William Ratcliffe Irby
Tobacco executive William Ratcliffe Irby acquired and restored many French Quarter properties, thus saving them from demolition. G. F. Billings painted this portrait of Irby in 1926.
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Courtesy of | Louisiana State Museum |
Date | 1926 |
Copyright | Copyrighted |
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