U.S. Mint

ID: 2940 ~ Source:
Courtesy of Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library ~ Creator: George Francois Mugnier

~ Date: Circa late 1880s-early 1900s

This file appears in: From Fort St. Charles to the U.S. Mint

This is one of Mugnier's many shots of exteriors around New Orleans. Mugnier was a Swiss-born watchmaker for many years in New Orleans before becoming a photographer. The U.S. Mint proved not only to be a subject of his work but also a place he visited frequently after taking a break from professional photography. In the late 1880s, he worked as an assayer's clerk at the U.S. Mint.

This file appears in: From Fort St. Charles to the U.S. Mint

From Fort St. Charles to the U.S. Mint

By Mary Ann Wegmann, Louisiana State Museum & University of New Orleans History Department

The United States Mint was once the site of Fort St. Charles, one of the defenses built in 1792 during the Spanish period. Fort St. Charles was the largest of five fortifications surrounding the city.…