Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

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  • A Grainy Photo of Philanthropist Mary Goss

    My boss called me upstairs last week. She is still processing the Brinsmade collection. She had stumbled across a newspaper clipping stating a photo of Mary Goss had been found…

  • Inventory of the Parish Archives of Louisiana

    This is a great little history book, done in 1942, that gives a short history of the parish along with some statistics and a list of every Parish and City…

  • Elk’s Club Interior

    Here is another very rare postcard of Monroe, showing the interior of the Elks Club House. It was located at 200 South Grand Street at the corner of Grammont. The…

  • Front Street

    Did you know Riverside Drive was once called Front Street? Here is a rare postcard I found showing Front Street. I don’t know exactly where it was taken. From the…

  • Neville High School – Circa 1950’s

    https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A491 Anyone recognize these men and women? None were identified. The clothing looks like the early fifties. We do know it was taken on the steps of Neville High School.

  • Sherrouse Elementary 1952 – 1953

    https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A489 This shows the second grade classroom of Mrs. Dorothy Bynum at Sherrouse Elementary.

  • Georgia Tucker Classroom – 1949-50

    https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A488 This shows Mrs. Mabel Lippmin in front of her Fifth Grade students at Georgia Tucker Elementary. By the way, if you are interested in Georgia Tucker, we have their…

  • Plum Street School – 1952-53

    https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A490 This is another one added from the Brinsmade collection recently donated. The ladies are all identified in the description. Maybe you haven’t heard of the Plum Street School. That…

  • Clark School – circa 1953

    In the early 50’s Carroll High School was built as the new African-American High School in Monroe. The old Monroe Colored High became Clark School for the younger kids. A…

  • The Palace Style Show – 1924

    ULM is the repository of the Griffin photo collection which is well known in Monroe for their flood photos. However, there is another set of photos taken almost 96 years…