Artifacts and Documents Collection
Collection 5
Artifacts and Documents. Collection, 1809–1975, n.d.
2 feet, 7 inches
This collection contains artifacts and documents from south and southwest Louisiana.
Inventory:
Box 1 | |
1-01 | Photographs of tombstones in New Iberia and Franklin cemeteries |
1-02 | Currency collected in World War II Japan [includes Indian Rupees, Japanese Pesos, Japanese Centavos, Chinese Yuan, and Chinese Dollars]. Donated by Mr. Cody Miller, survivor of the Bataan Death March |
1-03 | Le Courir des Opelousas, printed on wallpaper. Dated 15 June 1945 |
1-04 | Civil War era paper money [includes State of Louisiana - Baton Rouge and Shreveport, State of Indiana, and foreign currencies from Italy and the Netherlands] |
1-05 | Breaux Bridge Centennial bandana [See also: MSS 6 - Breaux Bridge Collection] |
1-06 | Coins [includes Bridge City, LA coin: October 10-12, 1975; 1809 U.S. 50 cent coin; 1897 U.S. 1 dollar coin; Abdalla’s anniversary coin] |
Box 2 | |
2-01 | Saint Evangeline Doll. Donated by Mrs. Hazel T. Brinkman of Opelousas, LA. |
Box 3 | |
3-01 | Toile Plate: “New Iberia, LA. Queen City of the Teche.” Designed Exclusively for the Evangeline China Company by Vernon Kilns |
3-02 | Painted Plate: “St. Martinville, LA. Home of the Exiled Acadians.” Courtesy of Ita Ledoux; plate designed exclusively for Fournet’s Drug Store, St. Martinville, LA |
3-03 | Toile Plate: “St. Martinville, LA. Home of the Exiled Acadians.” Designed Exclusively for the Evangeline China Company by Vernon Kilns |
3-04 | Brown Ink Plate: “The Shadows on the Teche.” Louisiana Collection Bicentennial Series |
3-05 | Gilded Plate: “Crowley, LA. Rice Center of America.” Designed by Mary Mamoulides for the Rice Café |
Box 4 | |
4-01 | Wicker Basket |
4-02 | Wicker Capsule |
4-03 | Wood block photo negatives. Includes 2 photos of cattle/horses by Aberdeen Angus, 1 photo of Mr. and Mrs. F.A. Godchaux, Jr. [See also: Collection 157 - Louisiana State Rice Milling Company Records/Godchaux Family Papers] |
4-04 | Bottle of HADACOL in its box [See also: Collection 219 - Dudley J. LeBlanc Collection] |
4-05 | Bits of pottery found on Belmont from Attakapas Indians |
4-06 | Pair of spectacles, origin unknown |
4-07 | Wooden Marbles |
4-08 | Breaux Bridge Centennial Pins [See also: MSS 6 - Breaux Bridge Collection] |