1978 Press Photo Camp Street transients wait for a free meal in Ozanam Inn

Camp Street transients wait for a free meal in front of the Ozanam Inn. - They all have the same look, the men waiting in line outside the Ozanam Inn on Camp Street. We have driven past them, the emaciated ones, bearded with sunken eyes, standing or sitting on the side of the street in their greasy pants and baggy shirts, carrying paper bags or small bundles, containing who knows what. Every day they come to get what may be their only meal and, while we may often pass this line of derelict, friendless human beings, how many of us know or care what goes on inside the Ozanam Inn? Administered by members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, the Inn is named for the founder of that Catholic charitable organization, 19th century French patriot Frederic Ozanam. Members of the society, of Vincentians as they are called, are expected to do as much to help the poor and the handicapped as they can, and in New Orleans they have been doing that since 1854.

Photo is dated 1978.

Photo measures 9.75 x 8.25 inches.