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Department Store Artwork vs. Photography
Department Store Artwork served as the foundation of newspaper retail advertising for over a century. Department store artwork vs. photography Ads from D. H. Holmes and Maison Blanche Department Stores in the Times-Picayune, 4-March-1976. The Holmes ad presents ladies...
Rex Parade Photo ID
This Rex parade photo ID is a great challenge. Rex Parade Photo ID Photo of a Rex parade circa 1920. Handwritten caption says "Boys School in Rex Parade N.O. La." The photo features a high school band, marching lakebound on Canal Street. They're crossing Canal and...
Rex Dumbo 1960
Rex Dumbo 1960 - the flying elephant appeared in the big parade. Rex Dumbo 1960 "Dumbo, the Flying Elephant" in the 1960 Rex parade, 1-March-1960. This photo, by Howard "Cole" Coleman, offers a great "unpack." It features several Canal Street stores, Maison Blanche,...
Proteus 1922
Proteus 1922 had a rose theme. Proteus 1922 Krewe of Proteus chose "The Romance of the Rose" for their theme in 1922. Thanks to the Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, for maintaining the krewe's archives. Those archives...
Mugnier Rex 1907
George Mungnier Rex 1907 - A different angle from Allison's. Mugnier Rex 1907 George Francois Mugnier also caught the Rex Parade in 1907. His photo shows the parade moving lakebound, in the 800 block of Canal Street. A "riding Lieutenant" stands behind a float. A...
1907 Rex Parade #AllisonUnpack
Alexander Allison caught the 1907 Rex Parade from the 500 block of Canal Street. 1907 Rex Parade The parade of Rex, King of Carnival, heading down Canal Street, on 12-February-1907. Photograph by Alexander Allison. The photographer stood on the roof of a building in...
801 Canal Street – Hanan’s and Kreegers
Hanan and Son, later Kreegers, operated at 801 Canal Street. 801 Canal Street Franck Studios photo of the Hanan & Son shoe store, 801 Canal Street. HNOC dates the photo at between 1925 and 1933. The building replaced an earlier structure that was destroyed by fire...
Maison Blanche Origins
The Fellmans and Marks Isaacs contributed to the formation of Maison Blanche Origins. Maison Blanche Origins The "Greatest Store South," Maison Blanche Department Store, opened in 1897. These three ads, from The Daily Picayune on 16-February-1890, present a segment of...
Maison Blanche Advertising 1966
In 1966, newspapers offered Maison Blanche Advertising a solid platform. Maison Blanche Advertising The Sunday edition of the Times-Picayune for February 13, 1966 offered a target-rich environment for the department stores. The store placed numerous full-page ads,...
Unpacking Loew’s State Theater
We're unpacking Loews Theater from 1957. Unpacking Loew's State Theater Photo of the Loew's State Theater, May, 1957. The theater stands on the corner of Canal and S. Rampart Streets. A WDSU radio remote unit sits outside on Canal Street. Barry's Shoe Store and an...
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