KnowLA contains more than 1,100 images, which have been contributed from many organization in Louisiana and outside of the state. The images are presented here in alphabetical order.
1811 Revolt - Painting - Depicts the 1811 German Coast Uprising
Depicts the 1811 German Coast Uprising.
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1927 Flood - Photograph - “The Shark River”
The Coast Guard boat "The Shark River" is used to evacuate flood victims from the Long Bridge area of Avoyelles Parish during the 1927 flood.
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1927 Flood - Photograph - A Boat with a barber chair in Melville Louisiana
A photograph of a boat with a barber chair in Melville Louisiana during the great flood of 1927. Written on photo: "Portable Barber Shop, Melville, LA." M-84
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1927 Flood - Photograph - A Cajun-style house inundated by flood waters
A Cajun-style house in Avoyelles Parish inundated by flood waters during the 1927 flood.
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1927 Flood - Photograph - Flooded home in Melville Louisiana.
A photograph depicting flooding in Melville, Louisiana, during the Great Flood of 1927. Written on photo: One of Melville's finest homes. M-82. This is the residence of the McNeils at Melville - It is a two story house.
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1927 Flood - Photograph - Flooding in Melville Louisiana.
Flooded buildings in Melville, Louisiana, during the Great Flood of 1927.
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1927 Flood - Photograph - Tent city for refugees at Mansura
A "tent city" maintained by the Red Cross for refugees at Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, during the 1927 flood.
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1927 Flood - Photograph - Tent city for refugees at Marksville
A "tent city" maintained by the Red Cross for refugees at Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, during the 1927 flood.
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1927 Flood - Photograph - The Evangeline Oak in St. Martinville
A photograph of the Evangeline Oak in St. Martinville during the 1927 flood.
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828 Toulouse Street - Photograph - Black-and-white exterior view of the building designed by J.N.B. de Pouilly.
Shown in a state of disrepair, the building at 828 Toulouse Street was designed by antebellum New Orleans architect J.N.B. de Pouilly. The photograph was taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston.
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A Plan of Orleans - Map - Map of New Orleans c.1803 by Boqueta de Woiseri
Boqueta de Woiseri's “Plan” and his contemporaneous “View of New Orleans from the Plantation of Marigny” give as clear a picture of the last days of Spanish Louisiana as can be found. Improvements made during the Spanish regime, such as the subdivision of the Gravier tract, which became the Faubourg Ste. Marie, and the Carondelet Canal, which connected the city with Lake Pontchartrain via Bayou St. John, are indicated in this view. On this print, the artist marked the acquisition of New Orleans by the United States with an eagle clutching a shield and arrows.
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Acadian Home - Photograph - By George François Mugnier
A view of the façade of an Acadian House, with two women and one small child standing on the porch, looking at the camera. What appears to be a decrepit outhouse is in the foreground, and on the porch sit several barrels.
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Accordion - Photograph - 8-key bisonoric diatonic accordion
A photograph of an 8-key bisonoric diatonic accordion.
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Accordion Player - Daguerreotype - Portrait, 1850
This image of an unidentified Louisiana musician playing the accordion was taken in 1850. It indicates that the instrument was being played in Louisiana as early as 21 years after its invention in 1829.
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Addison, Leslie - Mixed Media - “Tomb by River”
This mixed media work by Leslie Addison, created in 1999, is entitled “Tomb by River” and measures 48 by 60 inches. Addison cites influences of abstraction and surrealism, and often employs iconic images of time and place.
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Addison, Leslie - Photograph - “Ancient Oak”
This reproduction of a 24 by 24 inch black and white photograph entitled “Ancient Oak,” by Leslie Addison, is an example of the photographer's deep reverence for the land and images of her native Louisiana.
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Addison, Leslie - Photograph - “Blues Joint, Dapp's Place”
This reproduction is of a black and white photograph entitled “Blues Joint, Dapp's Place” by Leslie Addison in 2010. Measuring 32 by 32 inches, the image is an example of the layered, torn and pasted techniques Addison employs to suggest fragmented memory.
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Addison, Leslie - Photograph - “In Remembrance”
In this photocollage entitled “In Remembrance,” by Leslie Addison, the artist uses cemeteries of her native Louisiana, where generations of family are interred. By tearing and rearranging elements of her original photograph, Addison references the abstract expressionist style.
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Addison, Leslie - Photograph - “Mother Emmhezel, New Orleans”
"Mother Emmhezel, New Orleans" is the title of the original 32 by 32 inch black and white photograph by Leslie Addison. Addison repeats the careworn image of the makeshift grave marker by scratching and marking the photograph's surface.
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Addison, Leslie - Photograph - “Searching, Time: Location Unknown”
This color reproduction of a mixed media piece by Leslie Addison entitled “Searching, Time: Location Unknown” shows the artists' use of a manipulated surface to suggest layers of memory and history. Created in 2008, the original measures 22 by 22 inches.
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African American Legislators - Ephemera - 1868 illustration of African American Louisiana legislators
Oscar Dunn, the first African American elected lieutenant governor of any state, is featured in the center of this 1868 illustration of black legislators in Louisiana.
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Albrizio, Conrad - Painting - Detail of fresco in the Union Passenger Terminal, New Orleans
Noted Louisiana muralist Conrad Albrizio (1894-1973) designed the murals in New Orleans's Union Passenger Terminal to depict the history of Louisiana. Divided into four chronological panels, the works represented four ages of Louisiana: Exploration, colonization, struggle, and modernity.
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Albrizio, Conrad - Photograph - Black-and-white photo of the artist with a sketch for a mosaic
In addition to the many murals Conrad Albrizio painted through the WPA, he was commissioned by Governor Huey P. Long to paint the murals in the Louisiana State Capitol. He taught art at LSU from 1935 until his retirement in 1954.
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Albrizio, Conrad - Photograph - Shown at work on a painting
Conrad Albrizio moved to New Orleans in 1920 and soon became exposed to the New Orleans arts circle, forming relationships with Sherwood Anderson and William Faulkner. Albrizio was funded through the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to paint murals throughout the South, and is best known for his works in the New State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge and his series of four panels in the Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans. He died in Baton Rouge in 1954 after teaching at LSU for almost 20 years.
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All Saint's Day - Photograph - by Lee Russell
A photograph by FSA Photographer Lee Russell depicting a family in New Roads, Louisiana, praying in a cemetery on All Saints Day.
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Allan, Johnnie - Photograph - Portrait, publicity photo
A publicity photograph of Louisiana recording artist Johnnie Allan.
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Allegheny County Court House - Illustration - 1888 rendering by Henry Hobson Richardson
Louisiana native Henry Hobson Richardson designed the Allegheny County Court House in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Allen, Henry Watkins - Photograph - Standing portrait, c.1861
The seventeenth governor of the State of Louisiana, Henry Watkins Allen, served as a general in the Confederate Army.
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Allen, Richard "Dick - Photograph - Pictured with Paul Barbarin, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
Paul Barbarin, Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington and the founder of Hogan Jazz Archives, Richard "Dick" Allen.
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Allen, Richard "Dick" - Photograph - Head and shoulders portrait
A portrait of Richard "Dick" Allen, founder for the Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Alsberg, Henry G. - Photograph - Director of the Federal Writer's Project in 1955
Henry G. Alsberg, director of the Federal Writers' Project, in 1938.
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Amans, Jacques Guillaume Lucien - Painting - “Self Portrait”
Flemish artist Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans was formally trained as a portrait artist in France before moving to New Orleans, where he developed into the most celebrated portrait artist of his period. This is his self-portrait, painted in 1845.
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Amans, Jacques Guillaume Lucien - Painting - "Cornelia Knott Miltenberger"
Portrait of Cornelia Knott Miltenberger, seated, wearing a black off-the-shoulder dress with elbow-length sleeves, by Jacques Amans, 1840.
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Amans, Jacques Guillaume Lucien - Painting - "Creole in a Red Turban"
A painting by Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans entitled "Creole in a Red Turban", circa 1840.
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Amans, Jacques Guillaume Lucien - Painting - "Mrs. Felix Formento Sr. with son".
Portrait of Mrs. Felix Formento, Sr., with her young son Felix Formento, Jr. (later Dr. Felix Formento, Jr.), by Jacques Amans.
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Amans, Jacques Guilliaume Lucien - Painting - “Andrea Mallard (Mrs. Prudent)”
Portrait of Andrea Mallard, wife of Prudent Mallard, painted in 1853 by noted portrait painter Jacques Amans.
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Amans, Jacques Guilliaume Lucien - Painting - "Hilery Breton Cenas"
Portrait of Hilery Breton Cenas wearing a black suit. Created by Jacques Amans.
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Amans, Jacques Guilliaume Lucien - Painting - “Seated portrait of Andrew Jackson”
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America Septentrionalis - Map - c.1653 map of North America by Dutch cartographer Jan Jansson
Dutch cartographer Jan Jansson drew this map of North America in 1653.
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American Bank Building - Illustration - Architectural rendering of the American Bank Building
Louisiana architect Samuel Wilson, Jr., designed the American Bank Building, a large multi-story office building in New Orleans.
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American National Bank Building - Photograph - Aerial view by Charles L. Franck Photographers between 1979 and 1983
An aerial view of the American Bank Building in New Orleans, which was designed by architect Samuel Wilson, Jr., taken between 1979 and 1983.
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An Accurate Map of North American Describing and Distinguishing the British, Spanish and French Dominions on this Great Continent: According to the Definitive Treaty Conducted at Paris 10th February 1763 - Map - 1763 map of N
In this 1763 map of North America, cartographer Emanuel D. Bowen distinguishes the British, Spanish, and French dominions.
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Anderson, Sherwood - Photograph - Portrait by Carl Van Vechten.
Writer Sherwood Anderson lived and worked in New Orleans' French Quarter during the 1920s.
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Anderson, Walter Ingils - Illustration - “Tern”
“Tern” c.1950-60, pen and ink on paper, Walter Anderson
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Anderson, Walter Inglis - Ceramic bowl - “Harvesting the Sea Bowl”
“Harvesting the Sea Bowl” c.1930s, ceramic, thrown by Peter Anderson, sgraffito decoration by Walter Anderson.
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Anderson, Walter Inglis - Oil painting - “Horn Island”
“Horn Island”, Oil painting, Walter Anderson, circa 1960
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Anderson, Walter Inglis - Photograph - Image if a ceramic piece entitled “Chesty Horse”
“Chesty Horse” c.1930s, designed by Walter Inglis Anderson for Shearwater Pottery.
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Anderson, Walter Inglis - Watercolor - “Redwings”
“Redwings” c.1960, watercolor on paper, Walter Anderson
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Angele de Merici, Foundress of the Ursulines - Painting - Head and shoulders portrait
A nun with her head slightly tilted up to the left with eyes looking heavenward. The dark background with light around her head gives a halo effect.
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Angelina Plantation - Photograph - Robert Tebbs
A fireplace with cooking kettle at Angelina Plantation.
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Angola Landing, State Penitentiary farm - Photograph - Aerial view
A photograph depicting a docked ship and prison laborers at Angola, Circa 1900-1910.
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Archbishopric - Photograph - Black-and-white photograph by Richard Koch c.1934.
Richard Koch took this photograph of the Archbishopric building, located at 1114 Chartres Street in New Orleans, for the Historic American Building Survey (HABS). During the Great Depression, HABS workers inventoried and documented historic buildings around the state.
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Archives Nationales - Photograph - Color photo of the main building of the Archives Nationales in Paris
The main building of the Archives Nationales in Paris, France. The archives house some of the earliest New Orleans architectural records.
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Ardoin, Alphonse - Photograph - Performing at the 2004 Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin performing at the the 2004 Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival.
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Arlington - Illustration - Josie Arlington's "Arlington" bordello
An advertisement for Josie Arlington's Arlington Bordello from a Blue Book.
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Armstrong, Louis - Photograph - As King of Zulu, 1949
In 1949, Louis Armstrong served as King of Zulu, one of the many krewes that parade during the New Orleans Mardi Gras. Zulu members, who are primarily African American, traditionally wear black face to make fun of racial stereotypes.
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Armstrong, Louis - Photograph - House on Jane Alley, 1964
Louis Armstrong was born in this house on Jane Alley. The building was demolished shortly after this photograph was taken in 1964.
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Armstrong, Louis - Photograph - Image of Louis Armstrong's first cornet
The Karnofsky family, Russsian-Jewish immigrants, loaned Louis Armstrong the money to buy his first cornet. The Karnofskys frequently provided young Armstrong with work and even took him in as a family member for a period. Armstrong wore a Star of David pendant for the rest of his life in gratitude. Today the Karnofsky Project, a nonprofit organization, distributes donated instruments to at-risk children.
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Armstrong, Louis - Photograph - Louis Armstrong's Hot Five, publicity photo
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five jazz band. Left to right: Johnny St. Cyr, Edward “Kid” Ory, Armstrong, Johnny Dodds, and Lil Harden.
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Armstrong, Louis - Photograph - Pictured with Bunk Johnson
Bunk Johnson, an early twentieth-century New Orleans trumpet player, served as a source of musical inspiration for Louis Armstrong. Johnson lost his teeth and trumpet in 1931. He worked as a laborer until 1942, when fellow musicians and writers, including Armstrong, took up a collection to pay for dentures and a new trumpet.
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Armstrong, Louis - Photograph - Publicity photo, 1945
A publicity photo of Louis Armstrong shows him playing trumpet on an unidentified movie sound stage.
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Armstrong, Louis - Photograph - Signed publicity photo, 1960.
A native of New Orleans, Louis Armstrong signed this c. 1960 publicity photo, “Kindest regards, Louis Armstrong.”
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Armstrong, Louis - Photograph - With Joseph "King" Oliver in 1918.
Joseph “King” Oliver (seated), a New Orleans jazz cornet player and bandleader, influenced the music of Louis Armstrong (standing).
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Armstrong, Louis - Photograph - With Lucille Armstrong
This Christmas card photo depicts jazz great Louis Armstrong and his wife, Lucille Armstrong.
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Armstrong, Louis - Photograph - With Peter Davis, 1965
Peter Davis (left) was Louis Armstrong's first trumpet instructor.
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Art and Letters - Book - Cover of bound volume, 1887
Though short-lived, the journal Art and Letters played a significant role in the development of the New Orleans art community. This is the cover of a bound volume of the journal.
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Art and Letters Association journal - Ephemera - Vol 1 no 5
In 1887, the Art and Letters Association of New Orleans published Art and Letters bimonthly. This is the cover of the October issue.
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Arts and Crafts Club of New Orleans - Illustration - Drawing with text of the courtyard of the Old Brulatour Mansion, 520 Royal Street, site of the Arts and Crafts Club
The Arts and Crafts Club of New Orleans moved into the Old Brulatour Mansion at 520 Royal Street in December of 1921, as depicted in this illustration.
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Arts and Crafts Club of New Orleans - Painting - “Brulatour Courtyard” by Earl Goodman, c.1933
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Arts and Crafts Club of New Orleans - Photograph - Black-and-white photograph of a sketch class at the Arts and Crafts Club of New Orleans
Faculty of the Newcomb College School of Art sometimes taught classes at the Arts and Crafts Club in New Orleans.
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Audubon, John James - Engraving - "Louisiana Heron"
An hand-colored engraving by John James Audubon entitled "Louisiana Heron", plate number 217 from Birds of America, circa 1834.
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Audubon, John James - Engraving - "Whooping Crane"
An hand-colored engraving by John James Audubon entitled "Whooping Crane", plate number 226 from Birds of America, circa 1834.
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Audubon, John James - Photograph - Head and shoulders portait
This photograph of naturalist John James Audubon was taken between 1855 and 1865. In 1821, Audubon came to New Orleans, hoping to finance his work on “The Birds of America” with portrait commissions.
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Audubon, John James - Watercolor engraving - "Barred Owl", 1821
John James Audubon completed this image of a male Barred owl in 1821. In his notes, Audubon indicated that this type of owl seemed to be particularly abundant in Louisiana.
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Audubon, John James - Watercolor engraving - "Carolina Parrot", 1820.
“Carolina Parrot” was one of 435 hand-colored engravings that John James Audubon included in “The Birds of America.” This scene was based on field observations made in Louisiana, reportedly near Bayou Sarah.
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Audubon, John James - Watercolor engraving - "Swallow tailed Hawk", 1829.
John James Audubon's life-size image of a swallow-tailed hawk, completed in 1829, was included in his monumental study, “The Birds of America.”
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Audubon, John James -Engraving - "Brown Pelican"
A hand-colored engraving by John James Audubon entitled "Brown Pelican", plate number 251 from Birds of America, circa 1835.
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Austin Hall, Harvard University - Photograph - Contemporary view of the building designed by Henry Hobson Richardson
Henry Hobson Richardson designed Austin Hall at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This photograph was taken in 2007.
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Badger, Algernon Sydney - Wood engraving - 1874 head and shoulders portrait
Metropolitan Police Superintendent Algernon Sydney Badger helped defend the government from the White League during the Battle of Liberty Place.
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Balfa, Dewey - Photograph - Photo of live performance
Photograph of Dewey Balfa (left) during a live performance.
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Baltimore Basilica - Photograph - Current color photo of the Baltimore Basilica designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe
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Banks Arcade - Photograph - By Charles L. Franck Photographers
Banks Arcade, erected in 1833 by Thomas Banks and designed by architect Charles F. Zimpel.
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Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss - Photograph - Full-length portrait in military uniform c.1861
Major General Nathaniel Banks replaced unpopular Benjamin Butler as commander of the Union's troops in New Orleans. He also led the Red River campaign in 1864.
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Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss - Photograph - Head and shoulders portrait of the Civil War general, c.1860
General Nathaniel Prentiss Banks commanded Union forces in Louisiana during the Civil War. General Banks conducted the First and Second Red River campaigns and led the siege of Port Hudson.
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Barbarin, Paul - Photograph - Pictured with Richard "Dick" Allen
A photograph of Richard "Dick" Allen and Jazz drummer Paul Barbarin.
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Barbarin, Paul - Photograph - Pictured with the Onward Brass Band
Photo of Paul Barbarin (bottom center with drum) with the Onward Brass Band. Barbarin became the leader of the band when his father, Isadore Barbarin, died. The band included Cag Cagnolatti, Kid Howard, Andrew Morgan, Joe Thomas, Louis Barbarin, Alvin Alcorn, Danny Barker, and Freddie Kohlman.
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Barr, Clayre (Lewis) - Painting - Entitled "Houses and Cemetery"
View of a cemetery with above-ground tombs, with houses in the background.
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Barthé, Earl - Photograph - Standing portrait
Photographic portrait of Earl Barthé.
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Bartholomew, Dave - Photograph - by Syndey Byrd
A 1987 photograph of Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino by Syndey Byrd.
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Bartholomew, Dave - Photograph - Playing the trumpet
Louisiana musician Dave Bartholomew is a bandleader, trumpet player, songwriter, producer, arranger, talent scout, and businessman.
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Bartholomew, Dave - Photograph - Promotional shot
A promotional picture of Dave Bartholomew and his trumpet, circa 1980s.
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Basso, Hamilton - Photograph - Black-and-white photograph from a page of DIXIE Magazine
This photo of writer Hamilton Basso appeared in Dixie magazine in the 1950s. Born in New Orleans, Basso is best known for his fiction but also contributed nonfiction to New Republic, Time, and The New Yorker.
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Battiste, Harold - Photograph - Seated at a piano
A photograph of Harold Battiste seated at the piano, Circa 1996.
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Battiste, Harold - Photograph - Portrait
Harold Raymond Battiste, Jr., is a New Orleans-based music composer, producer, performer, arranger, and teacher. He started the first African American musician-owned record label, AFO Records, and has now established the AFO Foundation, a nonprofit service and educational organization. In addition to his many other professional contributions, Battiste introduced audiences to New Orleans musician “Dr. John” (Mac Rebennack) and produced his early albums.
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