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Mystic Club 1963
The Mystic Club 1963 marked the forty-first tableau ball of the krewe. Mystic Club 1963 Mrs. Morell Feltus Trimble reigned as Queen of Mystic Club 1963 ball. The Times-Picayune newspaper recognized the krewe annually by printing a photo of their queen on the Sunday...
NOPSI 801 1953 #StreetcarSaturday
NOPSI 801 outbound to the Cemeteries in the Spring of 1953. NOPSI 801 Our friend Aaron Handy III brings us a Canal Street photo with a bit to unpack! Here's Aaron's caption from the Facebook group, Vintage New Orleans Transit: NOPSI Perley car 801, assigned to Tulane...
Distaff New Orleans First Issue
Distaff New Orleans dropped their first issue in February, 1973. Distaff New Orleans In December of 1972, a group of women journalists, writers, and others came together to produce a feminist publication. They dropped the "preview edition" of Distaff, a journal for...
Eagles Dining on the Texas and Pacific
Eagles dining on the Texas and Pacific was fun and enjoyable. Eagles dining The Texas and Pacific Railroad operated two "name trains." The Texas Eagle operated from St. Louis, MO, to El Paso Texas. The Louisiana Eagle traveled from New Orleans to Forth Worth. The...
St. Louis Cemetery Stereograph
St. Louis Cemetery stereograph Grant Rowles, an amateur photographer and collector, amassed this impressive collection of 389 stereograph photographs. This collection of vintage albumen prints of New Orleans and Louisiana date from mid 1860s to the early 20th century...
Rex Duke Costume 1877
Rex Duke Costume 1877, for a military themed parade and ball. Rex Duke Costume 1877 For the theme, "Military Progress of the World," a Duke of the krewe wore this Teutonic Knight costume. Artist Charles Briton created these concepts. Rex's Sixth Parade The School of...
Benjamin Franklin High 1987
Benjamin Franklin High 1987 transitioned from Uptown to Lakefront. Benjamin Franklin High 1987. Dr. Everett C. Williams poses with OPSB member Mr. John Robbert and students of Benjamin Franklin High 1987. They stand behind an architectural model of the planned campus...
Krewe of Proteus 1901
Krewe of Proteus 1901, featured in the Daily Picayune. Krewe of Proteus 1901 Broadside in the Daily Picayune, February 18, 1901, featuring the floats of the Krewe of Proteus. The Picayune regularly assembled the float design illustrations given to them by the krewes...
Illinois Central’s Mid-Winter Vacation 1916
Mid-Winter Vacation 1916 was a perfect way to warm up. Mardi Gras in 1916 Illinois Central to the Mardi Gras Mid-Winter Escape Preview This is a long-form (3542 words) post telling the story of the "Mid-Winter Vacation" trips promoted by the Illinois Central Railroad...
NOPSI 968 Streetcar South Claiborne #StreetcarSaturday
NOPSI 968 on the South Claiborne Line in 1949 NOPSI 968 One of the 1923-vintage arch roof streetcars, NOPSI 968 traveling along S. Claiborne Avenue. The streetcar approaches the end of the line on October 30, 1949. The Claiborne line ran from downtown/CBD out to S....
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