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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....
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...
St. Aloysius Robinson Atlas #BOSHSunday @BMHSCrusaders
St. Aloysius Robinson Atlas shows the original location of the school. St. Aloysius Robinson Atlas The 1883 Robinson Atlas of New Orleans is an invaluable resource. Here's the caption from the book: Robinson Atlas. This 1883 atlas shows the location of St. Aloysius...
Junior Philharmonic Society New Orleans concert program
Junior Philharmonic Society New Orleans concert program 1952 Junior Philharmonic Society New Orleans Program for the annual recital of the Junior Philharmonic Society New Orleans. The recital was held on January 16, 1952. The Society holds an annual recital featuring...
Imaginary Map 1874
Imaginary Map 1874 - "What-if" illustrations are timeless. Imaginary Map 1874 What-if illustrations exist going back millennia. This one focuses on our rivers in Louisiana. They are a strong force of nature. The rivers are the Red, Atchafalaya, and Mississippi. They...
Marigny Mobile Connection 1854
Marigny Mobile Connection 1854 - linking New Orleans to Mobile, AL Marigny Mobile Connection 1854 It's a technique that, for the most part, Google Maps rendered obsolete. You've got an idea. You pull out a map. You outline your idea on the map. This is essentially...
Louis A. Wiltz, Mayor, Legislator, Governor
Louis A. Wiltz was the twenty-ninth governor of Louisiana. Louis A. Wiltz Louis A. Wiltz (January 21, 1843 – October 16, 1881), was a New Orleanian who served in a number of political roles in the city and at the state level. He descended from Spanish nobility, on his...
Edward “Kid” Ory Publicity Photo #JazzTuesday
Edward "Kid" Ory Publicity Photo shows the trombonist at his best. Edward "Kid" Ory Publicity Photo Publicity photo of Edward "Kid" Ory, taken by John E. Reed studios, Hollywood. Ory was born at Woodland Plantation, near LaPlace, Louisiana, on December 25, 1886. The...
The Hunters of Kentucky
The Hunters of Kentucky told a very one-sided story of the Battle of New Orleans The Hunters of Kentucky On the 9th of January in the year 1815, about one-quarter of the American forces at Chalmette originated from Kentucky. Major General Andrew Jackson led skirmishes...
BMHS Pep Rally 1982 #BOSHSunday
BMHS Pep Rally 1982 in the gym on the Elysian Fields Campus BMHS Pep Rally 1892 Brother Martin High School was into its second decade when this BMHS Pep Rally 1982 photo was taken. As you walked into the gym (it would be some time before "the gym" received a formal...
Ballou Battle of New Orleans 1855 Drawing
Ballou Battle of New Orleans is a mid-19th Century illustration of the 1815 battle Ballou Battle From Ballou's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion comes this engraving of the Battle of New Orleans. While the battle happened on January 9, 1815, this drawing is likely from...
Comus 1968 parade. Theme: History of New Orleans
Comus 1968 presented "The History of New Orleans" as their theme. Comus 1968 The Mystick Krewe of Comus presented quality parades with thoughtful themes. Comus 1968 offered "The History of New Orleans." Naturally the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 earned its own float....
BNO Positions 23-Dec-1814
BNO Positions 23-Dec-1814 to 8-Jan-1815 BNO Positions Much of the writing on the Battle of New Orleans focuses on the main conflict on 9-January-1815. How the combatants came together in Chalmette is a larger story. 23-December-1814 to 18-January-1815 This map,...
Comus 1956 presents Twelfth Night Revelers
Comus 1956 gives a shout-out to another old-line krewe. Comus 1956 The Mystick Krewe of Comus first paraded in 1857. New Orleans considers this organization the origin of modern Carnival parades. Yes, Carnival's been around for much longer, but we point to Comus as...
Phunny Phorty Phellows Begin Carnival
Phunny Phorty Phellows begin Carnival on Twelfth Night. Phunny Phorty Phellows begin Carnival While the "society" folk attend the bal masque of the Twelfth Night Revelers, the Phunny Phorty Phellows begin carnival on the streets of New Orleans. The PPP ride...
The Mascot 5-Jan-1895
The Mascot 5-Jan-1895 presents the tribulations of wealth widows on the cover. Scandal! The Mascot 5-Jan-1895 The front page of this edition of the New Orleans paper, The Mascot, featured an illustration of a wealthy widow. While she thinks back to her late husband, a...
Texas Company Warehouse 1937
Texas Company warehouse in Lafitte, Jefferson Parish, 1937. Texas Company warehouse Photo of a warehouse for the Texas Company. Other names you've heard are the Texas Oil Company and Texaco. This warehouse supported drilling operations in Jefferson Parish. This is...
Discussing African-American Literature #BOSHSunday
Discussing African-American Literature at Brother Martin in 1975. Discussing African-American Literature Brother Francis David, SC, Mr. Guy Nelson, and Brother William Boyles, SC, discussing the development of a "Black Literature" class at Brother Martin High School,...
Twelve Months New Orleans January Alferez
Twelve Months New Orleans January - first of a series by Enrique Alferez Twelve Months New Orleans January This image is the first in a series of images by Enrique Alferez, published by Michael Higgins as "The Twelve Months of New Orleans." Higgins published the...
Twelfth Night Zoom Talk
Twelfth Night Zoom Talk on January 6, 2021, 6pm CST Twelfth Night Zoom Talk. Join us next Wednesday, January 6, 2021, to talk about Twelfth Night Celebrations in New Orleans. We expect this gathering and discussion to last about an your, from 6pm CST to 7pm-ish....
Sugar Bowl New Orleans 1969 in local advertising
Sugar Bowl New Orleans 1969 featured Arkansas v. Georgia. Sugar Bowl New Orleans 1969 Advertising graphic for the 1969 edition of the Sugar Bowl. Arkansas played Georgia on January 1, 1969, in the Sugar Bowl. The teams played in Tulane Stadium. Georgia lost, 2 to 6....
Patreon History in 2021 – Support Us
Patreon History offers a path for supporting NOLA History Guy. Patreon History Tomorrow begins a new dynamic for NOLA History Guy, Patreon History! We'll make a post a day available for subscribers only. Subscriptions will be one dollar (US$1) per month. I've had a...
Greenwood Cemetery, Mid-City New Orleans’ largest
The above-ground cemeteries of New Orleans are one of our most interesting historic attractions. Visitors often tour St. Louis Cemetery Number 1 while touring the French Quarter. Many folks also walk through Lafayette Number 1, on Garden District tours. For folks into...
Mister Bingle 2020 – NOLA History Guy Podcast 20-December-2020
Mister Bingle 2020 still goes "jingle jangle jingle! Mister Bingle 2020 We've done a lot of things on Mr. Bingle, the most visible icon of Christmas in New Orleans, but not a podcast ep! Mister Bingle-2020 looks to change that, as we talk about the little snow elf....
Liberty Bowl 1970 was Tulane’s fourth bowl appearance
Liberty Bowl 1970 - Tulane Liberty Bowl 1970 Program from the 12th Liberty Bowl, played on December 12, 1970. Tulane (8-4) defeated Colorado (6-5). 17-3. Tulane was an Independent at this time. The game took place at Memphis Memorial Stadium in Memphis, TN. It was...
Texas and Pacific’s Route of the Eagles in the 1950s #TrainThursday
Route of the Eagles in the 1950s included the Louisiana Eagle Route of the Eagles The Texas and Pacific Railway operated two passenger trains named "Eagles." This route map was printed on the back of T&P tickets around 1950. The bottom of the ticket displays an...
Amtrak Northbound Advertisement 1984 #TrainThursday
Amtrak Northbound Advertisement 1984 in the Loyola Maroon Amtrak Northbound Advertisement 1984 Ad in the Loyola Maroon, 3-February-1984, promoting travel to Jackson, MS and Memphis, TN, by train. The route isn't mentioned in the ad, but one travels to Jackson and...
JC Ellis Memories
JC Ellis Memories of my elementary school days. JC Ellis Memories I've been working on de-cluttering my home office this week. In the back of my desk drawer, I found a ziplok bag with a bunch of stuff from my childhood. Boy Scout medals and patches, assorted pins and...
The S.S. Officer’s Armchair by Daniel Lee #bookreview
The S.S. Officer's Armchair by Daniel Lee offers insight into life in Nazi Germany. The S.S. Officer's Armchair This book is the story of Robert Griesinger. Griesinger was born in 1906, in Stuttgart, which was then part of the Kingdom of Württemberg. He entered the...
New Orleans Brewing – a brief history of a long NOLA tradition
New Orleans brewing dates back to the earliest German families in the city. ED note: This article originally appeared at GoNOLA.com in 2012. Updated with different images and some additional history. New Orleans Brewing The German celebration of Oktoberfest is defined...
NOLA History Guy Podcast 20-June-2020 – Katy Morlas Shannon Part 2
NOLA History Guy Podcast 20-June-2020 is part two of our interview with Katy Morlas Shannon NOLA History Guy Podcast 20-June-2020 Just one segment this week, which is part two of our talk with historian and author Katy Morlas Shannon. We had such a good time talking,...
Flixible buses ended the Canal streetcar line
Flixible buses that ended the Canal Streetcar. Flixible buses Aaron Handy III posted this photo a while back: "Inbound NOPSI Flxible New Look 194, assigned to Canal-Cemeteries, and a piggybacking colleague, both of the 1964 F2D6V-401-1 fleet (194 was next-to-last of...
Lakefront Drive-In Theater 1940
Lakefront Drive-In Theater, in 1940. Lakefront Drive-In Theater Last year, I presented a lecture at the National World War II Museum, entitled, Winning the War on the Lakefront. The talk started at West End and the New Canal, then moved along the lakefront to the...
NOLA History Guy Podcast 16-May-2020 – Katy Shannon Part I
NOLA History Guy Podcast 16-May-2020 is part one of our interview with Katy Morlas Shannon NOLA History Guy Podcast 16-May-2020 Two segments on a longer edition of NOLA History Guy Podcast this week. First is our pick of the week from Today in New Orleans History....
Milneburg 1927 – Pontchartrain Railroad
Milneburg 1927, and the Orleans Levee Board Milneburg 1927 Photo of what is now the intersection of Elysian Fields Avenue and Robert E. Boulevard, 4-March-1927. Photo shot by an unidentified photographer for the Orleans Levee Board. The Orleans Levee Board shot a lot...
NOLA History Guy Podcast 05-April-2020 D. H. Holmes, Streetcars
NOLA History Guy Podcast 05-April-2020 presents the first of a four-part series on the Riverfront Streetcar line. NOLA History Guy Podcast 05-April-2020 Two segments on NOLA History Guy Podcast 05-April-2020, our pick of the week from NewOrleansPast.com, and the start...
Southern Rebellion Zoom – images from recent weeks
Zoom I did an informal talk on Zoom yesterday, sharing some images from Antebellum to Reconstruction in New Orleans. Had a fun chat! Video Here. (MP4 file) Enjoy!
Transit Maintenance – NOLA History Guy Podcast 2020-03-22
Transit maintenance on Canal Street is our photo breakdown this week Transit Maintenance This is a wonderful photo, just to enjoy. It offers a lot to break down as well. The scene is 1901 or 1902, Canal Street, right by the rear of the Liberty Monument. Prior to...
Zoom Talk 2020-03-19 – Golden Age of Canal Street
Zoom Talk 2020-03-19 https://www.dropbox.com/s/e0mrfn3mftjm4dz/zoom_0.mp4?dl=0 I've presented this talk to several groups in the last year or so. With everyone holed up because of Covid-19, I did the talk yesterday (19-March) via Zoom. It's a bit long, because I was...
Colorized Sherman – William Tecumseh Sherman and staff
Colorized Sherman and his staff during the Southern Rebellion Colorized Sherman I just love good colorization of old photos. Came across this one today, via a group I moderate (and I encourage you to consider) on the Book of Zucker, Vintage America Uncovered. The...
Southern Rebellion Irish – NOLA History Guy Podcast
Southern Rebellion Irish - talking about the Irish socially in Antebellum New Orleans Southern Rebellion Irish While a number of Irish families in New Orleans rose to the upper levels of society by the Southern Rebellion, those in the city who wanted to maintain an...
Cemetery Scene with Railroad Tracks
Cemetery scene with railroad tracks along I-10. (cross-posted to Pontchartrain Railroad - N Scale) Cemetery Scene Local architect and artist Jeffrey H. Goldman painted this "Cemetery Scene" in 1985. It depicts a cemetery from the other side of a single railroad track....
Canal Street Shopping 1895
Canal Street Shopping 1895 - before the department stores Canal Street Shopping 1895 1895 was part of an interesting transitional time for Canal Street. Christ Episcopal sold their third church, at Dauphine and Canal, in 1884. The Mercier family bought the property....
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