"New Orleans is My Name"


Photo Collection


NEW ORLEANS IS MY NAME

Dr. Joy Jackson copied drawings from New Orleans is My Name, by James Register, 1971, in 1993.

Pix # Date of Pix Size of Pix No. of Pix Kind of Image Negative

1 1838 5 x 7 1 B&W Print 35mm B&W (2)

8 x 10 1 B&W Print

Map of New Orleans from Gibson's Directory (1838). Map of New Orleans supplied by Louisiana State University Library, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

2 5 x 7 3 B&W Print

Map of Mississippi River from Journal de la Société des Americanistes de Paris (Voyage of the Naturalist-C. A. Lesueur in North America: 1816-1837). Map courtesy of The American Philosophical Society Library.

3 1828 5 x 7 1 B&W Print 35mm B&W (2)

8 x 10 2 B&W Print

New Orleans, 1828. A building with an octagonal tower in the vicinity of the French Market.

4 1828 5 x 7 1 B&W Print 35mm B&W (2)

New Orleans, 1828. A Mississippi River scene. Sailing ships are along the river. A wharf and a shed are at the right. A dray is in the center foreground.

5 1830 5 x 7 1 B&W Print 35mm B&W (2)

New Orleans, May 1830. A small, Creole house, with second floor verandah, is on the corner. A church is in the distance at the end of the street.

6 1830 5 x 7 1 B&W Print 35mm B&W

New Orleans, May 1830. The French Market near the levee. Shown in the sketch is a long, low, open-sided building with columns and arches. Masts of sailing ships are in the rear.

7 1830 5 x 7 1 B&W Print 35mm B&W (3)

8 x 10 1 B&W Print

New Orleans, May 1830. A close-up view of a flatboat tied up to the bank of the bayou. An awning hangs over a portion of the roof.

8 1830 5 x 7 1 B&W Print 35mm B&W (2)

8 x 10 1 B&W Print

New Orleans, May 1830. View of boats at Bayou St. Jean. The bayou is at the left. A small sailboat is in the dock at right.

9 1830 5 x 7 1 B&W Print 35mm B&W (2)

8 x 10 1 B&W Print

New Orleans, May 1830. Excellent sketch of the lighthouse on the lake, at the entrance of Bayou St. Jean. A boathouse is at the right. A sailboat and a steamboat are on the lake at the left.