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Intelligent Archives in Start Up of The Year
Please vote for Intelligent Archives L3C for People's Choice Award for 2019 Start Up of the Year, New Orleans on April 30th! VOTE HERE!!!…
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
An incredible film is coming out today that is directly relatd to our project & archive! PBS's American Masters series presents: Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People Presents the Story of the Newspaper Innovator and Champion of a Free Press Premieres nationwide Friday, April…
Featured in The New Orleans Advocate: "Tee-totalin' town: Drink up the irony at exhibit on Prohibition in New Orleans"
By Missy Wilkinson Speacial to The Advocate Most people know the first cocktail was created in New Orleans, where 24/7 bars and drive-thru daiquiri shops rule. Fewer know this booze mecca was a linchpin of Prohibition from 1920 to 1933. Then, lurid tales of smugglers, rum raids and “wet”…
Been SO busy,... so many updates to give!
Let's see if I can give you simulatenous updates about the LAST 8 months as well as the NEXT 8 months at the same time! OK, here I GO.... Upcoming presentations at the New Orleans Public Library: Nix Branch - June 8th 5:30-7PM Hubbell Branch - June 26th 6:…
When Motorists Needed Canoes
Image courtesy of Nola DNA. "When Motorists Needed Canoes" from March 21st, 1926. An exerpt: "Plans of property owners for organizations to protest to the sewerage and water board to obtain relief and protection due to heavy rains were in process of formation last night.... a mass…
Postcards from the Past : Lost Correspondence (1904-1946)
"NOLA DNA Presents "Evening Edition" : A Picayune Social House reception celebrating Lost Correspondence, Forgotten Scandals, and Fake News. Join us at the brand new Picayune Social House, the former offices of the Picayune newspaper from 1850 to 1919, in this party hosted by NOLA DNA – curators of…
Pin-Up Ink Blotters : HEREFORD TOOL CORP & [blanks]
Here're some cir 1950s pin-up ink blotters I scanned from a collection I found in a basement print shop in Cleveland. One is with the business name "HEREFORD TOOL CORP." and the rest are blank. There will be more open-access content in this series (coming soon). For now,…