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Crosley School Jeep Campaign
Over the next few days, I will be posting some photos that we need help identifying. If you recognize anyone in the photos, come by the library on 18th or…
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Matchbook from the old Frances Hotel
This is another object from my collection. It is a matchbook from the Frances Hotel. It still has all of it’s matches! The slogan, “follow the Beacon” is a reference…
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Collens Pharmacy Token
This is a token in my personal collection from the old Collens Five Points Pharmacy on DeSiard Street. You could use it two ways!
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Peters Funeral Home document
Yesterday, I posted the coroner’s report for James L. Graves. The handwritten page was written on the back of the top document. It looks like a ledger sheet for Peters…
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An Example of an old Coroner’s Report
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a list of abstracts of old Coroner’s Reports from 1862 to 1929. I thought I would post one to show you what an…
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Carver Library
This is a rare shot of Monroe’s first African American library. This building was formerly used as an office building at Selman Field. It was moved to Powell and opened…
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Hotel Virginia Postcard
What a great old postcard photo of the Virginia Hotel in it’s heyday! The building (now owned by Vantage) is absolutely gorgeous inside!
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Monroe Firemen, Circa 1920
I happened to stumble across this photo in the collection of the State Library. It shows Monroe Firemen and their firetruck in front of the old City Hall. Pretty neat!…
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The First Female Pilot on the Ouachita River
This lost little piece of Ouachita history comes to us all the way from an Iowa newspaper. It details the fight for the right of a woman to pilot a…
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A Description of Island DeSiard
The following beautiful article was written in 1890 by a female resident of the “Island” this area is roughly where Sterlington is now. The island is bordered by the Ouachita…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 