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.
William Walker Aiken, - Painting - "Rice Harvest"
"Rice Harvest" is an 1885 painting by artist William Aiken Walker. View »
1811 Revolt - Painting - Depicts the 1811 German Coast Uprising
Depicts the 1811 German Coast Uprising. ZoomifyView »
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. ZoomifyView »
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 ZoomifyView »
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. ZoomifyView »
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. ZoomifyView »
1927 Flood - Photograph - Flooding in Melville Louisiana.
Flooded buildings in Melville, Louisiana, during the Great Flood of 1927. ZoomifyView »
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. ZoomifyView »
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. ZoomifyView »
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. ZoomifyView »
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. ZoomifyView »
Abshire, Nathan - Photograph - Iry LeJeune and Nathan Abshire
This image is a rare musical treasure, showing Cajun music legends Iry LeJeune and Nathan Abshire very early in their careers. In 1955 LeJeune was tragically killed at the age of 26, leaving Abshire to carry on the Cajun accordion tradition. This image marks the musical kinship of two great Cajun artists. ZoomifyView »
Abshire, Nathan - Photograph - Nathan Abshire
Nathan Abshire is considered one of several important Cajun accordionists who helped re-popularize traditional Cajun music after World War II. Abshire's music embodied the old-time, traditionally crafted sound that returning Cajun GI's as well as the rest of the Cajun populace longed to hear. ZoomifyView »
Abshire, Nathan - Photograph - Nathan Abshire with Earl Demary's Musical Aces
This image was taken during the recording of Pine Grove Blues, one of Abshire's most famous studio sessions, after which he poses with Earl Demary's Musical Aces. From left to right: Earl Demary on guitar, Wilson Granger on fiddle, Eldridge "coon" Guidry on bass, unknown on drums, Nathan Abshire on accordion, and Ernest Thibodeaux on guitar. ZoomifyView »
Acadian barn at the Acadian Village and Tropical Gardens in Lafayette Louisiana in the 1970s.
A black-and-white photo, taken in the 1970s, of an Acadian (Cajun) barn at the Acadian Village and Tropical Gardens in Lafayette, Louisiana. Written on photo: “On Mouton Road, just south of La. 342. A number of Acadian dwelllings, churches and other antebellum buildings have been brought together here to represent an early 'Cajun' bayou village. A footpath leads to a sleepy bayou past the historic structures and through the Around-the-World Tropical Gardens. A giftshop offers Cajun crafts as well as books on the Acadians.” View »
Acadian family returning home.
A black-and-white photo, taken in the 1930s, of an Acadian family returning home via the bayou. The location within Louisiana is unknown. View »
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. View »
Acadian Weaver - Lithograph- Acadian or Cajun weaver working her loom
An Acadian or Cajun woman weaves fabric on her loom. ZoomifyView »
Accordion - Photograph - 8-key bisonoric diatonic accordion
A photograph of an 8-key bisonoric diatonic accordion. ZoomifyView »
