Men unloading bananas in a warehouse. Men stand by conveyor belts and dollies; bunches of bananas lay on the conveyor belts. There are piles of bananas on the ground and on carts. Text printed on verso reads, "At New Orleans, the world's...
Barges; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Two rock barges under construction on the grade at Howard Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana in 1928. According to the photographer's notes they were being built for the New Orleans port.
Barges; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Rock barges under construction on the grade at Howard Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana in 1928. According to the photographer's notes they were being built for the New Orleans port.
Barges; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Two steel barges under construction one the grade at Howard Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana. These appear to be the New Orleans rock barges also seen in images 1986.90.802 and ULPA 1986.90.802A.
Barges; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Steel barge (124 ft. x 30 ft. x 7 ft.) being launched into the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard at Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana in 1915. The barge was being built for someone in the port of New Orleans. There is an unfinished towboat in...
Buildings; Public accommodation facilities; Hotels
The Louisville Hotel, 612 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Close up of four-story light brick building with dark pillared entrance marked "Louisville Hotel" and dark window ornaments of bars with supports. Above the entrance, a...
Path in Chalmette Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana. The path has a stone or brick border. One relatively large monument is visible on the left hand side; many smaller headstones are visible in the center, farther off. There are many trees and other...
Paintings; Acrylic paintings; Abstract paintings; Abstract works
“Johnson is a practitioner of a style sometimes labeled ‘abstract illusionism’, making paintings where apparently solid but abstract forms float in illusionary space. Riverfront Break may have been suggested by the industrial forms of the...
Exhibition buildings; Buildings; World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition (1884-1885 : New Orleans, La.)
Large room with a gazebo-shaped structure in the center with benches in the front and surrounded by counters and tables with other items. Banners in the background include the words 'For Exhibition [ ],' '[ ]Liy & Pawtucket,' and 'Spool Cot[...
Exhibition buildings; Buildings; World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition (1884-1885 : New Orleans, La.)
Long and wide aisle in a large building. On either side are poles and various exhibit spaces. In the front, one man sits next to a small building and another man stands to the side. Title: 215. Main Building, Aisle 57, North. Stamp: Wilson...
Exhibition buildings; Buildings; World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition (1884-1885 : New Orleans, La.); Agriculture; Corn; Nebraska
Exhibit space featuring logs and a large sign decorated with emblems and the words 'Corn is King.' Title: 898. Nebraska Section, G. & S. Building. Stamp: Wilson Copyright 1885. Text on left: Centennial Photographic Co. Philada, 1876. Text on...
Exhibition buildings; Buildings; World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition (1884-1885 : New Orleans, La.); Agriculture; Cotton; Louisiana
Display, apparently made of cotton, of an elderly man and woman sitting next to each other. Both wear glasses and the man holds a cane. At his feet is a dog. At her feet is a cat. Behind them is a large bird with the date '1784' on it. Title: 277....
Exhibition buildings; Buildings; World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition (1884-1885 : New Orleans, La.); Agriculture; Kansas
Exhibit space with a stuffed buffalo in the foreground next to vegetables and a stack of bags, possibly flour. In the background are signs that say 'Kansas' and other signs. To the left is a decorative tower with 'Kansas' around the top. Title:...
Exhibition buildings; Buildings; World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition (1884-1885 : New Orleans, La.); Agriculture; Mexico
Long tables with plates of persimmons on them in a building that looks like a greenhouse with tall plants in the background. A sign on one of the tables includes the words 'Japanese Persimmon.' A man stands at the end of the table. Title: 586....
Exhibition buildings; Buildings; World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition (1884-1885 : New Orleans, La.); Flags; California
Large room with multiple exhibit spaces across the floor. A man stands near the front. Two American flags hang from the ceiling. Title: 242. The Old Flag Cal'a [California] Section, G & S. Building. Stamp: Wilson Copyright 1885. Text on left:...
Exhibition buildings; Buildings; World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition (1884-1885 : New Orleans, La.); Florida
Large room containing a deck, palm trees, a hut with grass roof, and a counter and display booth. Two men stand at the counter. Hanging in the background is a large sign that says 'Florida.' Title: 994. Florida Section, G. & S. Building. Stamp:...
Exhibition buildings; Buildings; World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition (1884-1885 : New Orleans, La.); Salt
Large sculpture of a woman carrying a container on her shoulder, apparently constructed from salt. On the pedestal is the title 'Lot's Wife' and below are rows of small bags. On a sheet of paper are the words 'Pure Rock Salt' and 'American Salt...
Railroad exhibit. On an elevated platform decorated with an image of a train is a model train, possibly made of straw or hay and a small building, made of similar materials. On the building is a sign with the words 'Samples. Products. Raised Along...
Port side of JOSIE, complete, and Z.M. SHERLEY at the bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. JOSIE, a propeller ferry built in 1891, had the first steel hull (95 ft. x 25 ft. x 9 ft.) ever built at Howard. Owned by Algiers Public Service Co., Inc.,...
Ferries; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
A.M. HALLIDAY, a center wheel ferry with steel catamaran hulls (121 ft. x 59 ft. x 7.7 ft.), was built at Howard in 1903. Owned by Union Ferry Co. in New Orleans, she operated in the New Orleans area, carrying up to thirty-five cars and 225...
