Earl Long Delivering a Speech
Government, Politics & Law, History
A photograph from the 1930s depicting Earl Long delivering a speech at an outdoor rally.
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Images
Lelong Avenue, City Park
Architecture
This photograph shows a view of Lelong Avenue taken from the steps of the Delgado Museum of Art, now renamed the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Portrait of Earl K. Long
An autographed photo of Earl K. Long, ca. 1937.
Swearing in Earl K. Long as the Governor of Louisiana
Government, Politics & Law
This photograph, taken on June 25, 1939, depicts Earl Kemp Long being sworn in as the forty-fifth governor of Louisiana. His predecessor, Richard Leche (with hat and cane), stands in the center.
Longwood Plantation
History
Longwood Plantation, also known as Nutt’s Folly, whose construction began in the 1860s. Rather than the usual Greek Revival style the architect chose to create a multistory, octagonal, Oriental Revival style plantation home. The house is six stories tall and has a large byzantine styled dome. Samuel Sloan, a Philadelphia architect, designed the home in 1859 for cotton planter Dr. Haller Nutt.
Longwood Dome
History
An image of the interior dome that was never finished along with the rest of Longwood Plantation. Many of the northern artisans ceased working at the begining of the Civil War and never returned. The house was never finished.
Bottle with long-nosed god decorations, bowl with hand appliqués, and engraved jar
Archaeology, Art
Earl Kemp Long speaking.
Government, Politics & Law, History
Gov. Earl Long, famous for his fiery oration, addresses a crowd in 1960.
Encyclopedia Entries
Professor Longhair
Music
Henry Roeland Byrd, also known as Professor Longhair, was a New Orleans rhythm & blues pianist who came to personify the city's cultural renaissance of the 1970s.
Earl Long
Government, Politics & Law, History
Earl Kemp Long served three nonconsecutive terms as Louisiana governor.
