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Title:
Abraham L. Shushan Collection
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Description:
The Abe L. Shushan Collection contains nearly 750 items including scrapbooks, photographs, and personal memorabilia of the former president of the Orleans Levee Board, under whose direction the Lake Pontchartrain sea wall and New Orleans Lakefront Airport were constructed. A close friend and associate of Huey P. Long, Abe L. Shushan was an influential and controversial public figure in the Louisiana political landscape during the 1920s and 1930s.
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Pontchartrain, Lake (La.)
Airports
Airports
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Time Period:
1900-1929
1930-1949
1930-1949
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Format:
image/jpeg
Language:
eng
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K-12 teachers and administrators
Undergraduate Students
K-12 students
Genealogists/History Enthusiasts
General public
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Size:
750 as of March 2009
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Contributing Institution:
University of New Orleans