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19484638St. Louis Mo 1948. Good plus. 40pp. Original yellow wrappers printed in red and black. Some uneven sunning a few ink notations moderate dust-soiling and edge wear to wrappers soft central vertical crease throughout. Minor dust-soiling to most of text a few ink notations. The official souvenir program for the 1948 national convention of the Imperial Council Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine an African-American shriner's organization. The program begins with a Foreword by the group's Imperial Potentate Raymond E. Jackson followed by photographic portraits of the Imperial Council portraits of the women of the Imperial Court greetings and notices with photographic portraits from dozens of chapters and two pages of greetings from the Grand Chapter of Missouri. The two-page centerfold prints the schedule of events for the convention which took place from August 15-20 and included dozens of sessions run by the Imperial Council and Court as well as the Heroines of Jericho Eastern Stars and Royal Arch Masons. Among the more casual events held during the convention were a "Shriners Bathing Suit & Talent Pageant" held in Kiel Auditorium a baseball game at Sportsman's Park and a tour of the Anheuser-Busch brewery. The last half of the program as well as the inside rear cover and back cover are comprised of advertisements from local Black-owned businesses and those who catered to the Black community. unknown
5549Monroe La 1991. Very good. Two large folio scrapbooks: First scrapbook: 63 leaves illustrated with seventy-seven original photographs plus numerous programs certificates newspaper clippings including many photographically illustrated and other ephemeral items. Large square folio. Contemporary green cloth with white vinyl laid down to boards the front board titled with green wooden raised letters reading "The Monroe-Grambling Chapter of The Links Inc." Two letters missing as indicated by brackets above and a few chipped. Minor wear and soiling to covers. Occasional dust-soiling to contents but generally sound and clean. Second scrapbook: 8 leaves illustrated with nine original photographs plus several programs and numerous photographically-illustrated newspaper clippings all pages with hand-painted chains "linking" the scrapbook elements. Large tall folio. Handmade binding composed of large white artist's canvas panels duct-taped together along spines. Minor wear and dust soiling. An extraordinary pair of large-format lovingly-composed scrapbooks produced to document the history and achievements of the Monroe-Grambling chapter of the Links Incorporated a local Louisiana chapter of a notable national service organization comprised of and dedicated to supporting African-American women. According to a printed notice on the first page of the earlier scrapbook: "This book is intended to trace the history of the Monroe-Grambling Chapter of the Links Incorporated and to highlight a selected number of achievements." <br /> <br /> The compilers of the scrapbooks document the group's activities through original photographs ephemeral items such as programs certificates and documents and a legion of newspaper clippings most of which also picture members of the group. The contents are then artfully arranged with scrapbook elements such as ribbon construction paper frames manuscript headings and so forth. The ephemera in both scrapbooks include officer lists and event programs for chapter meetings banquets youth service events and so forth. The scrapbooks memorialize highlights of the Monroe chapter from its founding in 1973 through 1991. The scrapbooks memorialize the chapter's first meeting initiations from various years the chapter presidents service and volunteer events youth pageants arts festivals workshops namely the Beautillion Workshop over different years and more. The great majority of these moments are captured in original photographs or photographically-illustrated newspaper clippings.<br /> <br /> In general the Links Incorporated's volunteer efforts center around youth global awareness and the arts for which the chapter was recognized by numerous other organizations evidenced by the run of certificates near the end of the first scrapbook received from Grambling State University some of the school's Greek chapters the Monroe Mayor's Commission on the Needs of Women and Women in the Mainstream the Girl Scouts Carver Elementary School and more. The first scrapbook ends with a long run of pages celebrating "Individual Achievement" by various member as well as a few pages of "Connecting Links" to prominent local citizens including Grambling State's legendary head football coach Eddie Robinson.<br /> <br /> The second scrapbook picks up where the first leaves off documenting chapter activities for 1990 and 1991 but is much shorter. This second scrapbook includes material similar to the first but also a page dedicated to Founder's Day nine original photographs and the "Cultural Programme" from a chapter event titled "A Tribute to the Black Woman" and two programs for events during Black Heritage Month including one honoring the aforementioned Coach Eddie Robinson "the 'winningest' coach in football history".<br /> <br /> According to the organization's website: "The Links Incorporated is an international not-for-profit corporation established in 1946. The membership consists of more than 17000 professional women of African descent in 299 chapters located in 41 states the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and the United Kingdom. It is one of the nation's oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of extraordinary women who are committed to enriching sustaining and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry. The outstanding programming of The Links Incorporated has five facets which include Services to Youth The Arts National Trends and Services International Trends and Services and Health and Human Services. The programs are implemented through strategies such as public information and education economic development and public policy campaigns." These five facets are all represented in the present scrapbooks.<br /> <br /> A fabulous pair of substantial and informative scrapbooks documenting almost two decades of activities and achievements of a vital Louisiana chapter of a highly-regarded African-American women's organization. The Links Incorporated is still going strong today; as recently as 2022 the organization awarded a million-dollar grant to the Obama Presidential Center. unknown
19594635Shreveport La 1959. Very good. 8pp. Original printed wrappers stapled. Minor toning around the edges short split to spine. A very rare if not unrecorded African American religious pamphlet from Jim Crow Louisiana. This revised constitution was printed to govern the Thirteenth District Missionary Baptist Association in Shreveport in 1959. The purpose of the organization is "to promote and support Home and Foreign Missions contribute to Christian Education to develop and maintain Christian Unity and to give AID to struggling churches also to foster Charitable Institutions." The constitution provides rules for membership officers the duties of officers meetings departments within the association the presbytery and more. No copies listed in OCLC. unknown
19654642Shreveport La 1965. Good. 64pp. Original pictorial light blue wrappers printed in dark blue stapled. Text printed in blue. Moderate staining and soiling to wrappers and text minor insect damage to wrappers. An unrecorded program celebrating the anniversary and the dedication of a new building for the African-American-owned J.S. Williams Funeral Home & Burial Association in Louisiana. Williams is described on the front wrapper as "Shreveport's Oldest Negro Business." The celebration took place Sunday April 11 1965 and the program includes a schedule of events for the day. The present work contains a history of the business portraits of the company's embalmers and other staff memorial messages addressed to some deceased former employees and more. Most of the work is taken up with advertisements largely from the African-American community in and around Shreveport. The advertisers include other Black churches local African-American schools like George Washington Carver High School organizations such as the Supreme Colored Helpers Society of America and the Colored Association of Louisiana and businesses including Booker T. Washington Nursing Home Shreveport Mutual Funeral Home and the Mays Printing Company. The wealth of ads practically add up to a de facto African-American community directory of contemporary Shreveport. We could locate no other copies of this work in OCLC or elsewhere. unknown
19694641Shreveport La 1969. Fair. 64pp. Original pictorial green wrappers stapled. Substantial chipping to bottom edge throughout mostly marginal but costing some words on the first sixteen pages noticeable staining to wrappers and bottom margin throughout center two leaves detached. An unrecorded program for an African-American church in Shreveport that doubles as a program for the December 14 1969 performance of "The Heavenly Troubadours." As with other church programs of the time and place the present example includes information on various church groups often illustrated with photographs greetings and congratulatory messages from church and community members and advertisements for local businesses. No copies in OCLC. A roughly-preserved example but priced accordingly. unknown
195512990New Orleans 1955. Photo-illustrated trade card 2.75 x 6.25 inches. Minor edge wear and toning horizontal crease some biopredation to bottom and right portions costing a handful of letters. Good condition. An extraordinary survival from Jim Crow Louisiana advertising the New Patterson Hotel in New Orleans owned and operated by John Robert Patterson. The hotel was the first African American-owned hotel in New Orleans and became one of the most popular during the Green Book era of African American travel. The hotel was located at two different addresses during its years of operation in which it was routinely listed in the annual publication of The Negro Traveler's Green Book. The present trade card emanates from the hotel's second location at 1815 Bienville Avenue where the hotel moved in 1954 or 1955; the hotel is listed at its first address on Rampart Street in the 1954 edition and the Bienville location by the time of the Green Book's 1955 edition.<br /> <br /> The trade card features two small photographs. At left is an image of the hotel itself with some promotional slogans beneath reading "One of America's Finest Colored Hotels and 'New Orleans Most Discriminating'" and "The 'Very' Best Place to Sleep Away from Home." The right side of the card prints a portrait of J.R. Patterson who is touted for his "Years of Business Experience in Successful Service" and "Nationally and Internationally Known." The center of the card prints information about the hotel located "In the Heart of Downtown New Orleans Close to Everything" offering "Rooms With Baths" and "Hot and Cold Running Water in Each Room" and with the address and phone number at bottom. The card is similar to the regular newspaper advertisement for the hotel printed in The Louisiana Weekly from 1956 to 1965. We could locate no other copies of this striking trade card for an important African American hotel in New Orleans founded owned and operated by a notable local businessman. unknown
19754636Shreveport La 1975. Very good. 36pp. Original cream pictorial wrappers printed in blue stapled. Text printed in blue. Minor wear and some soiling to wrappers. A few blue pen marks to wrappers and a few text pages. An unrecorded program for a bass baritone performance by Reverend John D.V. Hamilton Jr. hosted by the Shreveport chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. The program includes the schedule of events for the night of the performance which took place at the Shreveport Convention Theatre on September 21 1975 but also includes much more information on the African American community of the area. The program is profusely illustrated with photographs of sorority members Hamilton himself local Black political candidates and more and includes lists of the Blue Revue Committee the chapter members a biographical sketch of Hamilton and much more. In addition the work contains a great many well wishes from various parties and numerous advertisements for local businesses serving the Black community in Shreveport such as the Shreveport Sun newspaper the Benevolent Life Insurance Company Armanda's Beauty Salon J.S. Williams & Son Funeral Home and many others. Hamilton's musical performances included pieces by Handel Tchaikovsky Rodgers and Hammerstein Gershwin and one of his own compositions as part of a section of songs called "God in the Black Experience." We could locate no other copies of this program in OCLC or elsewhere. unknown
19694640Shreveport La 1969. Very good. Three programs: 48; 32; 306pp. each bound in yellow wrappers stapled. Mostly minor wear some dust-soiling a few stray ink marks one ownership signature. Overall a nice group. A trio of souvenir programs memorializing various events at Shreveport's J.S. Clark Junior High School beginning in the Jim Crow years and ending at the close of the 1960s. The earliest program was issued at the dedication ceremony for the new school in 1959. It features the speakers for the day including J.S. Clark himself group photographs of the faculty and various staff departments a list of patrons and more. The preponderance of the work is comprised of advertisements for local businesses and congratulatory messages from community members. Laid into this program is a printed letter from the day of the dedication with further information about the school. The second and third programs present here were issued to celebrate the school's annual homecoming both in October in 1967 and 1969 respectively. Each program is illustrated on the front cover with a photograph of football players. Each program contains information and sometimes images of the school its faculty the football team the Homecoming court and more with team rosters. As with the earlier dedication ceremony program these works contain numerous advertisements and well wishes from the larger community. The abundance of advertisements within these three programs provides a valuable source for studying the population of commercial and private supporters of the Black community in midcentury Shreveport. Also the programs are important as representations of the slow process of school desegregation in Louisiana specifically Shreveport. The school system in Shreveport did not fully integrate until after the Alexander v. Holmes County case in 1969 in which integration was ordered by the Supreme Court immediately no longer with "all deliberate speed. unknown
19265509Shreveport: The Service Print Shop July 1926. Good. Broadside 12 x 6 inches. Old folds small chip to upper corner noticeable soiling and staining. An unrecorded broadside advertising a membership drive for the Damon Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias of the Universe in Shreveport Louisiana in the midst of the Roaring Twenties. The text asks "Do you want to join a Good Lodge" before asserting that this present membership drive is a unique opportunity: "The doors are opened for you that will never be opened again." The text then relays the price for membership $3.50 and then fifty cents per month and details some of the potential benefits of joining the Knights: "We Pay $3 Per Week Sick Benefit $50 Burial and a $300 Policy." The broadside is signed in type at the bottom by B.L. McElroy Grand Chancellor of the Damon Grand Lodge. Interestingly the Damon Lodge was located 10511/2 Texas Avenue in Shreveport; the present broadside was printed by the Service Print Shop on the same street at 1009 Texas Avenue. As such the print shop was most likely a Black-owned-and-operated enterprise. Another interesting note -- near the bottom several individuals are named as contacts for prospective new members mainly pastors and doctors; most of these men also reside or work on Texas Avenue. A decidedly ephemeral and hyper-local advertisement for a Shreveport lodge of the Knights of Pythias with no copies in OCLC or anywhere we could think to check. The Service Print Shop, July unknown
193114390Minden LA 1931. Very Good. Minden LA: 1931. Original black and white photograph 15.5x25.5cm. depicting the girls' basketball team alongside their coach Mr. Russ each player identified in ink manuscript along bottom of image. Photograph slightly curled with very small flaw at bottom of image else Very Good overall. Misidentifying manuscript label mounted to verso identifying the team in "Shreveport LA / Circa 1947 / Washington ".<br /> <br /> The label is a red herring misdating and misplacing the photograph sixteen years late and thirty miles west. The center player holds a basketball dated '31 nineteen years before Booker T. Washington High School was founded. The school almost certainly is Webster High School in Minden Louisiana thirty miles east. The building in the background and the women's slightly mismatching uniforms conform to those depicted in W.L.G. Abney's 1950s booklet "The History of Webster High School." Indeed the simple whitewashed wooden structure sitting on a brick pile foundation appears to be either the back of the dormitory or the newly-completed library the ground still unpaved dirt. <br /> <br /> The story of the founding of Webster High School less than ten years earlier in 1922 displays the dedication and financial burden of a Black community in the heart of the Jim Crow South. According to Abney's history a Colored Board of Trustees comprised of members of the community first set out to find a suitable site for a new school settling on a piece of land "owned and occupied as a home by one of Minden's colored citizens Mr. Henry Harris who was perfectly happy there and had no desire to sell." Abney glosses over the displacement of Harris but the site was secured and approved by the White Parish board "with the understanding that the colored people themselves would have to make substantial financial contribution if they were to secure this site because no money had been budgeted for the cause at that time." Indeed by 1931 the list of state-sponsored schools in Louisiana for White and Black students was sixty-eight to four. Webster was not one of those four schools. <br /> <br /> As Abney's history delineates however the money was raised by the community through the leadership and outreach of the Colored Board of Trustees and by 1931 a library had been erected and numerous sports teams active. The date is also significant as it coincides with the founding of two of the first all-Black all-women's professional basketball clubs the Philadelphia Tribune Girls and the Chicago Romas. Perhaps these pioneering teams inspired the formation of Webster High School's girls' basketball team. In any case the members listed are as follows: Coach Mr. Russ Tena Lowery Hazel Garrett Willie Stewart B. Green M. Ford Bran Watson M. Gafford E. McCorey Ella B. Gafford Lorscie Henry and Louella Ruffin. unknown
192140729Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1921. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare original coastal survey of the Northern Gulf coast from Florida to Louisiana encompassing Panama City Rosemary Beach Seaside Grayton Destin Pensacola Gulf Shores Mobile Gulfport and the Mississippi Delta.<br/> <br/> Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of the Gulf coasts of Florida Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana and an important historical view of the developing states. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
190840737Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1908. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare original coastal survey of the Gulf coasts of Florida Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana including the Keys Fort Myers Sarasota Tampa Panama City Destin Pensacola Gulf Shores Mobile Biloxi Gulfport New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta.<br/> <br/> Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of the coasts Florida Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana along the Gulf of Mexico and an important historical view of the developing states. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
193163793New Orleans LA: New Orleans Association of Commerce 1931. 4to. 16 pp unpaginated. photo illustrated throughout double-page centerfold colour pictorial map. Self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers Art Deco wraparound cover art minor shelfwear creasing at spine slight edgewear still VG bright copy. Fourth printing of this unusually scarce land promotion and pictorial map extolling the advantages of New Orleans port facilities manufacturing and distribution hubs as well as historic travel amenities and recreational opportunities. The pictorial centerfold map depicts sites such as the parks country clubs race track grain banana and coffee terminals as well as a nice inset map of the French Quarter or “Vieux Carre.†Worldcat locates 1 copy UCLA. [New Orleans Association of Commerce, paperback
182788857New Orleans: A.T. Penniman & Co 1827-29. First Edition. First printing. Two octavo volumes. Early straight-grained morocco over marbled boards; gilt spine-titles; pp. lxxxiii 364; iii--xv 429pp. Half-titles present. Rubbing to board edges and spine ends with heavier rubbing at crowns and board corners; foxing generally mild more conspicuous but not obtrusive to a few gatherings in each volume. A well-preserved example in an attractive early binding Very Good. With ownership signature to both volumes of John T. Ludeling see note. <br /> <br /> A desirable copy of this early keystone work of Louisiana history. Author François-Xavier Martin 1762-1846 born in France emigrated to North Carolina around 1783 establishing himself first as a printer and then after reading law as a legal scholar and jurist. He entered politics in 1806 and in 1809 was appointed to be the first Attorney General of the newly-acquired Territory of Orleans. As an eye witness to and active protagonist in the legal establishment of the state of Louisiana in 1812 Martin was in a unique position to pen the current history. Though the work was never a popular success - possibly due to Martin's stilted legalistic style which resulted in a work described by his contemporary Charles Gayarré as "lifeless as the minutes and records of proceedings in a court of justice" - subsequent historians have praised the History as for example ".one of the best examinations of the judicial structure from the colonial period to the early nineteenth century. Martin's History of Louisiana has withstood the test of time becoming not only a useful secondary source but also an important primary document." see Mark F. Fernandez From Chaos to Continuity : The Evolution of Louisiana's Judicial System 1712-1862. Baton Rouge: 2001.<br /> <br /> In addition to serving as Louisiana's first Attorney General Martin served for a decade 1836-46 as Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court a fact that lends special interest to this copy of the History which bears the ownership markings of John Theodore Ludeling 1827-1891. Ludeling a prominent Louisiana-born lawyer and jurist just one generation removed from Martin would serve as the Court's Chief Justice from 1868-1877 - and no doubt would have approached the current work with special interest as both a primer on the State's early legal history as well as the product of a distinguished direct predecessor. A notable and well-preserved copy of an uncommon work. SABIN 44871. HOWES M-332. A.T. Penniman & Co unknown
62249LOUISIANA NATIVE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Address of the Louisiana Native American Association to the Citizens of Louisiana and the Inhabitants of the United States. New-Orleans: Printed by D. Felt & Co. 1839. 1st ed. 20pp. Removed. Light scattered foxing and toning else very good. On the subject of foreign naturalization in the United States. unknown
18616313Baton Rouge: J.M. Taylor 1861. About very good. 7pp. Disbound. Minor edge wear small dampstains at lower right corner. Minor tanning and faint foxing. Scarce report for the Vicksburg Shreveport and Texas Railroad issued in the same month that Louisiana seceded from the United States. This edition details the construction completed up to January 1861 and encourages the state legislature to continue funding the project given the context of secession -- "Event are beginning to justify the policy of the State in extending aid to the full extent of Constitutional ability to the various railroads with its boundaries. As a means of military defense this road is of great importance to the state. If any emergency should make it necessary to concentrate a body of armed men in any of the parishes on the Mississippi the citizen-soldiers from the more populous upland parishes may be carried over it from Monroe in a few hours." OCLC notes several institutions with small runs of this report but most seem to lack this January 1861 issue. J.M. Taylor unknown
18324161New Orleans: June 30 1832. Good. 3pp. on a single folded sheet addressed on verso of second leaf. Old mailing folds minor foxing tiny hole in second leaf from removal of wax seal costing a couple of words significant fading to text. An informative and content-rich manuscript letter from Abner Phelps a transplanted New Englander living in antebellum New Orleans written to Phelps's school fellow and close friend Gilman Marston later a Civil War Union General and U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. Abner Phelps is a notable but still somewhat obscure historical figure in the lore of New Orleans and San Francisco. He worked as a lawyer in both cities and served in the Mexican-American War before moving to California during the early Gold Rush. He and his wife built a house in San Francisco in 1850 that retains their name and is considered to be among the oldest private residences in California. In the present letter Phelps describes his experiences after moving to New Orleans first taking a job teaching school "from six in the morning till nine in the evening. Very few of my scholars speak English but only French and Spanish. I have a hard task as they are very ungovernable fellows. I shall however relinquish this employment in the fall and commence the practice of law." The temperature had already risen to ninety-six degrees and "most of the northern merchants have left the city" for the summer leaving the streets to "appear desolate and forsaken." He had already suffered from Yellow Fever and comments that "I now consider myself acclimated" to the unhealthy climate though "I am not without apprehensions for my health."<br /> <br /> Phelps then offers a hint about why he would be willing seventeen years later to join the Gold Rush to California. He had found "the advantages of traveling.much greater than I had anticipated" having "corrected" some of his opinions and prejudices and "given me a better acquaintance with all the intricacies and varieties of the human character. I have spent some time in Mexico.a beautiful and interesting country" which he liked "much better than Louisiana" where the government left over from Spanish colonial days persisted in "sheltering despotism."<br /> <br /> Despite an abiding interest in the life of Abner Phelps by Judge William Newson - father of the current Governor of California - still little is known about this pioneering New Orleans and San Francisco lawyer. Several Phelps diaries are held by Tulane University but they do not begin until 1837 after he was settled in New Orleans as a lawyer and became known as a somewhat controversial politician. Interestingly the Phelps House in San Francisco was supposedly built first in New Orleans and then moved to the West Coast in pieces because Phelps's wife was homesick for Louisiana; this story is perhaps apocryphal but certainly fits the romantic nature of Phelps's far-flung life. The present letter appears to be the earliest known Phelps epistle written at the tender age of twenty-seven. . June 30 unknown
192041169Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1920. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare original coastal survey of the Barataria Bay area and includes Grand Isle Grand Terre Island and the Mississippi River.<br/> <br/> Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map of the Louisiana coastline is notable for the inclusion of Grand Isle the only inhabited barrier isle of Louisiana and of Barataria Bay which used to be frequented by pirates including Privateer Jean Lafitte. It is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of the Barataria Bay and an important historical view of the developing Louisiana. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
192041180Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1920. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Uncolored. A rare original coastal survey of Barataria Bay area and includes Grand Isle and other barrier islands Fifi island Grande Terre Island Port Fourchon and Terrebone Bay.<br/> <br/> Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map of the Louisiana coastline is notable for the inclusion of Grand Isle the only inhabited barrier isle of Louisiana and for the Barataria Bay which was frequented by many pirates including Privateer Jean Lafitte. It is worth noting how much of the geography has shifted in this delicate environment in the 100 years since this map was produced. It is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of the Barataria Bay Area and an important historical view of the developing Louisiana. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
767Folded lightly creased and soiled. Very good. JJA-250. <p>Louisiana Petroleum Company. Bill of Sale for Enrolled Vessell "Tempest" 1904.</p> <br /> <p>Partially printed document: Cat. No. 518. Bill of Sale of Enrolled Vessel. Louisiana Petroleum Company to Bluff City Towing Company. Steam Propeller Called the "Tempest". Dated April 29th 1904.</p> <br /> <p>Bifolium leaf measuring approx. 14 x 8.5 inches. 4pp. Signed by all relevant parties and stamped with the Louisiana state seal.</p> . unknown
192041172Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1920. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Uncolored. A rare original coastal survey of Caillou Bay area and including Isle Dernieres.<br/> <br/> Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map of the Louisiana coastline is notable for the inclusion of Isle Derniere which translates to "last island" the westernmost of a string of islands along the basin of the Mississippi. This 24 mile stretch of land was Louisiana's southernmost outpost of civilization: a resort island for the wealthy complete with hotels ballrooms carousels and summer homes until an unnamed hurricane in 1856 flattened the island killing hundreds and fragmenting Isle Dernier into five smaller islands: East Trinity Whiskey Raccoon and Wine. These new names are not noted on this map still notated as Isle Dernier. This map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of the Caillou Bay and an important historical view of the developing Louisiana. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
192041178Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1920. Nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Uncolored. A rare original coastal survey of Calcasieu Pass in the Cameron area and includes Calcasieu Light.<br/> <br/> Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map is notable for the inclusion of the Calcasieu Light the lighthouse in the pass which had been severely damaged in a hurricane in 1916. Thanks to a federal aid package this lighthouse was restored but in the year 1920 when this map was printed it was noted that the Calcasieu Light Station had rebuilt 1470 feet of walks boathouse and made numerous minor repairs to station. This map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of the Calcasieu Pass and an important historical view of the developing Louisiana. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
192041173Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1920. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare original coastal survey of the Texas-Louisiana border area from Sabine Pass to Calcasieu Lake and Pass and includes Mud Lake Holly Beach Johnson Bayou and Sabine National Wildlife Refuge.<br/> <br/> Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of the Texas-Louisiana southern border and an important historical view of the developing Louisiana. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
19014227New Orleans: A.M. Escudier Book and Job Printers 1901. About good. 19pp. Original printed front wrapper rear wrapper not present. Front wrapper a bit chipped and creased old adhesive repairs to closed tears bottom corner reinforced with tissue partially split along spine. Text block a bit toned foxed and creased. A seemingly unrecorded turn-of-the-20th century New Orleans imprint recording the founding and governing documents of the Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Association of the Sacred Heart of Mary of the Fifth District of New Orleans. The work contains the group's charter letters of support from various Louisiana officials the constitution and by-laws of the New Orleans chapter. The LCBA was organized in 1890 in Titusville Pennsylvania as a mutual aid society to provide insurance to women as most insurance companies of the time considered women uninsurable. The members of the association would pool their money together in order to cover various insurance needs as they arose from the membership. The group is actually still in operation today now known as the Loyal Christian Benefit Association. Though social action by Catholic women is more prevalent today it was uncommon in the 19th and early-20th century but the present group was strong-willed and often clashed with the hierarchy including some Bishops. No copies listed in OCLC. A.M. Escudier, Book and Job Printers unknown
188960663New York: Harper & Brothers 1889. 12mo. 6 204 pp. plus 4 pp. publisher’s ads. Brick-red decorated cloth coral and sea star Arts & Crafts motifs front cover & spine minor rubbing very minor bumping to head of spine couple corners still a VG bright copy from the library of Irving Brooks w/ Art Deco bookplate on front pastedown. First edition of this moody and striking novella the author’s first set against the backdrop of a young Creole girl who survived the 1856 Last Island Hurricane which destroyed the pleasure resort island including all of the structures. Hearn has designed the novella to detail the story of Chita a supposed orphan growing up in the family of a fisherman who later finds her survivor father. BAL 7918. Harper & Brothers, hardcover
