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Southern Railway Historical Association Photograph Collection: Louisianna

Accession P.2003.009

Provenance:

These records are on loan from the Southern Railway Historical Association.

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes for a small fee. Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Director of Library/Archives.

C. Pat Cates and Dick Hillman processed these photographs in 2005-2006.

Size: 1 cubic feet

Description: On August 15, 2003, representatives from the Southern Railway Historical Association and the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History signed an agreement to place the association’s archives in the museum. Part of the massive collection of materials was photographs that had been taken from the 1930s to the 1990s. Many of the photographs were official pictures taken by the Southern Railway for publicity and for the company magazine Ties. These photographs were stored in a variety of containers and had been roughly organized into the various states that were served by the Southern Railway. There was also a collection of negatives although many had been separated from the original photographs. There is also evidence of a number of filing systems that had been used by the railroad to identify the photographs. No information has been found relative to this filing system. In addition to the photographs of the Southern Railway there were a number of photographs from individuals that had been organized into binders with headings such as “Steam Locomotives”, “Diesel Locomotives”, “Depots” as well as under individual cities and states. All the photographs of this collection have been removed from their original storage containers and placed in acid free envelopes. The original documentation has been retained with the photographs as well as additional information when it has been found. Every effort has been made to place the negative with the corresponding photograph. Researchers should be aware that the negatives are larger than the traditional 35mm format. A number of museum volunteers and staff have worked in the organization of this collection.

1. New Orleans (1 of 4)

• Unidentified couple by palm tree. Note: Believed to be New Orleans

• Spring Fiesta—two different photographs (7-22; 7-23) includes negatives

• Tourists stroll through Pirate’s Alley—two different photographs (7-42; 7-44) includes negatives

• Tourists in Jackson Square, Old French Quarter—two different photographs (7-55; 7-57) includes negatives

• St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square (7-56) includes negative

• Historic St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square (7-71) includes negative

• Street scene—two different photographs (7-90; 7-91) includes negatives

• Stone Bridge City Park Lagoon (7-10) includes negative

• “Greenwood” Louisiana plantation home (6-2-K) includes negative

• New Orleans from the Mississippi waterfront (7-6) includes negative

• Late afternoon sunlight silhouettes the New Orleans skyline (7-4) includes negative

• “Corn Fence” French Quarter—three different photographs (7-86; 7-87; 7-88) includes negatives

2. New Orleans (2 of 4)

• Lunch in Old French Quarter—four different photographs (7-29; 7-30; 7-31; 7-32) includes negatives

• Lafitte Blacksmith Shop in Old French Quarter—two different photographs (7-24; 7-25) includes negatives

• Jackson Square in the Vieux Carre (7-58) includes negative

• Old French Market Coffee Shop—two different photographs (7-36; 7-37) includes negatives

• Patio of “Court of Two Sisters” (7-11) includes negative

• Vieux Carre Courtyard (7-12)

• Napoleon House in the French Quarter (7-85) includes negative

• The Old Absinthe House at Bourbon Street and Bienville Avenue in the Old French Quarter (7-26) includes negative

• Antonio’s Restaurant (7-35) includes negative

• Antonio’s Restaurant (7-34) includes negative

• Courtyard of Madam John’s Legacy in the French Quarter—two different photographs (7-38; 7-40) includes negatives

• Courtyard of Madam John’s Legacy in the French Quarter—two different photographs (7-39; 7-41) includes negatives

3. New Orleans (3 of 4)

• Horse drawn carriage in the French Quarter—three different photographs (7-74; 7-76; 7-77) includes negatives (1 of 2)

• Horse drawn carriage in the French Quarter—two different photographs (7-73; 7-765) includes negatives (2 of 2)

• Unidentified Park—two different photographs (7-53; 7-54) includes negatives

• Characteristic balconies of the French Quarter (7-43) includes negative

• Characteristic balconies of the French Quarter—two different photographs (7-67; 7-82) includes negatives

• Characteristic balconies of the French Quarter (7-79) includes negative

• Iron lace work on balconies (7-47) includes negative

• Picturesque balconies overlooking Pirate’s Alley (7-50) includes negative

• Iron lace work on balconies (7-78) includes negative

• Iron lace grill work (7-83) includes negative

• Pontalba Apartments in Jackson Square, Old French Quarter—two different photographs (7-60; 7-81) includes negatives (1 of 3)

• Pontalba Apartments in Jackson Square, Old French Quarter—four different photographs (7-61; 7-62; 7-63; 7-64) includes negatives (2 of 3)

• Pontalba Apartments in Jackson Square, Old French Quarter—three different photographs (7-65; 7-66; 7-70) includes negatives (3 of 3)

• French Quarter (7-72) includes negative

• Pirate’s Alley (7-49) includes negative

4. New Orleans (4 of 4)

• Antique Shops in Old French Quarter (7-27) includes negative

• Antique Shops in Old French Quarter (7-28) includes negative

• Ruins of General Beauregard Mansion on the Mississippi River near New Orleans (7-1) includes negative

• Cemetery—two different photographs (7-2; 7-3)

• “Wishing Well” in Old French Quarter—two different photographs (7-51; 7-52) includes negatives

• Children playing in Pirate’s Alley—four different photographs (7-45; 7-46; 7-47; 7-48) includes negatives

• Mississippi waterfront of New Orleans Terminal (7-89) includes negative

• The Algiers Ferry crossing the Mississippi River—two different photographs (7-7; 7-9) includes negatives

• Arnaud Restaurant (7-33) includes negative)

5. New Orleans Railroad Related

• Ticket Agent Noel T. Spicuzza with Ethel Maub (29-43) negative only

• Front entrance Union Passenger Terminal (36-43)

• Southern Railway docks, Chalmette Slip November 22, 1921

• Canal Street showing Terminal Station (1647)

• Southern Railway Terminal Station c1915-1925

• Press Street Yard, April 1951 Ties

• Coach yard—photograph shows worker washing coach

• Aerial view of Union Passenger Terminal in foreground—two different photographs (7-92; 7-93) includes negative

• “Delaware” passenger car of “The Southerner” (39-75-B)

• “The Crescent” at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal

• Passenger Train No. 41 “The Pelican” entering Union Passenger Terminal April 16, 1954 (36-41) includes negative

• “The Southerner” (39-62-B) includes negative

• Diesel Locomotive No. 6706 with passenger train (36-42)

6. Lake Pontchartrain

• Aerial view—Twelve different color photographs 1980

• “The Southerner” (39-31-A) negative only

• “The Southerner” negative only

• “The Southerner” includes negative

• “The Southerner” (39-33-A) includes negative

• View from the bridge

• Solar powered panels at south end of bridge with approaching Diesel Locomotive No. 3136

• Solar powered panels at south end of bridge with approaching Diesel Locomotive No. 2797

• Diesel Locomotive No. 6710 and Freight Train No. 54 crossing trestle

• Diesel Locomotives No. 2609, 2607, 2661 and 2689 southbound crossing “firebreak”

• Work train on bridge—Three different photographs; June 1949 Ties

7.Miscellaneous Cities

• State Capitol at Baton Rouge (6-4-K) includes negative

• “Oaklawn” at Franklin (6-3-K) includes negative

• Gabriel’s Home at Evangeline State Park at St. Martinsville (6-1-K)

• Diesel Locomotive No. 2920 “The Southerner” northbound at Slidell c1950 (39-76-B) includes negative

• Passengers boarding “The Southerner” at Slidell (39-65-B) includes negative

8. Passenger and Freight Trains

• Diesel Locomotive No. 6108 (39-10-B) negative only; October 1949 Ties

• “The Southerner” (39-69-B) negative only

• Diesel Locomotive No. 6702 and “The Southerner” at New Orleans

• Diesel Locomotive No. 4130 and rear of “The Southerner” at New Orleans

• Swimsuit model waving at three F units near New Orleans 1949 (39-9-B) includes negative

• Freight train at unknown location (possible Lake Pontchartrain) color photograph

9. Events

• “The Southerner” being christened in New Orleans March 17, 1941; September-October 1991 Ties

• Inspection of Freeport Sulphur Company facilities by members of Southern Railway Directors—nine different photographs; November 1959 Ties