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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....
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