Old U.S. Mint

Fresh Jazz/Old Mint

Posted: May 25,2021Tags: historyJazzJazz MuseumMuseumNew OrleansNew Orleans cultureNew Orleans HistoryOld U.S. Mint
This postcard from 1907 shows the Old U.S. Mint shortly before it was decommissioned by the federal government.
In a city known for its uniqueness, the combined Old U.S. Mint and New Orleans Jazz Museum are among the most unconventional of pairings. Housed in a nearly 200-year-old building, the idea of one of the world’s largest jazz archives being kept in a decommissioned mint may seem incongruent at first. But the merging of […]

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