M-132 RUSTON, LOUISIANA, PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION, ca. 1900.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Reproductions of photographs of early twentieth-century scenes in Ruston, including businesses, homes, and social and cultural organizations and activities. 1 box.
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Negatives:
Original main building of Louisiana Industrial Institute, built at Ruston in 1895 (student group picture).
Neg. no. 1: unknown group.
Neg. no. 2: unknown group.
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute.
Louisiana Industrial Institute.
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Railroad Ave (now 100 block of East Park Ave.). Tower in background holding fire bell.
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Cotton Exchange, looking toward the corner of N. Trenton and W. Park Ave.
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100 W. Park Ave.
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"Sea of cotton." Taken from the corner of W. Louisiana, N. Monroe, and S. Trenton.
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Looking north on the corner of N. Vienna and Park Ave. An early train coming through Ruston.
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100 block of N. Trenton, ca. 1900.
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Early fire wagon of Ruston Volunteer Fire Department.
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Early Band, ca. 1914.
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Ruston Race Track, Tech Farm Road, built ca. 1903 by Mr. Ben Smith. 1/2 mile long.
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Contest sponsored by Ford Co. in 1925 to see who could get the most mileage out of a specific amount of gas.
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Pierian Club Social: left to right, Mrs. Lula (Booles) Connella, Mrs. G.A. Adams, unknown, Mrs. Lillie Rinehart.
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Street carnival, 100 block of W. Park.
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Ladies in a wagon (buckboard).
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Parade going north down S. Trenton.
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Dr. R.J. Harrell home, 411 N. Vienna.
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S.B. Ritchie home, 712 N. Vienna.
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W.J. Lewis home, 210 E. Alabama. Built in 1901.
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Residential view, N. Vienna.
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Thomas Standifer home (close-up view).
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J.A. Adams home, corner E.S. Line and S. Vienna.
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Dr. R.F. Brooks [home], northeast corner S. Vienna and Arizona.
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Residential view, S. Vienna Street.
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Stores along Railroad Ave. (now known as 100 block Park Ave.). Cotton wagon in foreground.
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O'Neal, Fashionable Milliner.
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W.C. McMurrain, Fruits, Vegetables, and Groceries, located corner of W. Mississippi and Trenton, ca. 1906.
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Interior of Tims' millinery store: behind counter, Minnie Tims O'Neal, Edith Tims.
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Interior of Mays & Holland Store, 102 W. Park.
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Exterior of Minnie J. Tims, Fashionable Milliner.
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Cargill Building, where Cargill's Store was located, corner of W. Mississippi and N. Trenton. Lincoln Parish Bank, established 1901 and later became the First National Bank.
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Perkins Drug Store, corner N. Vienna and E. Mississippi.
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Lewis & Co.: man right foreground [is?] founder M.W.A.J. Lewis; others, Mr. Mallin Warren, and Mr. W.[_.]Lewis.
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Ruston Hardware and Supply Co., 1910, 112 N. Trenton.
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Original Ruston Hardware and Furniture Co. 113 N. Vienna, ca. 1890.
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Old hardware building, corner of Monroe and W. Mississippi.
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Approximately 213 E. Georgia.
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Thomas Standifer home (long range view).
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A home in Ruston.
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Ruston Transfer & Livery Equipment, owned by Mr. Ben Smith.
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Unknown group of men in deer hunter's trophy room.
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Knights of Pythias.
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Group gathered around the Pierian Springs at Chautauqua.
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Ben Smith and his race horse Star Patch. Driver and trainer, Jack McCleod in sulky.
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Men gathered in front of Old Court House, with identification: 1. [?], 2. [?], 3. Judge Holstead, 4. Tolie[?] Williams, 5. Dr. J.M. Thurmond, 6. Savary[?] Lewis, 7. Sam Atkinson, 8. Howard Warren, 9. Sam Barksdale, 10. O.K. Huey, 11. J.M. Sims, 12. [?], 13. Judge S.D. Pearce, 14. Judge Ben Dawkins, 15. Fred Price, 16. L.C. Gahagan, Sheriff, 17. [?]. 18. Arnold Barksdale, 19. [?]. 20. Newton Chandler.
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Main building of the Louisiana Methodist Orphanage.
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Ruston Hardware: interior view of salesroom.
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Livery Stable on E. Mississippi.
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Unknown (duck hunters): gentlemen identified, standing left to right, Drew Hays, J.C. Love, L.C. Aycock, Edwin Hodge; bottom row left to right, Jack Ritchie, Joe Lacey, Bill James.
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Chautauqua Auditorium.
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Old Ruston School (Ruston College, a private school for day students where a tuition was charged).
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Old Ruston School students. (2 photographs)
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Hot air balloon ascension in Railroad Park. Steeple in background is original Trinity Methodist Church, 301 N. Trenton.
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Group of students from Miss Epsie Bond's school.
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Gathered for a Red Cross drive, World War I. Building was the Culture Club.
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A gathering of confederate veterans and friends in front of the Opera House, N. Bonner St.
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Chautauqua Hotel.
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Ruston Gun Club?, ca. 1895.
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Photo added to collection when received in the
Archives from Presidents Office 7/29/03.
A Ruston Street Scene in the early 1900’s.
