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Painting of interior scene in exhibit of Works Progress Administration artwork in New Orleans Louisiana in the 1930s
title
Painting of interior scene in exhibit of Works Progress Administration artwork in New Orleans Louisiana in the 1930s
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Art, Art exhibitions, Paintings, Women, Children, Interiors, Furniture
Date Issued
1930, 1939
Abstract
B/W photo of a painting, 1930s. Art Reproduction. Exhibit of WPA art, probably located within the Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. Woman and child relaxing in parlor.
Johnson Female Institute in New Orleans, 1840
title
Johnson Female Institute in New Orleans, 1840
Subject
Schools, Boarding schools, Women, Educational facilities, School superintendents, Private schools
Date Issued
1840-08-06
Abstract
Text, August 6, 1840. Article entitled: Johnson Female Institute at Donaldsonville. Description of a women's educational institute.The institution was founded by H. Johnson and the superintendent was Mrs. C.M. Thayer. This education entitled the young ladies to public confidence, French and music. Includes costs, semester schedules and terms of admittance.
Bookbinding project in Shreveport Louisiana in 1940
title
Bookbinding project in Shreveport Louisiana in 1940
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Bookbinding, Books, Women
Date Issued
1940-04-18
Abstract
B/W photo, April 18, 1940. WPA bookbinding project in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Older woman in Mardi Gras costume in New Orleans Louisiana in the 1940s
title
Older woman in Mardi Gras costume in New Orleans Louisiana in the 1940s
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Costumes, Mardi Gras, Flowers, Flower arrangements, Baskets, Women, Balustrades, Bonnets
Date Issued
1940, 1949
Abstract
B/W photo, 1940s. Women in flower costume during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Elderly woman in Louisiana in the 1930s
title
Elderly woman in Louisiana in the 1930s
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Clothing & dress, Women
Date Issued
1930, 1939
Abstract
B/W photo, 1930s. Elderly woman in Louisiana wearing a flower print dress.
Mrs. Mary Fried, a German Louisianian in the 1930s
title
Mrs. Mary Fried, a German Louisianian in the 1930s
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Women, Clothing & dress, Sugarcane
Date Issued
1930, 1939
Abstract
B/W photo, 1930s. Mrs. Mary Fried, a German Louisianian.
Mother Lena Scovotto of New Orleans in the 1930s
title
Mother Lena Scovotto of New Orleans in the 1930s
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Women, Dresses, Portraits, Posing
Date Issued
1930, 1939
Abstract
B/W photo, 1930s. Mother Lena Scovotto.
Mrs. Cummings at 900 Saint Andrew's Street in New Orleans in the 1930s
title
Mrs. Cummings at 900 Saint Andrew's Street in New Orleans in the 1930s
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Poverty, Women, Clothing & dress, Housing, Gates
Date Issued
1930, 1939
Abstract
B/W photo, 1930s. An elderly Mrs. Cummings at 900 St. Andrew's Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. This location was the government projects of New Orleans.
Woman in white dress standing in a doorway in the 1930s
title
Woman in white dress standing in a doorway in the 1930s
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, African Americans, Women
Date Issued
1930, 1939
Abstract
B&W photo, 1930s. African American woman in white dress standing in a doorway. Written on photo: "Negro woman posing for a picture." Location within Louisiana unknown.
Madame C. J. Walker dies in her home in Irvington on the Hudson, May 25, 1919
title
Madame C. J. Walker dies in her home in Irvington on the Hudson, May 25, 1919
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, African Americans, Women, Millionaires
Date Issued
1919-05-26
Abstract
Text. Madame C. J. Walker dies in her home in Irvington on the Hudson, May 25, 1919.
Two women commit suicide
title
Two women commit suicide
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Women, Suicides, African Americans
Date Issued
1930-04-12
Abstract
Text. Two negro women commit suicide. First of their sex to commit suicide in many years. Shreveport Times; April 12, 1930; p. 24, c. 5-6.
Concert saloons in New Orleans Louisiana in 1869.
title
Concert saloons in New Orleans Louisiana in 1869.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Bars, Barrooms, Bartenders, Music, Women, Waitresses, Poverty, Dancers, Dance halls, Entertainers, Noise pollution, Paintings, Alcoholic beverages, Beer, Wine, Whiskey, Law enforcement, Theaters, French Quarter (New Orleans, La.), Player pianos, Prostitution
Date Issued
1869-12-26
Abstract
Text, December 26, 1869. The Concert Saloons. Pretty Waiter Girls. What they do and what they drink in certain places. The Story of a "Beer Jerker". A Poet Wanted. Singing, Dancing, Drinking and Such Like. Concert saloons in New Orleans Louisiana in 1869. Descriptions of New Orleans dance halls, including an argument for the use of women as wait staff and performers at these venues. The houses are free of gambling but allow drinking and performed dances by women such as the Can-Can. A few establishments are described, the St. Nicholas, the Pavillion [sic], the Napoleon, the Bismarck, Wenger's and the Conclave. The article also includes a section dedicated to the female waitresses or "beer jerkers" who are predominately from St. Louis, Missouri and Cincinnati, Ohio. They are not prostitutes and do not sell sex but claim to make a living from working behind the bar. Published in the New Orleans Republican.
There are feelings of Exasperation from respectable women over quadroon relationships with gentlemen
title
There are feelings of Exasperation from respectable women over quadroon relationships with gentlemen
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Mulattoes, Women, Plantation owners, Balls (Parties), Rich people
Date Issued
1841-04-18
Abstract
Text. There are feelings of Exasperation from respectable women over quadroon relationships with gentlemen. Weekly Crescent City; April 18, 1841; p. 1, c. 3.
Blackberry street vendor in Louisiana circa 1940
title
Blackberry street vendor in Louisiana circa 1940
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Baskets, Street vendors, Fruit, Berries, Women
Date Issued
1940, 1949
Abstract
B/W photo, circa 1940. The "blackberry woman", a street vendor. Woman selling blackberries on the street.
Canoeing on City Park Lake in Baton Rouge Louisiana in the 1940s
title
Canoeing on City Park Lake in Baton Rouge Louisiana in the 1940s
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Canoes, Boats, Canoeists (Sports), Women, Lakes & ponds
Date Issued
1940, 1949
Abstract
B/W photo, 1940s. Canoeing on City Park Lake in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Margaret Haughery monument in New Orleans Louisiana in the 1930s
title
Margaret Haughery monument in New Orleans Louisiana in the 1930s
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Women, Orphans, Monuments & memorials, Historical markers
Date Issued
1930, 1939
Abstract
B/W photo, 1930s. Margaret Monument. Margaret Haughery 1813-1882. Margaret Haughery worked with New Orleans orphans. Written on photo: Said to be the first monument erected to a woman in the United States; honors the memory of Margaret Haugherty, a baker women who devoted her life to the orphans of New Orleans, particularly of the institution pictured in the background of this picture.
Students at Louisiana State University studying physics and math in Baton Rouge Louisiana in 1938
title
Students at Louisiana State University studying physics and math in Baton Rouge Louisiana in 1938
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.), Universities & colleges, Education, Students, Mathematics, Physics, Women
Date Issued
1938-02-21
Abstract
B/W photo, February 21, 1938. Louisiana State University Physics and Math Building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Female physics and math students in science class at LSU. One of several buildings erected by WPA under the school's expansion program. Construction started: 12/18/1936. Construction completed: 8/4/1937.
Mrs. Jennie Green Mcdonald at her New Orleans home in the 1930s
title
Mrs. Jennie Green Mcdonald at her New Orleans home in the 1930s
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Women, Clothing & dress, Aprons, Dwellings, Seating furniture, Gliders (Outdoor furniture), Outdoor furniture, Streets
Date Issued
1930, 1939
Abstract
B/W photo, 1930s. Mrs. Jennie Green Mcdonald, 419 Adele Street, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Woman swims to safety during steamboat disaster in 1855.
title
Woman swims to safety during steamboat disaster in 1855.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Steamboat accidents, Drowning, Swimming, Women
Date Issued
1855-12-01
Abstract
Text, December 1, 1855. A Woman Swimming the Mississippi. Published by the Daily Comet. Woman swims to safety during steamboat disaster. The wife of Captain Castleman is heralded for swimming to shore, all other women drowned, never learning how to swim.
Trends and reflections on the balconies of New Orleans in 1841.
title
Trends and reflections on the balconies of New Orleans in 1841.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Balconies, Paints & varnishes, Women, Decorations
Date Issued
1841-11-26
Abstract
Text, November 26, 1841. Balconies. Trends and reflections on the balconies of New Orleans, Louisiana. Where the trend was to paint the balconies white, it is now to paint them green. Published in the Daily Crescent City.

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