S.Harvey Colvin. Alfred and William Waud Collection The London-born Wauds' specialty was producing drawings—from quick sketches to finished works—of places, people, and events assigned to them by editors.
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Their letters from this period document daily life in the Union Army and give some general information about the war, including hardships suffered by the soldiers, disease, daily activities and drills, and life in a military hospital.
These home movies are rare visual records of private African American balls, which are traditionally closed to non-members. The most notable of these conflicts was the Battle of Liberty Place. Permission to publish and acquire images or requests for more information about materials that you find in the LDL should be directed to the institution that contributed the item to the LDL. A portion of one of the films depicts a parade, with a marching band and costumed youngsters riding floats. A quick tutorial on how to access the Louisiana Digital Library. As police chief, Badger was on the front lines of the increasing political unrest between Southern white conservatives and Louisianaâs Reconstruction-era government. Much of the correspondence is focused on the military and political career of Algernon Badger.
Each institution contributes the digital items and the descriptive text for their collections.Information about the Louisiana Digital Consortium can be found here: The 24th General Hospital, commonly known as the âTulane Unitâ was composed of personnel from the Tulane School of Medicine and was activated in July 1942. Parmenter recalls the sinking of the Manassas, the fall of Fort Saint Philip and the surrender of New Orleans. I also enjoy listening to the Oral Histories as a podcast alternative.
Algernon Badger's letters to his father detail his rise through the ranks of the Union Army during the Civil War, as well as his life in New Orleans during Reconstruction. The State Library of Louisiana has resumed normal business hours of 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, Monday – Thursday. The Carnival films in the collection record the rich tradition of Carnival costuming and performance integral to the fabric of New Orleans life. They feature images of balls and parades organized by New Orleans carnival clubs in the 1950s and 1960s. The photographs document the experiences and lives of various ethnic groups of the world. Services will be limited to computer use and retrieval of requested items. As a faculty member at a private college the ability to draw upon the tremendous pool of resources in a cost-effective way ensures that my scholarship will continue for years to come.
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