It’s always fun to go through old pictures, right? Finding that old shoebox full of pictures and taking that walk down memory lane can be a soothing to the soul. We’ve taken the time to comb through the Wikimedia archives and found some of the oldest pictures of Louisiana for you to enjoy. See if you can recognize any locations!
- The Cora Lee House in Covington, 1917
Wikimedia/Alexander Allison
- The Manchac Lighthouse, 1918
Wikimedia/USCG
- The Tchefuncta River Light House, 1918
Wikimedia/USCG
- Buddie Petit’s Jazz Band, 1920
Wikimedia/Manfred Selchow
- The D’Gerolamo-Centanni Packing Shed in Kenner, 1921
Wikimedia
- Volunteer Firefighters from the David Crockett Fire Company walking in a parade, 1922
Wikimedia
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette Cheerleaders, 1922
Wikimedia, Edwin Lewis Stephens
- Community gathering in Tallulah near the courthouse, 1922
Wikimedia/Haw Kirkpatrick
- People on a horse drawn wagon going down a flooded street in St. Bernard Parish, 1922
Wikimedia/Percy Viosca
- The Morgan City High School Boys Basketball Team, 1923
Wikimedia/Morgan City High School
- Angola Prison, 1934
Wikimedia/Alan Lomax
- Bonny and Clydes car after the police ambushed them, 1934
Wikimedia
- Men read a safety sign in Ouachita Parish, 1936
Wikimedia
- Workers laying a water main in Madisonville, 1937
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- Group of friends hanging out on the dock in Boothville, 1938
Wikimedia/Russell Lee
- Louisiana State University Radio Station, 1938
Wikimedia
- A group gathers to watch a couple playing a slot machine in Pilottown, 1938
Wikimedia/Russell Lee
- An inquisitive child plays with a phonograph in Transylvania, 1939
Wikimedia/Russell Lee
- Baton Rouge after the Confederate Attack, 1862
Wikimedia/Mike Goad
- Henry Clay Warmth and family at Magnolia Plantation in Plaquemines Parish, 1884
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- Lake Charles Post Office, 1892
Wikimedia/ Maude Reid
- Mardi Gras parade on Canal Street in New Orleans, 1890s.
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- A group waiting on St. Charles Avenue for a parade to roll pass, 1901
Wikimedia
What did you think of these photos? Did you recognize some of the areas? Let us know in the comments below!
Wikimedia/Alexander Allison
Wikimedia/USCG
Wikimedia/Manfred Selchow
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Wikimedia, Edwin Lewis Stephens
Wikimedia/Haw Kirkpatrick
Wikimedia/Percy Viosca
Wikimedia/Morgan City High School
Wikimedia/Alan Lomax
Wikimedia/Russell Lee
Wikimedia/Mike Goad
Wikimedia/ Maude Reid
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