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TitleOpened in 1858 and originally a firefighters' burial ground, the Hook and Ladder Cemetery is one of south Louisiana's notable above-ground cemeteries in Gretna, a small, mostly working-class city in Jefferson Parish on the West Bank, or west side, of the Mississippi River, near New OrleansNotePhysical details: digital, tiff file, color. Applies To: Applies To: all Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.Louisiana calls its counties "parishes". Even though it is on the West Bank, Gretna lies east of nearby New Orleans, the anomaly owing to the serpentine twists of the river. Gravesites were placed above ground because of the area's high water table.Extent1 photographProvision ActivityPublication: United States 2021 Publication: 2021-02-23 Usage And Access PolicyNo known restrictions on publication.Preferred CitationCredit Line: Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.Acquisition SourceDLC Stock Number:LC-DIG-highsm-67536 (original digital file) 