This reproduction of an invitation to the Mistick Krewe of Comus Mardi Gras ball in 1877 also lists titles of past themes from 1857 through 1876. At bottom is inscribed "Comus Welcomes You To His Festival." The original is a woodcut inscribed with gold ink.
This oil on Masonite painting, "Abstract Composition," was made in 1963 by Clyde Connell and measures 48 x 18 in.
Founded by Irish immigrants in 1870, Hibernia National Bank was a personal banking and commercial lending institution headquartered in New Orleans. Hibernia Bank was the largest and oldest bank headquartered in the state of Louisiana and its seal included a harp, which is the national symbol of Ireland. The name Hibernia is derived from Latin, meaning Ireland.
British-born John Wesley Jarvis painted this portrait of Commodore H. Perry, U.S.N., ca. 1835.
Robert Dafford painted this depiction of the Joseph Biedenharn Candy Company where the first bottling of Coca Cola took place in 1894.
View of the downriver (north) side of the 700 block of Girod Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans. Visible are the American Fire Company Station at 715 Girod and the Washington Artillery hall.
Elmer Candy Company, the oldest family-owned chocolate company in the United States, is known for its trio of egg-shaped chocolate confections as well as originating the line of CheeWees savory snacks.
View of a United Fruit Company distribution facility in New Orleans.
United Fruit Company opened its St. Charles Avenue headquarters in New Orleans in 1921.
A secret festival is the highlight of the Madison Parish social calendar—for those in the know
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