All the old-world charm that makes New Orleans such a fascinating city to visitors has been preserved in this series of pictures of the Crescent City. The Cabildo, the state building erected under Spanish rule, was the scene of the transfer of the Province of Louisiana from France to the United States in 1803. On the same square is St. Louis Cathedral, erected in 1794. Since the French market is known all over the world, it appropriately has a place in these pictures, as has Metairie Cemetery, one of the most beautiful burial places in the world.
—Moving Picture World synopsis