View of tankers moored adjacent to flooded Bonnet Carré Spillway; from near Norco

Richard Sexton2015

The Historic New Orleans Collection
New Orleans, United States

Though the photographer identified the vessels as tankers, they are in fact bulk cargo ships such as those used to transport grain. The Union Carbide petrochemical plant is in the background.

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Title: View of tankers moored adjacent to flooded Bonnet Carré Spillway; from near Norco
Creator: Richard Sexton
Creator Lifespan: b. 1954
Date Created: 2015
Location Created: Norco, Louisiana
Type: inkjet prints
Rights: Physical rights are retained by The Historic New Orleans Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U. S. copyright laws.
Medium: printing paper; printing ink
Art Form: Photography
Support: inkjet printing
Depicted Location: Norco, Louisiana
Original Title: View of tankers moored adjacent to flooded Bonnet Carré Spillway with Union Carbide petrochemical plant in background; from near Norco
Credit Line: The Historic New Orleans Collection, acquisition made possible by the G. Henry Pierson Jr. Photography Fund
Accession Number: 2015.0364.67

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