Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

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  • Ouachita River Low Water – 1919

    And to go along with yesterday’s photo, the above photo was also taken in 1919 during the low water. On the back is written, “Ouachita River when very low. 1919…

  • Summer, 1919 – The Year The Ouachita River Ran Dry

    The above photo is part of the Library’s collection of area photos. It shows two people standing in a canoe on the bank of a river. Enclosed with the photo…

  • Old City Cemetery Tour

    Just wanted to let everyone know, I’ll be conducting a tour of the Old City Cemetery on DeSiard Street next month, Saturday, October 26 at 10 am. Meet at the…

  • Endom Bridge – Circa 1900

    This is a beautiful old postcard, showing what Endom Bridge looked like not long after it was built. I love all the ornate iron work at the top! The little…

  • Old Swartz School

    The library has a great photo collection of early one room schools in Ouachita Parish. This is thanks to a man named Henry Camp, who donated them. There are some…

  • Monroe City High School – Class of 1915

    This is a memory book for a girl who graduated in 1915. It can be found in the Special Collections Department of ULM’s Library. https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/ulm-p15140coll27%3A536 The photos and documents found…

  • Passenger Pigeons in North Louisiana

    This drawing: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/subr-hwj%3A376 puts a lump in my throat. This illustrates men hunting on the D.A. Breard plantation, one mile north of Monroe in 1875. What they are shooting at…

  • Trenton Street – Circa 1940

    This is a great view of Trenton Street from the collection of the State Library: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/state-lhp%3A3972 . To give you an idea of where this was taken, the cross street…

  • Rev. “Groaning” Smith at a Monroe Church

    I saw this photo: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/state-lwp%3A3078 several years ago and wondered about the pastor. I still don’t know which church this was taken in. It dates to the 1930’s and was…

  • 1932 Flood photos

    The ULM Special Collections Department has many of the Griffin Studio negatives of the 1932 flood. They are all online at the Louisiana Digital Library site and on the ULM…