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USA Weihnachten 1993/1994
New Orleans, LA
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
Established 1789
'Italian Mutual Benevolent Society Tomb

This architectural masterpiece
is the most notable of the many
multi-vaulted society tombs in the cemetery.
designed by Pietro Gualdi it was fabricted
in Italy and erected in 1857
at a cost of $40,000. Ownership
was ceded to the cemetery
in 1986 by Loggia Dante #174,
F. & M. which had acquired
ownership from the Italian
Society in 1949.

Restored by New Orleans Archdiocesan Cemeteries 1986 - 1987'