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Sunday afternoon in the French Market and French Quarter of New Orleans.
title
Sunday afternoon in the French Market and French Quarter of New Orleans.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, French Quarter (New Orleans, La.), Creoles, Indians of North America, Fraud, Quacks, Bands, Street vendors, Dentistry
Abstract
Text, date unknown. Old Customs of New Orleans. Author describes a Sunday afternoon in the French Market and French Quarter of New Orleans. Food, personalities and a charlatan dentist are described.
Description of the Firemen's Parade held on March 4th in New Orleans.
title
Description of the Firemen's Parade held on March 4th in New Orleans.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Fire fighters, Parades & processions, Community service, Fire stations, Fire engines & equipment, Horses, Children, Costumes
Abstract
Text, date unknown. Firemen's Parade. Description of the Firemen's Parade held on March 4th in New Orleans. The firemen were a volunteer organization at this time. .
Description of parties and soirees for teenagers, probably near the turn of the 19th century.
title
Description of parties and soirees for teenagers, probably near the turn of the 19th century.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Parties, Children's parties, Dancers, Dance floors, Dance parties, Shoes, Teenagers
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, date unknown. Parties or Soirees. Description of parties and soirees for teenagers, probably circa the turn of the 19th century, as remembered by the author in the 1930s.
Interview with ex-slave Frances Doby in 1940
title
Interview with ex-slave Frances Doby in 1940
Subject
Interviews, Slaves, Freedmen, African Americans, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1940-07
Abstract
Text, July, 1940. Interview with ex-slave Frances Doby. New Orleans, La. Actual title on document is: "Slave Tale"
Manners and requirements of refined ladies of the 1880s.
title
Manners and requirements of refined ladies of the 1880s.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Manners & customs, Etiquette, Women, Young adults, Manicuring, Grooming, Cosmetics & soap, Dressing & grooming equipment, Sewing, Underwear, Lingerie, Clothing & dress, Visiting, Visiting cards, French language
Date Issued
[193]
Abstract
Text, date unknown. Young Girls of the Eighties. Manners and requirements of refined ladies and their proteges of the 1880s. Probably written in the 1930s.
Memoirs of hunting and fishing in New Orleans in 1895, from 1930s.
title
Memoirs of hunting and fishing in New Orleans in 1895, from 1930s.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Hunting, Fishing, Fish, Fishing & hunting gear, Slingshots, Berries, Berry pickers, Fishermen, Spanish moss, African Americans, Palms, Crayfish, Squirrels
Date Issued
[193-], 1895
Abstract
Text, date unknown, circa 1930s. Fishing and Hunting. Memoirs of the author of hunting and fishing for crawfish, squirrels and other wild animals in New Orleans and Bayou St. John, circa 1895.
Descriptions of street vendors, hawkers and peddlers on the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana.
title
Descriptions of street vendors, hawkers and peddlers on the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Peddlers, Street vendors, City & town life, Ice cream & ices, Cookery, Food vendors, Merchants
Abstract
Text, date unknown. Street Vendors, Hawkers and Peddlers. Descriptions of street vendors, hawkers and peddlers on the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana. The author describes street personalities including the Belle Cala Woman, the cream cheese peddler, the praline vendor, the ice cream peddler Manessier, the waffle peddler and other non-food peddlers.
Religious ceremonies and social customs surrounding Lent in New Orleans circa 1930s.
title
Religious ceremonies and social customs surrounding Lent in New Orleans circa 1930s.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Religious services, Catholicism, Mardi Gras, Butter
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, circa 1930s. Lent in New Orleans. Lent in New Orleans by Michinard. Lent was kept strictly and devoutly; immediately following Mardi Gras day. The document is a description of the religious ceremonies and social customs surrounding Lent in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Translation of French songs and games.
title
Translation of French songs and games.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Songs, Folk songs, Games, Creoles
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, circa 1930s. Translation of French songs and games, probably of Creole origin.
Storm destroys Last Island, Louisiana in 1856.
title
Storm destroys Last Island, Louisiana in 1856.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Storms, Disasters, Death, Families, Steamboat accidents
Date Issued
1856-04-15
Abstract
Text, August 15, 1856. The Storm on the Gulf. Published in the Daily Delta. Storm destroys Last Island, Louisiana. Well known victims are described, including J.C. Beatty, Henry K. and Michel Landry.
History of Napoleon's death mask within New Orleans' family's furniture.
title
History of Napoleon's death mask within New Orleans' family's furniture.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Abstract
Text, date unknown. Napoleon's Death Mask. History of Napoleon's death mask within New Orleans' family's furniture. Information collected by a Mr. A Wogan, grandson of Major Louis Clerc George Gally, who supposedly owned the mask until his death.
Description of Mademoiselle Ford's Creole candy shop in New Orleans, Louisiana.
title
Description of Mademoiselle Ford's Creole candy shop in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Creoles, Candy, Confectioneries
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, circa 1930s. Candy Shop. Description of Mademoiselle Ford's Creole candy shop in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Description of popular styles and dealers of contemporary and antique furniture in New Orleans, Louisiana.
title
Description of popular styles and dealers of contemporary and antique furniture in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Furniture, Furnishings, Home furnishings stores, Upholstery, Interior decoration, Interiors, Seignouret, Francois, Mallard, Prudence
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, circa 1930s. Furniture. Description of popular styles and dealers of contemporary and antique furniture in New Orleans, Louisiana. The styles mentioned include: Seignouret, Rose Wood, Palissandie, Mallard, Louis the XVI,
Description of the activities surrounding the Maison Hospitaliere in the French Quarter of New Orleans circa 1888, from the 1930s.
title
Description of the activities surrounding the Maison Hospitaliere in the French Quarter of New Orleans circa 1888, from the 1930s.
Subject
French Quarter (New Orleans, La.), African Americans, Cookery, Baking, Fund raising, Aged persons, Charitable organizations, Charity, Assistance
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, circa 1930s. Le Maison Hospitaliere. Description of the activities surrounding the Maison Hospitaliere in the French Quarter of New Orleans circa 1888, as described by the author, from the 1930s. Le Maison Hospitaliere was created by Ernestine Wiltz-Bouny, Carolie Carrejolles and Mrs. Stephen Chalaron in 1879. The short article describes the culinary interests of Mrs. Bouny and her servant Celestin. Celestin cooked small foods and them peddled them in the French Quarter to raise money. Le Maison Hospitaliere was a haven for destitute aged women of aristocratic lineage.
Call to arms without government guaranty
title
Call to arms without government guaranty
Subject
Shouting, African Americans, Revolutionaries, Activists, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Abstract
Text. Several people in New Orleans were frightened by what they perceived to be a "call to arms" by African Americans around the 4th of July.
Description of fireplaces in homes of the past, including the dressing, ornaments and activities surrounding it.
title
Description of fireplaces in homes of the past, including the dressing, ornaments and activities surrounding it.
Subject
Fireplaces, Mantels, Chimneypieces, Creoles, Chimneys, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Abstract
Text, date unknown. About the Chimney - The Fire Place. Description of fireplaces in homes of the past, including the dressing, ornaments and activities surrounding it.
Original boundary of Louisiana
title
Original boundary of Louisiana
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Treaties, Boundaries, Louisiana
Date Issued
1838-07-26
Abstract
1838: Discusses land covered by a treaty in which Louisiana was ceded to the U.S. by France. Also discusses land forming the province of West Florida covered by the treaty between Spain and the U.S. executed in 1819. Discusses the treaty of St. Ildefonso which was never delivered to to France by Spain. Discusses rights, protests, and lack of protests over land amongst the U.S., France, and Spain.
Description of Sophie Seeuws's store in New Orleans, Louisiana.
title
Description of Sophie Seeuws's store in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Subject
Stores & shops, Clothing & dress, Hats, Lace, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, date uknown. "Mme. Sophie." Description of Sophie Seeuws's store in New Orleans, Louisiana. The store sold hats, laces and garments at expensive prices. Example prices are listed.
Mr. LeBeouf dreams to build bridge at location near Avondale Plantation in the 1800s, it is later built in the exact spot suggested.
title
Mr. LeBeouf dreams to build bridge at location near Avondale Plantation in the 1800s, it is later built in the exact spot suggested.
Subject
Plantations, Plantation owners, Waggaman, George Augustus, 1790-1843, Avondale Plantation, Bridges, Bridge construction, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
[193-]; [181-]
Abstract
Text, date unknown. The Prophecy of the Mississippi Bridge. Mr. LeBeouf dreams to build bridge at location near Avondale Plantation in the 1800s, it is later built in the exact spot suggested.
New Orleans custom of posting death notices on posts in the city.
title
New Orleans custom of posting death notices on posts in the city.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Death, Funeral rites & ceremonies, Horses, Funeral processions, Mirrors, Streets, Creoles, Coach drivers, Carriages & coaches
Abstract
Text, date unknown. A Custom. New Orleans custom of posting death notices on posts in the city. Other customs surrounding deaths are described as well.

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