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Maison Blanche Swimsuits 1956 #MBMonday
Maison Blanche Swimsuits 1956 for Memorial Day sale. Maison Blanche Swimsuits 1956 Swimsuits and other summer wear filled up almost an entire page of the Times-Picayune on 31-May-1956. Cotton swimsuits for $5.50, and in stock after Memorial Day? Whoa. Sixty-four years...
Andy Bourgeois leads Cor Jesu football #BOSHSunday
Andy Bourgeois becomes the first football coach at Cor Jesu. Andy Bourgeois Mr. Andy Bourgeois was the first head football coach at Cor Jesu High School. The school announced it would compete in Catholic League athletics in the fall of 1964. So, Cor Jesu's...
NOPSI Canal Station from the rear
NOPSI Canal Station is usually photographed from Canal Street. NOPSI Canal Station The New Orleans City Railroad Company (NOCRR, the first incarnation) built the streetcar barn/station on Canal Street in 1860-61. This photo, from 1954, offers an interesting...
Judy Garland Mayor Mastrei
1938: Judy Garland Mayor Maestri pose for a photo. Judy Garland Mayor Maestri Actress Judy Garland, during a visit to New Orleans in January, 1938, paid a call on Mayor Robert Maestri, at his City Hall office. She sold him a publicity photo. The proceeds from the sale...
Hugo Kahn City Council Proclamation
Hugo Kahn City Council Proclamation recognized the President of the Krauss Corporation. Hugo Kahn City Council Proclamation In the waning days of Krauss Department Store, appreciations and tributes poured into the store. Mr. Hugo Kahn, President of the Krauss...
New Orleans Oratorio Society 1922
The New Orleans Oratorio Society posed for a portrait in 1922. New Orleans Oratorio Society Photographer H. J. Harvey posed the New Orleans Oratorio Society and Symphony Orchestra for a group portrait on 21-January-1922. The concert hall is unidentified. In 1922, the...
Distaff Women’s Journal 1972
Distaff Women's Journal presented a "preview" edition in 1973. Distaff Women's Journal The preview of Distaff Women's Journal dropped in New Orleans in December, 1972. A "distaff" is a spindle, or stick that is used to assist in spinning fiber into yarn or thread....
NOLA Book Club features @MauriceRuffin’s novel THURSDAY
NOLA Book Club! NOLA Book Club - Thursday at 6pm! We're approaching the time for our first book discussion! Thursday evening at 6pm CST, we'll talk about We Cast A Shadow by Maurice Ruffin. Here's the ZOOM info: Edward Branley is inviting you to a scheduled...
Bill Russell led the New Orleans Jazz Revival #jazztuesday
Bill Russell led the New Orleans Jazz Revival of the 1940s. Bill Russel, musician, composer, historian William Russell, shown here standing on Rue Burgundy, was a composer, musician, and jazz historian. He was born in Canton, MO, in 1905. Russell developed a...
Governor Elect Buddy Roemer 1988
Governor Elect Buddy Roemer at NOCCA, for an event in 1988. Governor Elect Buddy Roemer Buddy Roemer made an appearance and spoke at an event at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, on January 18, 1988. At the time, Romer held the Fourth District seat...
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