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Dive into the Collection’s holdings with image-rich previews of treasures from New Orleans history.
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Polo Silk Photographs
His party pics captured the New Orleans music scene when Cash Money Records and New Orleans rap were on the precipice of worldwide fame.
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Elmwood Plantation Menu
This stylish menu from a restaurant in a former plantation home belies the site’s dark history of human enslavement.
New Orleans Corner Store Menus
Ephemera from the HNOC Restaurant Menu Collection highlights the historic role of corner stores in New Orleans history.
Fucich Family Papers
In 1867, Sam Fucich immigrated from Croatia to south Louisiana. His seafood business helped grow the industry.
Poodle’s Patio Pamphlet
During the golden age of Bourbon Street burlesque, Poodle’s Patio featured performers such as Galatea and Jezebel.
Cane River Collection
Over 1,400 legal and financial documents amount to a detailed record of one slice of 19th-century Black Creole life.
Hugh McCloskey Papers
Photos from these personal papers shed light on the lives of three Irish brothers who helped shape turn-of-the-century New Orleans.
O’Regan Collection
A collection of 19th-century family papers shows the challenges of immigrant life, from discrimination to yellow fever.
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Through the Williams Research Center (WRC), HNOC offers scholars access to extensive collections related to the Gulf South, particularly New Orleans and Louisiana.
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