New Orleanians watch Higgins boats demonstrations on Lake Pontchartrain in July 1944
Gift in memory of Andres N. Horcasitas, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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Hundreds of civilians standing on the seawall of Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans watching the demonstrations of Higgins boats. Higgins pennant is flying from a pole attached to a covered review stand at the top of the seawall. "File No. 631C-39. Subject: 10,000th boat. Photographer: Rutherford. Date: Jul 23, 1944." New Orleans, Louisiana. 23 July 1944
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Items from the 10,000th Higgins Boat event in New Orleans as experienced by Andres N. Horcasitas, Honorary Guest from Mexico as a Representative of the Minister of the Interior.
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New Orleans
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29.950
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-90.067
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Crowds--Louisiana