214
Description: Caption: "Robert E, Lee Statue - New Orleans," c. 1925. The Robert E. Lee Memorial in New Orleans was dedicated in 1884. Architect John Ray designed the base and pedestal, while sculptor Alexander Doyle was responsible for the statue itself. The monument commemorated the memory of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, until its removal in 2017.
Contributor: Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Coverage: New Orleans, Louisiana
Date: 1925
Format: JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier: 96-07-08-alb-09-214
Language: English
Publisher: California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Source: Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject: Robert E. Lee Monument, New Orleans
Type: Still Image