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Fishing at Cow Pen Bayou Louisiana in the 1970s
title
Fishing at Cow Pen Bayou Louisiana in the 1970s
Subject
Fishing, Boats, Bayous
Date created ms
1970, 1979
Abstract
B&W photo, 1970s. Cow Pen Bayou. Located near Jonesville, Louisiana. Written on photo: Cow Pen Bayou, a small semi-developed recreation area, is unique in that boat motors are not allowed. Scenic Cow Pen Bayou is a beautiful stream with excellent fishing and natural beauty, particularly in the cypress trees along shore. An angler here may enjoy fishing and complete serenity.
Children reading at the grand opening of the Catahoula parish library in Harrisonburg Louisiana in 1949
title
Children reading at the grand opening of the Catahoula parish library in Harrisonburg Louisiana in 1949
Subject
Libraries, Public libraries, Dedications, Children
Date created ms
1949-06-23
Abstract
B&W photo, June 23, 1949. Catahoula Parish Library. Children reading at the dedication. Harrisonburg, La.
Roadside improvements and erosion control along State Highway Number 15 in Louisiana in 1941
title
Roadside improvements and erosion control along State Highway Number 15 in Louisiana in 1941
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Progress photographs, Dirt roads, Trees, Roads
Date Issued
1941-04-15
Abstract
B/W photo, April 15, 1941. Deer Creek-Sicily Island Highway. Roadside improvements and erosion control along State Highway Number 15 between Deer Creek and Sicily Island are underway by WPA workers assigned to the statewide highway project.
Flooded home near Jonesville, Louisiana at 1937.
title
Flooded home near Jonesville, Louisiana at 1937.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Floods, Dwellings
Date Issued
1937-02-15
Abstract
B/W photo, February 15, 1937. Home under water by Black River near Jonesville, Louisiana.
Archeologists from the WPA excavating Indian mound in Catahoula Parish in 1939
title
Archeologists from the WPA excavating Indian mound in Catahoula Parish in 1939
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Digging, Excavation, Archaeological sites, Archaeology
Date Issued
1939-01-19
Abstract
B/W photo, January 19, 1939. WPA archeology project. WPA archeologists excavating Indian mound in Catahoula Parish.
Louisiana contributes block of stone to be used in the Washington Monument in Washington D.C., from 1850.
title
Louisiana contributes block of stone to be used in the Washington Monument in Washington D.C., from 1850.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Monument builders, Monuments & memorials, Quarrying, United States. President (1789-1797 : Washington), Washington, George, 1732-1799, Stone carving, Sculptors
Date Issued
1850-05-05
Abstract
Text, May 5, 1850. Louisiana's Block of Stone for the Washington Monument. Published in the Daily Picayune. Louisiana contributes block of stone to be used in the Washington Monument in Washington D.C., from 1850. The stone was taken from Catahoula Parish. The design and stone's carving were completed by William Forshey.
Refugee camps for white victims of the 1937 flood near Harrisburg, Louisiana.
title
Refugee camps for white victims of the 1937 flood near Harrisburg, Louisiana.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Refugees, Refugee camps, Floods, Natural disasters, Cabins
Date Issued
1937-02-15
Abstract
B/W photo, February 15, 1937. Refugee camps for white victims of the 1937 flood near Harrisburg, Louisiana.
Cutting fire wood at a WPA-built refugee camp for victims of the 1937 flood in Harrisonburg, Louisiana
title
Cutting fire wood at a WPA-built refugee camp for victims of the 1937 flood in Harrisonburg, Louisiana
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Refugees, Refugee camps, Children, Boys, Disaster victims, Fuelwood
Date Issued
1937-02-14
Abstract
B/W photo, February 14, 1937. Young boys cutting fire wood at a WPA-built refugee camp for victims of the 1937 flood in Harrisonburg, Louisiana.
Cypress trees at Cow Pen Bayou near Jonesville Louisiana in the 1970s
title
Cypress trees at Cow Pen Bayou near Jonesville Louisiana in the 1970s
Subject
Bayous, Recreation, Fishing, Boats
Date created ms
1970, 1979
Abstract
B&W photo, circa 1970s. Cow Pen Bayou. Near Jonesville, Louisiana. Written on photo: This small semi-developed recreation area is unique in that boats with motors are not allowed. Scenic Cow Pen Bayou offers excellent fishing.
1937 Flood Refugee Camps
title
1937 Flood Refugee Camps
Subject
Floods, Flood control, Levees, Refugees, Refugee camps, Mississippi River, Disaster relief, Louisiana Flood of 1937, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1937
Abstract
Text, 1937. During the flood of 1937, the National Red Cross cared for thousands of displaced people in several Louisiana parishes.
Flood control in the Mississippi Valley flood control project [1937]
title
Flood control in the Mississippi Valley flood control project [1937]
Subject
Floods, Flood control, Levees, Mississippi River, Louisiana Flood of 1937, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1937-01-05
Abstract
Text, January 5, 1937. Description for plans for flood control as a result of the Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928 (after the Louisiana flood of 1927).
Archeologists from the WPA excavating Indian mound in Catahoula Parish in 1939
title
Archeologists from the WPA excavating Indian mound in Catahoula Parish in 1939
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Digging, Excavation, Archaeological sites, Archaeology, Skeletons
Date Issued
1939-01-19
Abstract
B/W photo, January 19, 1939. WPA archeology project. WPA archeologists excavating Indian mound in Catahoula Parish.
Portrait of Louisiana Representative Daniel Richey in 1976
title
Portrait of Louisiana Representative Daniel Richey in 1976
Subject
Government officials, Legislators, Men, Portraits, Richey, Daniel
Date created ms
1976-03-08
Abstract
B&W photo, March 8, 1976. Portrait of Louisiana Representative Daniel Richey. House: 1976-1980 (Catahoula Parish, Concordia Parish, Franklin Parish).
Librarian Essae Culver speaking at the grand opening of the Catahoula parish library in Harrisonburg Louisiana in 1949
title
Librarian Essae Culver speaking at the grand opening of the Catahoula parish library in Harrisonburg Louisiana in 1949
Subject
Libraries, Public libraries, Dedications, Public speaking, Culver, Essae Martha, 1882-1973, Bertrand, Henry W., Jr, Brown, W.E
Date created ms
1949-06-23
Abstract
B&W photo, June 23, 1949. Catahoula Parish Library. Essae Culver, Henry Bertrand, Jr. and Mayor W.E. Brown at the opening of the Catahoula Parish Library in Harrisonburg, La.
Excavation of Indian mound in Catahoula Parish in 1939
title
Excavation of Indian mound in Catahoula Parish in 1939
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Archaeology, Archaeological sites, Excavation, Indigenous peoples
Date Issued
1939-01-19
Abstract
B/W photo, January 19, 1939. Archeology project. WPA archeologists excavating Indian mound in Catahoula Parish.
Archeologists excavating Indian mound in Catahoula Parish in 1939.
title
Archeologists excavating Indian mound in Catahoula Parish in 1939.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Archaeology, Archaeological sites, Skeletons
Date Issued
1939-10-19
Abstract
B/W photo, January 19, 1939. WPA archeologists excavating skeleton within Indian mound in Catahoula Parish.
WPA built refugee camps for white victims of the 1937 flood in Harrisonburg, Louisiana
title
WPA built refugee camps for white victims of the 1937 flood in Harrisonburg, Louisiana
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Refugee camps, Segregation, Disaster victims, Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
Date Issued
1937-02-15
Abstract
B/W photo, February 15, 1937. WPA built refugee camps for white victims of the 1937 flood. Former site of the Civilian Conservation Corps, CCC, camps in Harrisonburg, Louisiana.
Archeologists excavating an Indian mound in Catahoula Parish in 1939
title
Archeologists excavating an Indian mound in Catahoula Parish in 1939
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Archaeology, Archaeological sites, Excavation, Indigenous peoples
Date Issued
1939-01-19
Abstract
B/W photo, January 19, 1939. Archeology project in which WPA archeologists are excavating an Indian mound in Catahoula Parish.
Catahoula Parish Louisiana [1936]
title
Catahoula Parish Louisiana [1936]
Subject
Cities & towns, History, County government, Sightseers, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1936-05-21
Abstract
Text, May 21, 1936. History, description, government, and points of interest in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.
Flood Control [1937]
title
Flood Control [1937]
Subject
Floods, Flood control, Levees, Mississippi River, Louisiana Flood of 1937, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1937-03-31
Abstract
Text, March 31, 1937. The control of waters during the 1937 flood proved the success of flood plans put into effect as a result of the Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928 (after the Louisiana flood of 1927).

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