Portraits of a River City: Natchez in Photographs
Selections from the Thomas H. and Joan Gandy Photograph Collection

Formal portrait of Mazique children, c. 1890.

A veritable feast for the eyes, the exhibition “Potrtaits of a River City: Natchez in Photographs” features a century’s worth of images from Natchez, offering a view of daily life through the eyes of three photographers. The members of a diverse population of the city, pictured in both formal studio settings and casual outdoor venues, are memorably captured in this aesthetically rich and historically relevant collection.

Exhibit materials are drawn from the Thomas H. and Joan Gandy Photograph Collection, housed in the Special Collections division of LSU Libraries. This extraordinary collection documents 100 years (1851 - 1951) of history in and around Natchez, Mississippi, and contains approximately 20,000 images, including wet and dry collodion glass plate negatives, film negatives, ferrotypes, and historic and modern prints.  In addition, it contains an archive of nearly 100 pieces of photographic equipment that includes a Norman Studio portrait camera and an array of late 19th and early 20th century cameras. Read more...

Contact information: Leah Wood Jewett, Exhibitions Coordinator, lwood@lsu.edu (225) 578-6558.

Another Exhibition Coming Soon

Harvey G. Fields Papers

Huey Long contemporary Harvey Goodwyn Fields was born in Marksville in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, in 1883. His papers consist of correspondence addressing political issues in Louisiana, the State Democratic Central Committee, Franklin Roosevelt and some New Deal programs, and Huey Long. Political files consist of speeches, minutes of Democratic Executive Committee meetings, a number of political circular letters, and notes dealing with local election returns. Newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and printed volumes are included which deal with Louisiana politics and political figures, and a number of political fliers concern Louisiana politicians, including Huey Long. For additional information see the blog post. For an inventory of the collection, see the Finding Aid.

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