Walking Through New Orleans
Victor H. Schiro, 1904-1992
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In 1962, Schiro won election to the office of mayor.  The “walking man” image, the creation of political publicist Scott Wilson, became the symbol of Schiro’s campaign.

 

Mayor Schiro and his wife Margaret Mary “Sunny” Schiro
on the evening of his victory.

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