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Texas & Pacific Railroad ticket office, Third Street, Baton Rouge.
title
Texas & Pacific Railroad ticket office, Third Street, Baton Rouge.
Subject
Texas & Pacific Railway, Photographs, Railroad companies, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Photographs, City and town life, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Photographs
Date created ms
1890, 1900
Name
Lytle, Andrew David, 1834-1917
Illinois Central Railroad Company wharves
title
Illinois Central Railroad Company wharves
Subject
Naval yards & naval stations, Railroad companies, Boat & ship industry, Piers & wharves, Ships
Date Issued
1979, 1983
Abstract
View of ships docked at the Illinois Central Railroad Company wharves.
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
title
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Subject
Railroad Avenue (Lake Charles, La.), Pictorial works, Railroad companies, Railroad cars, Southern Pacific Railroad Company, Facilities, Louisiana, Lake Charles
Date created ms
1968
Abstract
Flat bed railroad wagons and a small platform at 431 Railroad Avenue. Written on back of photo: "Old mail and baggage wagons about 135 years old. Stephanie Barnett 1968."
Railroads in Louisiana
title
Railroads in Louisiana
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Railroads, Construction, Railroad tracks, Railroad companies
Date Issued
1860-02-07
Abstract
Text, February 7, 1860. Status report of several different railroad lines being constructed or recently constructed in and around Louisiana.
Discussion of the terminus of the Attakapas and Mississippi River near New Orleans by N.J. Powell, in 1850.
title
Discussion of the terminus of the Attakapas and Mississippi River near New Orleans by N.J. Powell, in 1850.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Railroads, Railroad companies, Railroad construction & maintenance, Navigation, Bayous, Railroad tracks, Wetlands
Date Issued
1850-08-20
Abstract
Text, August 20, 1850. Attakapas and Mississippi Railroad. Published in the Daily Picayune. Discussion of the terminus of the Attakapas and Mississippi River near New Orleans by N.J. Powell. The various navigation routes through the area's bayous and cost estimates on its construction are included.
Attakapas Railroad in 1851.
title
Attakapas Railroad in 1851.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Railroads, Railroad companies, Railroad construction & maintenance, Navigation, Bayous, Railroad tracks, Wetlands
Date Issued
1851-01-26
Abstract
Text, January 26, 1851. The Attakapas Railroad. Published in the New Orleans Bee. Includes typist's note at end of article. Describes the discussion surrounding the development of the Attakapas Railroad. The geographic and monetary hurdles.
Series of articles from 1882 and 1883 concerning the railroad meeting of the Louisiana Central Railroad, the Mississippi Valley Railroad and the Texas & Pacific Railroad in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
title
Series of articles from 1882 and 1883 concerning the railroad meeting of the Louisiana Central Railroad, the Mississippi Valley Railroad and the Texas & Pacific Railroad in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Railroads, Railroad companies, Railroad construction & maintenance, Railroad tracks
Date Issued
1882-11-11, 1883-10-19
Abstract
Text, November 11, 1882; March 2, 1883; September 21, 1883; September 28, 1883; October 19, 1883. Series of articles from 1882 and 1883 concerning the railroad meeting of the Louisiana Central Railroad, the Mississippi Valley Railroad and the Texas & Pacific Railroad in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Published in the Weekly Truth.
Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Wharf
title
Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Wharf
Subject
Naval yards & naval stations, Boat & ship industry, Piers & wharves, Ships, Railroad companies
Date Issued
1979, 1983
Abstract
View of ships docked at the Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Wharf.
Morgan State Bank and Southern Pacific Railroad headquarters
title
Morgan State Bank and Southern Pacific Railroad headquarters
Subject
Architecture, Historic buildings, Banks, Railroad companies
Date Issued
1979, 1983
Abstract
Exterior view of a large two story stone building with six columns in the front. The building houses the Southern Pacific Railroad and Morgan State Bank.
Company dinner party
title
Company dinner party
Subject
Dinner parties, Dining tables, Eating & drinking, Railroad companies
Date Issued
1979, 1983
Abstract
View of a dinner party with several companies, showing the employees of Texas and Pacific Railway Company.
Description of the Opelousas Railroad in Southern Louisiana, beginning in New Orleans, terminating in Bayou Boeuf, from 1856.
title
Description of the Opelousas Railroad in Southern Louisiana, beginning in New Orleans, terminating in Bayou Boeuf, from 1856.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Railroads, Railroad construction & maintenance, Railroad companies, Railroad tracks, Sugar industry
Date Issued
1856-07-09
Abstract
Text, July 9, 1856. Description of the Opelousas Railroad in Southern Louisiana, beginning in New Orleans, terminating in Bayou Boeuf. The article discusses other area railroads, the completion of the route, the terrain the railroad covers, and the sugarcane crops in the surrounding area.
Religious-Tombs and Monuments-Court Houses-Commercial No. 30
title
Religious-Tombs and Monuments-Court Houses-Commercial No. 30
Subject
Architects, Architectural drawings, Buildings, Railroad companies, Watercolor drawings
Name
Freret, James
Abstract
Canal Street Elevation, A Block of Buildings for the Crescent City Railroad Company.
Religious-Tombs and Monuments-Court Houses-Commercial No. 31
title
Religious-Tombs and Monuments-Court Houses-Commercial No. 31
Subject
Architects, Architectural drawings, Buildings, Floor plans, Railroad companies, Watercolor drawings
Name
Freret, James
Abstract
[Canal Street] Elevation of A Block of Buildings for the Crescent City Railroad Company. Design includes building plans, front elevation, and street locations.
Watkins Bank and general offices of the K.C., W. & G. Railway
title
Watkins Bank and general offices of the K.C., W. & G. Railway
Subject
Architectural & site components, Louisiana, Lake Charles, Bank facilities, Railroad companies
Date created ms
1895
Abstract
Exterior of the bank and offices of the Kansas City, Western & Gulf railway on the southwest corner of Broad and Hodges Streets. J.B. Watkins built the building.
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