A Closer Look: The Antebellum Photographs of Jay Dearborn Edwards, 1858-1861: An Exhibition at the Historic New Orleans Collection, October 1, 2008-February 20, 2009

From October 1, 2008, through February 20, 2009, The Historic New Orleans Collection presented an exhibition of the earliest-known paper photographs of New Orleans. A full-color catalogue accompanying the exhibition, A Closer Look: The Antebellum Photographs of Jay Dearborn Edwards, 1858-1861, features three dozen images of a thriving southern city on the brink of the Civil War. The exhibition catalogue focuses on the work of Jay Dearborn Edwards, a New Hampshire native who established a photography business on Royal Street around 1858 and captured an array of cityscapes.