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Saint Maurice Oak ( also known as Stonaker Oak) in Pointe Coupee Parish Louisiana in the 1920s
This is a B&W photo of St. Maurice Oak. Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana from the 1920s.
Second Page of a Handwritten Note From A Long Day in November
Handwritten notes describing the story "A Long Day in November" from his collection Bloodline. A description of the plantation.
Woman with voodoo charm bag in New Orleans Louisiana in the 1930s
B&W photo, 1930s. Voodoo culture. New Orleans, La. Woman with Charm bag.
Slave Quarters on El Dorado Plantation
This is a photograph of slave quarters on the El Dorado Plantation, taken circa 1940.
Old man outside slave quarter shanty in Violet Louisiana
B/W photo, date unknown. Slave quarters in Violet, Louisiana in St. Bernard Parish. Older African American man in front of brick shanty with tools.
Cherie Quarters Cabins
Image of a small building with overgrown grass.
Day dress
This day dress has been carefully preserved by relatives of the original wearer, Marianne Maurice – seen wearing it in the painting along with a missing pelerine – for almost 180 years. Marianne lived from 1808-1840 and lived in England her entire…
The Growing Talent of Ernest J. Gaines
A newspaper clipping from the San Francisco Chronicle of William Hogan's book review.