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Carol Highsmith has over 1,200 photos of Louisiana on the Library of Congress' website.

Posted on 3/5/23 at 10:45 am
Posted by heypaul
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 10:45 am
She has donated over 60 Thousand photos. Here's the Louisiana collection....


Whole Louisiana Collection









y'all see any familiar places?
This post was edited on 3/5/23 at 11:41 am
Posted by kywildcatfanone
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 10:48 am to
Very cool
Posted by ThisisAggieland
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Hope the Wizard had a good time
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 11:19 am to
Ummmmmm

LINK
This post was edited on 3/5/23 at 11:20 am
Posted by gizmoflak
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 11:27 am to


Belongs in a museum

Posted by Crescent Connection
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 11:28 am to
Where’s Toya’s Afro pick statue?!
Posted by SelaTiger
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 11:30 am to
He had that bin so full and still had to stick one in his back pocket.
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Posted by sqerty
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 12:07 pm to
What's the timespan? For the entire collection. I see 1980s.
This post was edited on 3/5/23 at 12:09 pm
Posted by heypaul
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 12:28 pm to

Overview of Memorial Hall inside the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge


A rusted-out promotional arrow still points to a now-abandoned crawfish shack in Tallulah, a small city in northeastern Louisiana.




A portion of the Municipal Auditorium, dedicated to the American soldiers who fought in World War I, which was completed in 1929 in Shreveport



Playing for $1 in a hat. Musicians are everywhere in the French Quarter of New Orleans





Parlange, America's oldest family plantation, New Roads, Louisiana

Posted by heypaul
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 12:32 pm to
quote:

What's the timespan? For the entire collection. I see 1980s.


From 1980-2022 I think...
Posted by sqerty
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 12:34 pm to
So she did go into some places? Was gonna post that shot of Parlange. French Colonial is one of my fav designs of the plantations. Relaxin' on that wraparound porch would be nice.
Posted by heypaul
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 12:55 pm to

Gator alert in the Atachafalaya Swamp, Henderson, Louisiana



The 1837 barracks-style dormitory building at what is now (as of 2021) the Centenary College historic site Jackson, Louisiana



A tugboat pushes barges loaded with coal on the misty Mississippi River as it winds through rural south-central Louisiana, near the town of Sunshine



Spectacular, sprawling live oak tree outside Louisiana's Old State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge, which dates to 1852 and served as the seat of state government for 80 years


Family gathering in New Orleans, Louisiana


Posted by hellsu
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 1:08 pm to
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Family gathering in New Orleans, Louisiana


Every picture tells a story. Not an adult male in sight.
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 2:36 pm to
quote:

any familiar places?


Holy Name of Jesus Church on St. Charles Avenue, with Richardson Hall (Tulane campus) in the foreground.
This post was edited on 3/5/23 at 2:38 pm
Posted by roguetiger15
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 2:46 pm to
That the federal courthouse in Lafayette?
This post was edited on 3/5/23 at 2:47 pm
Posted by biglego
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 2:48 pm to
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over 1,200 photos of Louisiana


The state isn’t pretty enough to need that many photos
Posted by HeadSlash
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 2:49 pm to


Joyous and depressing at the same time.
Posted by biglego
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 2:50 pm to
Bottom right woman has a stache
Posted by BobABooey
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Bottom right woman has a stache

No one carries the product they’re selling. What kind of facts are those?
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