Richard L. Brown photograph collection, 1901-1921 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Richard L. Brown photograph collection, 1901-1921

Predominant Dates:1901-1902, 1921

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 787

Extent: 2.0 Volumes

Arrangement: The collection is arranged chronologically. The collection consists of two volumes.

Date Acquired: 07/20/1973

Subjects: Boston (Mass.) -- Pictorial works., Brown, Richard L., City Park (New Orleans, La.), Hurricane damage., New Orleans (La.) -- Pictorial works., Park, Eugene H., River steamers -- Mississippi River., St. Louis Cemetery #1 (New Orleans, La.), Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.), Vieux Carré (New Orleans, La.), Washington (D.C.) -- Pictorial works.

Forms of Material: Photograph albums.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of two photograph albums from the early twentieth century. The first one records a trip taken by Eugene H. Park, Assistant Inspector, Board of Local Inspectors of Steam Vessels, New Orleans, to the South Pass of the Mississippi River in 1901. The album was presented to a Captain Benjamin Michaels as a memento of the trip. The second album covers the first ceremony commemorating the death of the Unknown Soldier after World War I, 1921, November 11. It includes views of Washington, D.C., Boston, Baltimore, New Orleans, and Boston.

Subject/Index Terms

Boston (Mass.) -- Pictorial works.
Brown, Richard L.
City Park (New Orleans, La.)
Hurricane damage.
New Orleans (La.) -- Pictorial works.
Park, Eugene H.
River steamers -- Mississippi River.
St. Louis Cemetery #1 (New Orleans, La.)
Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.)
Vieux Carré (New Orleans, La.)
Washington (D.C.) -- Pictorial works.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Use Restrictions: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Acquisition Source: Richard L. Brown.

Acquisition Method: Gift.

Preferred Citation: Richard L. Brown photograph collection, Manuscripts Collection 787, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Processing Information: Collection processed in 1989 by JGC.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid information entered in Archon by LAC Group in 2011.

Box and Folder Listing

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[Volume 1: Photo album, 1901-1902],
[Volume 2: Photographs, 1921],
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Volume 2: Photographs, 1921

Commemoration of Death of America's Unknown Soldier in Washington and views of Baltimore, New Orleans, and Boston. National Photo; Reid S. Baker [photographer].

Fifty-six photoprints. Photos are housed in sleeves as volume was disbound.

Subject: Unknown Soldier; President Wilson attending funeral services for America's Unknown Soldier, 1921 November 11; Washington pylon; Washington at night; House of Representatives; Library of Congress; Capitol dome; Washington Monument; New Orleans street views of French Quarter; St. Louis Cathedral; City Park, City Park lagoon and Peristyle; St. Louis Cemetery; Metairie Cemetery; Washington Monument in Baltimore; Louisiana plantation house; views of Boston, including Kings Chapel; Faneuil Hall, Massachusetts State House; Paul Revere House and burial place, Bunker Hill Monument, churches.

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