Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old home with mud walls built by mulattoes, now a part of the John Henry cotton plantation. It was the original house built on the "Yucca Plantation" by Augustin Metoyier in 1824, and later, after big house was built, it was used as a slave hospital. It was sold to J.H. Henry in 1833
Summary
Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1940
Contributors
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
Location
Melrose, 31.59878, -92.96710
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html