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Sculpture of "Old Black Joe"

Date: 
Description: Sculpture of a man near a wooden deck and barrels. Caption reads: "Old Black Joe."
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Portrait of "La Vieille"

Date: 
Description: Portrait of a woman wearing a long dress and an apron. Text on photograph reads: "La Vieille."
Photograph

Factory near Water

Date: 1900
Description: View across water of a factory or processing plant with large metal pipes leading into the water. Trees are growing out of the water near the pipes, and a ...
Photograph

Chalmette Laundry Truck

Date: 09 22 1938
Description: A man loads boxes and packages into the back of an International D-2 truck owned by the Chalmette Laundry division of the Crescent City Laundries, Incorpor...
Photograph

Railroad Car Ferry

Date: 
Description: View of railroad cars being ferried across the river.
Print

Repulse of the Highlanders

Date: 1985
Description: Painting depicting the Battle of New Orleans, fought on 8 January 1815. In the upper corner of the painting Major General Andrew Jackson is shown at the to...
Print

Free Men of Color and Choctaw Indian Volunteers at New Orleans

Date: 1982
Description: "The painting shows the Choctaws and a mixed group of Major Daquin's Battalion of Free Men of Color. The latter were mostly attired in civilian clothes bec...
Photograph

IH 3400 Commercial Bus at Hotel de la Monnaie

Date: 1995
Description: View towards an International model 3400 Commercial Bus parked in front of the Hotel de la Monnaie. The bus is white with red and blue stripes, with the "I...
Photograph

Hives on Shed Roof in Flood

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Description: Hives on top of a shed in a flood. From Mr. J.D. Shields, Natchez, Mississippi. A part of his Louisiana apiary placed on a shed to prevent their being swep...
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Apiary on Shed Roof and Levy in Flood

Date: 
Description: View across water of beehives on top of a shed in a flood. Writing on photograph: "From Mr. J.D. Shields, Natchez, Mississippi. A picture of part of his Lo...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

African American Men Going To Vote

Date: 1963
Description: Nathaniel Smith and Ernest Morgan enter the St. Francisville courthouse to vote. Three white men are sitting on a porch railing outside of the courthouse.
Photograph

International Harvester 123-SP combine for rice harvesting

Date: 10 1943
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man in overalls and a hat harvesting rice in Oberlin, Louisiana with a self propelled combine. Unharvested crops are in the bac...
Map or Atlas

A New Map of the River Mississipi: From the Sea to Bayagoulas

Date: 1761
Description: Map covering southern Louisiana from Lake Ponchetrain to the Golf of Mexico and from Woods Bay in the west to the islands just east of Bay St. Louis. It sh...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Front Page of El Misisipi

Date: 10 12 1808
Description: Front page (page 1) of the newspaper El Misisipi. Earliest Spanish-language periodical published in the United States.
Photograph

UD-18A — Irrigation

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "UD-18A — Irrigation." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "Owned by Delta Securities Co., Inc., Raceland, La. Used with Worthin...
Photograph

UD-18A — Irrigation

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "UD-18A — Irrigation." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "Owned by Delta Securities Co., Inc., Raceland, La. Used with Worthin...
Photograph

U-9 — Material Handling

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "U-9 — Material Handling." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "Owned by The California Co., New Orleans, La. Used with a derric...
Photograph

U-9 — Oil Field Pumping

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "U-9 — Oil Field Pumping." Where Taken: "SE." Information with photograph reads: "Owned by Koch & Ellis, Balter Bldg., New Orleans, La. Used with ...
Photograph

Multiple Tractor Scenes — Parks, Cemeteries, Etc.

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "Multiple Tractor Scenes — Parks, Cemeteries, Etc." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "Used by the Fairgrounds Race Track (New...
Photograph

Multiple Tractor Scenes — Parks, Cemeteries, Etc.

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "Multiple Tractor Scenes — Parks, Cemeteries, Etc." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "Used by the Fairgrounds Race Track (New...

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