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Subject: Touro Infirmary (New Orleans, La.)

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Cohen's New Orleans Directory, 1853Cohen's New Orleans Directory, 1853

This 1852 edition of Cohen's New Orleans Directory covers New Orleans, Jefferson City, Carrollton, Gretna, Algiers, and McDonogh. It contains approximately thirty-eight thousand names of residents and businesses, offering a valuable snapshot of New Orleans' diverse population, including its significant Jewish community. Notable entries include Judah P. Benjamin and Judah Touro. The directory includes a full-page advertisement for the Touro Infirmary (founded in 1852), featuring an early engraving of the building and listing Dr. Bensadon as director. Additional noteworthy features are the fourteen steel-engraved portraits of prominent citizens and numerous wood-engraved advertisements throughout.