Collection 608

Henry Langston McEachern Photographic Collection, 1941-2008.

Box Photo No. Description Date

I. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS Best of 1955

Private First Class M.D. Boyette, U.S. Marine Corps, kisses 1 1. Aug. 29, 1950 his wife Irene while daughter Rita Sue hugs his leg

1949 Shreveport Soapbox Derby champion Paul M. Jeter, 12, of 2739 Lindholm Street, proudly displays his W.F. 2. Jul. 23, 1949 Armstrong award sitting in his racer “R.S.J.O.” (#11) sponsored by the Junior Optimists

1950 Shreveport Soapbox Derby champion Gerry Woolley, 3. 12, of 2829 Elm Street, proudly displays his T. H. Keating Jul. 22, 1950 award sitting in his racer “Black Magic” (#15)

“Just Married”: Mr. and Mrs. John Mahoney, Jr. married 4. Oct. 28, 1949 atop the Ferris wheel at the La. State Fair

5. Boy wearing large Shreveport fire chief’s helmet n.d.

6.-7. Children in cowboy outfits n.d.

Dickie Sorenson, State Fair midget, entertains John Burnett 8. Oct. 21, 1949 at Shreveport’s Shrine Hospital

9. A pair of midgets with a Graflex camera n.d.

10. Stern-wheel steamer General John Newton Nov. 25, 1955

11. Priest looks at the Declaration of Independence n.d.

12. Balloon Parade, inflating kangaroo character Dec. 3, 1948

13.-14. Locks on a Louisiana river Nov. 1955

15. Beck Building under construction Apr. 22, 1955

Huey P. Long statue and State Capital building, Baton 16.-17. May 16, 1955 Rouge, La.

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18. Man wearing pith helmet sitting on wheel barrow in trench n.d.

Old Absinthe House, Rue Bourbon/Rue Bienville, French 19. Jan. 23, 1955 Quarter, New Orleans, La.

20. French Quarter, New Orleans, La. Jan. 23, 1955

Adam Comeaux’s Lounge & Bar, intersection of Toulouse 21. Jan. 23, 1955 and Royal, French Quarter, New Orleans, La.

Adam Comeaux’s Lounge & Bar (front view), intersection 22.-23. Jan. 23, 1955 of Toulouse and Royal, French Quarter, New Orleans, La.

Old Absinthe House, Rue Bourbon/Rue Bienville, French 24. Jan. 23, 1955 Quarter, New Orleans, La.

Bearded fiddle player in Jackson Square, French Quarter, 25. Jan. 23, 1955 New Orleans, La.

26. Jackson Square, French Quarter, New Orleans, La. Jan. 23, 1955

27. Acrobatic sailors n.d.

Movie presentation at Chamber of Commerce luncheon, 28. Oct. 17, 1954 Washington-Youree Hotel

29. Dee’s Photo Supply store, 420 Market Street, interior view Aug. 22, 1952

30.-32. Theatre: “The Lady’s Not For Burning,” Courtyard Players Apr. 9, 1952

33. Clapping/squatting children n.d.

34. KWKH-TV filming safety show n.d.

35.-36. Lone Star Steel Company, Tex. Jun. 10, 1953

37. Child in cowboy outfit cuddling a kitten n.d.

Elephant walk at Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey 38. Oct. 26, 1955 Circus, State Fair Grounds

Harry C. Knode displays handful of miniature pistols, 39. May 30, 1954 Louisiana Gun Collectors Assn.

40. Building illuminated at night n.d.

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U.S. Air Force Air Policeman guarding B-47 Stratojet 41. Feb. 8, 1955 bombers at Barksdale AFB, La.

42. Goat and toucan n.d.

43. Goat n.d.

44. Doe and fawn n.d.

45. Horse and pony n.d.

46. Horse and rider jumping hurdles n.d.

47. Tiger leaping through ring of fire at Clyde Beatty Circus Mar. 13, 1948

48. Bird bathing in a sink n.d.

49. Deer n.d.

50.-51. Buffaloes n.d.

52. Steer and farmer n.d.

53.-54. Polar Bears n.d.

55.-56. Young mockingbirds in the nest Jun. 1952

57.-58. Balloon v. needle n.d.

59. Barksdale Theatre illuminated at night n.d.

60. Two unidentified boys Nov. 29, 1955

Best of 1956 (Aviation)

Lockheed Constellation airplane, “City of Havana,” 61.-62. Chicago and Southern Air Lines at Shreveport, front and n.d. rear views

63. U.S. Air Force F-86 Sabre fighter aircraft at air show n.d.

Two U.S. Air Force F-80 Shooting Star fighter aircraft in 64. n.d. flight

Douglas DC-4, “City of San Juan,” Chicago and Southern 65. Feb. 17, 1948 Air Lines at Shreveport Downtown Airport at night

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Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber at Air Force Day air 66. Sep. 18, 1948 show, Barksdale AFB

Aerial view of Shreveport: Downtown looking north toward 67. n.d. Red River and Downtown Airport

Aerial view of Shreveport: Confederate Memorial Medical 68. n.d. Center under construction

Aerial view of Shreveport: Booker T. Washington High 69. School under construction; Milam Street Technical School May 5, 1950 in lower left

Aerial view of Shreveport: Construction of Allen-Dalzell- 70. n.d. Linwood overpass looking south

Aerial view of Shreveport: Overton Brooks Veterans 71. n.d. Affairs (VA) Hospital under construction

Acrobat suspended from a helicopter in flight of Aut 2 72. Oct. 30, 1950 Swenson’s Thrillcade Stunt Circus

Jesse Ray Batty peers into a U.S. Air Force P-84 jet fighter 73 Sep. 18, 1948 at the Air Force Day air show, Barksdale AFB

Crash of the Grumman Mallard seaplane operated by United Gas Co. at Wallace Lake; 12 people killed, including 74.-78. Randolph Querbes, Sr., Justin R. Querbes, Sr., R.H. Jan. 10, 1954 Hargrove, John B. Atkins, Sr., E. Bernard Weiss, J.P. Evans, and Thomas E. Braniff

Firemen battle fire engulfing a Convair CV-340-42 cargo 79.-84. aircraft (registration # N8420H) operated by United Gas Co. Oct. 19, 1955 at Shreveport Regional Airport

U.S. Air Force B-47E Stratojet bomber takes off from 85. Jun. 12, 1956 Barksdale AFB, La. with rocket assist device

Aerial refueling of a U.S. Air Force B-47E Stratojet bomber 86.-92. Jun. 5, 1956 from a KC-97 over Bossier Base/Barksdale AFB, La.

U.S. Air Force B-36 Peacemaker bomber in flight over 93. Sep. 18, 1948 Barksdale AFB, Air Force Day air show

94. Aerial view of State Fair Grounds (“one of a kind photo”) Oct. 26, 1955

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Aerial view of downtown Shreveport looking east toward 95. n.d. First Baptist Church and Caddo Parish Courthouse

U.S. Navy SNJ training aircraft landing on the training 96. Dec. 1955 carrier USS Monterey (CVL-26) off Pensacola, Florida

Best of 1957

General Curtis E. LeMay, commander-in-chief, Strategic Air Command, and Major General George W. Mundy, 97.-99. Jun. 20, 1957 commander, Second Air Force, at Barksdale AFB, La. (also see photo #900)

U.S. Air Force C-123 Provider cargo aircraft taxiing and 100. n.d. landing

101. Baseball, Shreveport Sports Aug. 11, 1956

102. Football, unidentified teams Nov. 23, 1956

103. Basketball, college: LSU v. Centenary n.d.

104. Basketball, college: Cowboys v. unidentified team n.d.

105. Basketball, college: Loyola v. Tech n.d.

106. Basketball, college: Loyola v. Tech n.d.

107. Basketball, college: Cowboys v. unidentified team n.d.

108. Basketball, college: Furman v. VMI Dec. 26, 1956

109. Basketball, college: Furman v. VMI n.d.

110. Basketball, college: Furman v. Centenary n.d.

Crash of U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 “Hellcat” fighter aircraft near the old Dixie Overland Road in Bossier 111. Feb. 6, 1957 Parish; pilot Chief Petty Officer Loren (Mick) Purnell escapes injury with a smile

Shreveport Mayor James C. Gardner, Bill Evans, and 112. Samuel G. Wiener, Sr. inspecting remodeled Municipal Oct. 15, 1956 Auditorium

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113.-115. Bossier Parish officials inspect the Holiday Supper Club Jan. 25, 1957

Tornado damage at Princeton, La.; State Trooper Noland 116. A. Strange with rescued kitten, only survivor in the house Jan. 22, 1957 where Allison “Jim” Law and Mary Ann Law were killed

117.-119. Tornado damage at Princeton, La. Jan. 22, 1957

120. Earthen dam on Ivan Lake burst by heavy rains Feb. 6, 1957

Truck v. motorcycle wreck at Gilbert and Gregg Streets; 121.-122. 15-year old C.E. Byrd High School student John Michon May 28, 1956 injured

Marian McKnight, Miss America 1957, arrives at 123.-124. Mar. 8, 1957 Shreveport Regional Airport

125.-127. Double car wreck at night, unidentified location n.d.

3 128.-138. Aerial views of flooding of Sabine and Red Rivers May 3-14, 1957

U.S. Army troops from Fort Polk reinforce a levee with 139.-140. May 3, 1957 sandbags at East Point, La.

141.-142. Ground views of flooding of Sabine and Red Rivers May 1-3, 1957

Gene Autry, seated on horse, and Gail Davis (Annie Oakley) arrive at Shreveport Downtown Airport; met by 143.-144. May 14, 1957 Tommy Steiner, producer of the RCA World Championship Rodeo

Mr. and Mrs. Carroll May and baby, Tri-State Singing 145. Apr. 21, 1956 Convention, Municipal Auditorium (“American Gothic”)

Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson speaks at the 146. 1957 U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va.

Joe Rosenthal, Iwo Jima photographer, at the U.S. 147. 1957 Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va.

RCA World Championship Rodeo inside Hirsch 148.-149. May 15, 1957 Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport

Best of 1958

150.-152. Aerial view of Shreveport: Downtown looking north toward Mar. 21, 1956

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Red River and Downtown Airport

Aerial view of Shreveport: Downtown looking east toward 153. Mar. 21, 1956 three bridges over Red River

Aerial view of Shreveport: Confederate Memorial Medical 154. Mar. 8, 1956 Center

Aerial view of Shreveport: Gilbert Drive looking east to 155. Madison Park Shopping Center and Querbes Park Golf Mar. 8, 1956 Course

Aerial view of Shreveport: East Kings Highway and 156. Southfield Road looking north to future site of Shreve Mar. 8, 1956 Island Subdivision and shopping center

Aerial view of Shreveport: Sunset Acres neighborhood 157. looking north toward Atlas Processing Company plant and Feb. 8, 1958 Cross Lake

Aerial view of Shreveport: Big Chain store at Hollywood 158.-159. Feb. 8, 1958 Avenue and Mansfield Road

Aerial view of Shreveport: Hollywood Avenue and 160. Mansfield Road looking west to Big Chain store and Sunset Feb. 8, 1958 Acres neighborhood beyond

Aerial view of Shreveport: Murphy Street and Texas 161. Avenue looking east beyond City Hall on left and State Feb. 8, 1958 Building on right

Aerial view of Shreveport: Intersection of Howell Street and Line Avenue (Princess Place), Princess Park in upper right 162. Feb. 8, 1958 and New Way Laundry & Dry Cleaning Company in lower left

163.-166. Harold “Happy” Kellems the circus clown Sep. 12, 1957

167.-171. Views of mountain scenery/lakes, Grand Teton, Wyoming 1957

Views of mountain scenery, Bryce Canyon National Park, 172.-176. 1957 Utah

177. Cypress trees n.d.

178. Train wreck/derailment north of Mansfield near Holly, La. Nov. 2, 1957

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[KCS Railroad]

Bombing and Navigation Competition: U.S. Air Force Air 179. Policeman with rifle guarding B-47 Stratojet bombers and Nov. 6, 1957 British Avro Vulcan bombers at Pinecastle AFB, Fla.

180.-181. Rockland Beau (“Rock”), English setter Nov. 4, 1957

182. Deer on the side of a road n.d.

Train v. car wreck at Airline Drive-Illinois Central 183.-185. Crossing, Bossier City; Lt. Col. John C. Lewis and his wife, Nov. 19, 1957 Sadie Cappel Lewis killed

Deputies George W. D’Artois and Homer Bryant 186.-188. interviewing Dorothy Reed, 18, and Ray Harris, 17, in Nov. 20, 1957 Caddo Parish jail for armed robbery

Crash of U.S. Air Force B-47E bomber on south end of the 189.-190. Barksdale AFB runway; 4 airmen killed; fire trucks battle Dec. 6, 1957 the flames

Crash of civilian Beechcraft Twin-Bonanza aircraft on 191. Dec. 15, 1957 Beene Plantation; pilot Lloyd E. “Pete” Williams killed

192.-193. Harold K. Vollrath and his model railroad/trains Dec. 13, 1957

Tornado damage at Cotton Belt community near Waldo, 194. Dec. 19, 1957 Ark.

Butane tanker truck of Holicer Gas Co. Inc. on fire after 195.-196. Jan. 13, 1958 collision with a car at 200 block of Spring Street

Crash of U.S. Air Force TF-102A jet fighter trainer near 4 197.-200. Jan. 18, 1958 Dixie, La.; 1 airman killed

Jodie A. Horton bleeding after being stabbed in the head by 201.-203. Apr. 7, 1958 Frank J. Plankey at Wholesale Liquor Co., 201 Texas Street

Aerial views of flooding from Black Bayou near Oil City 204.-212. May 8-9, 1958 and Belcher, La.

213. Houseboat on Ouachita River in Monroe, La. May 23, 1958

Firemen battle fire at Virginia-Carolina Chemical 214.-216. Sep. 13, 1958 Corporation, 1801 Kings Highway; Fire Captain E. H.

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Cheek injured

Car wreck at intersection of Anniston and Leo Avenues; 3 217. Jul. 3, 1958 car pileup; 6 injured

218. Cowboy seated on horse at carnival/fair/ rodeo n.d.

Arrival of first U.S. Air Force B-52F Stratofortress bomber, “State of Louisiana” (serial #57-0153), at Barksdale AFB, 219.-227. Aug. 14, 1958 La.; views on approach, landing/parachute deployment and stationary

228.-229. U.S. Air Force B-52F Stratofortress bomber in flight Dec. 12, 1958

U.S. Air Force KC-97 aircraft at Barksdale AFB, La. with 230. n.d. B-52F Stratofortress bomber flying overhead

Advertisement, M. Levy Co., “Codakool” wash n’ wear 231.-232. suits: Children spill drinks on Joseph O. Lodestro sitting on May 15, 1958 a park bench behind the Shreveport courthouse

233.-238. National parks/great outdoors, unidentified locations n.d.

239. Thomas Jefferson National Memorial, Washington, D.C. Apr. 10, 1956

Best of 1959

Habeas corpus hearing/release from mental institution for Governor Earl K. Long at Covington, La.; Jack P.F. Gremillion, attorney general of Louisiana; Lt. Governor 240.-260. Jun. 26, 1959 Lethar Frazar; Major General Raymond F. Hufft, adjutant general of Louisiana; Long’s chief counsel Arthur Sims; among others in photos

Shreveport Chamber of Commerce Goodwill Tour, left to 261.-262. right: State Senator William M. Rainach, Governor Earl K. Apr. 23, 1959 Long, and former governor Jimmie Davis in Marksville, La.

263. Earl K. Long “on the stump” n.d.

5 264. Basketball, unidentified teams n.d.

Crying boy gets a smallpox vaccination while apprehensive 265. May 1, 1959 girl watches, Jewella Elementary School

266.-274. Train v. cement mixer truck wreck at Bodcau Siding Jun. 30, 1959

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[Illinois Central Railroad]; truck driver Arthur Oliver killed and train derailed

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus inside 275.-276. Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport; acrobats and human Feb. 13, 1959 cannonball

Actress Gail Davis (Annie Oakley) rehearsing for the RCA 277. Mar. 31, 1959 World Championship Rodeo in Shreveport

RCA World Championship Rodeo inside Hirsch Memorial 278.-284. Apr. 2, 1959 Coliseum, Shreveport; clowns, calf roping, and bull riding

285. Berliet six-wheeled oilfield truck Apr. 16, 1959

Carl McBroom injured in explosion of electrical control 286. Jan. 15, 1959 panel in basement of the Slattery Building

Crash of U.S. Air Force C-124A cargo aircraft carrying 287.-293. Jul. 6, 1959 three nuclear weapons, Barksdale AFB, La.

294.-298. Salt mine in Winnfield, La. Jul. 23, 1959

299. Two men playing harmonicas n.d.

Earl K. Long speaking in Haynesville, La. for reelection as 300.-302. Aug. 24, 1959 governor

Firemen battle fire at the Cooper Building, 700 block of 303.-310. Aug. 31, 1959 Texas Street

Firemen battle fire at the Cooper Building, 700 block of 311. Aug. 31, 1959 Texas Street; Asst. Fire Chief T.G. Mangham takes a break

Firemen battle fire at the Cooper Building, 700 block of 312.-313. Aug. 31, 1959 Texas Street; firemen receive medical treatment

314. Actress Carol Lynley Oct. 28, 1959

Actor Johnny Mack Brown, actress Carol Lynley, and 315. Oct. 28, 1959 pianist John Browning

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team, 316. F-100C Super Sabre; Major J.A. Robinson seated in aircraft Feb. 6, 1959 in foreground

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Best of 1960

Firemen battle fire engulfing a duplex at 328-330 Griffin 317.-319. Feb. 28, 1960 Street

Governor Jimmie Davis, inauguration day in Baton Rouge, 320.-321. La.; Associate Justice of the State Supreme Court Joe B. May 10, 1960 Hamiter administers oath

322.-323. Governor Jimmie Davis, inauguration day May 10, 1960

Governor Jimmie Davis and wife Alvern Davis, 324. May 10, 1960 inauguration day

325. View of crowd, Governor Jimmie Davis’ inauguration day May 10, 1960

Earl K. Long, outgoing governor, and Governor Jimmie 326.-328. May 10, 1960 Davis, inauguration day

U.S. Air Force firemen conduct training/demonstration at 329.-331. May 27, 1960 Barksdale AFB, La.

Acrobats suspended from a helicopter in flight, Royal 6 332. American Shows troupe entertaining children at Oct. 27, 1960 Shreveport’s Shrine Hospital

Stern-wheel tugboat Joe S. and its 110-foot barge stuck on a 333. Aug. 15, 1960 sandbar on the Red River below Natchitoches, La.

334. Hoagy Carmichael Jan. 30, 1960

335.-336. Eclipse of the Moon Sep. 3, 1960

Vice President Richard M. Nixon campaigning for president 337.-349. Sep. 24, 1960 in Lafayette, La. (also see photo #901)

Body of former governor Earl K. Long lays in state in Baton 350.-352. Sep. 7, 1960 Rouge, La.

Arrest of Salvador Miciotto during police raid of a Cross 353.-354. Sep. 28, 1960 Lake gambling den

Dr. Wernher von Braun discusses third generation space 355. Sep. 30, 1960 rockets at the Washington-Youree Hotel

356. Commercial fisherman hauls in his net on Cross Lake Aug. 25, 1960

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Actor King Donovan and his wife, actress Imogene Coca 357. Dec. 9, 1960 (star of musical comedy Once Upon a Mattress)

Actress Imogene Coca (star of musical comedy Once Upon 358. Dec. 9, 1960 a Mattress)

Actor Edward Everett Horton (star of musical comedy Once 359. Dec. 9, 1960 Upon a Mattress)

Car wreck on bank of Old River off 3100 block of East Kings Highway; overturned 1957 Chevrolet Nomad station 360.-362. Dec. 10, 1960 wagon and three injured teenagers: Lynn Levin, Sherry Whitehurst, and John Durham

Firemen battle fire at two warehouse and shop buildings in 363.-365. Nov. 11, 1960 1200 block of Texas Street

366. Buffaloes on Meade Reservation, South Dakota Jun. 22, 1960

Best of 1961

367.-394. Ku Klux Klan meeting on Black Lake near Coushatta, La. Feb. 15, 1961

R. E. Davis, National Imperial Wizard of the Original 395.-396. Feb. 9, 1961 Knights of the Ku Klux Klan

Police remove a burned Ku Klux Klan cross from the lawn 397. Feb. 9, 1961 of U.S. Rep. Overton Brooks’ (D-La.) home in Shreveport

RCA World Championship Rodeo inside Hirsch Memorial 398. Apr. 8, 1961 Coliseum, Shreveport

399. Actor Allen Case (Clay McChord – TV show The Deputy) Apr. 4, 1961

Harry King, secretary of Ark-La-Tex Gun Collectors Assn., 400. Jul. 23, 1961 fires a British flintlock rifle

Arrival of four “freedom riders” in Shreveport to test segregated bus facilities: Reverend B. Elton Cox, Bliss 401.-404. Jul. 14-16, 1961 Anne Malone, Reverend John Curtis Raines, and Janet Reinitz

Arrest of R.E. Davis, National Imperial Wizard of the 405. Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, and fingerprinting by Apr. 6, 1961 the Shreveport Police

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NASA space exhibit in Agriculture Building at State Fair 7 406.-408. Nov. 21, 1961 Grounds

409. Girl with tiger cub/reflection in mirror Nov. 22, 1961

410.-436. Six Flags Over Texas, Dallas, Tex. Aug. 4, 1961

Jim Leslie, Times journalist, and Traffic Officer Walter C. 437. Spivey as witnesses for the prosecution in liquor case Nov. 22, 1961 against Ernest Palmisano, operator of Ernie’s Stables Club

Boy dressed as Confederate soldier with toy sword and 438. Nov. 29, 1961 cannon

439. Boy with toy laser gun and Robot Commando toy Nov. 29, 1961

440.-445. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s birthplace at Denison, Tex. Feb. 20, 1961

446.-449. Train wreck/derailment near Rodessa, La. [KCS Railroad] Mar. 26, 1962

J. Phillip (Phil) Schierer and his television station project 450. Mar. 17, 1962 for the Region 1 Science Fair at Centenary College

451.-464. Unidentified press photographers in New York City n.d.

Best of 1962

8 465.-469. Actor Lorne Greene (Ben Cartwright – TV show Bonanza) Apr. 4, 1962

470.-471. Actor Dan Blocker (Hoss – TV show Bonanza) Apr. 4, 1962

472.-473. Tornado damage to warehouse north of Taylortown, La. Apr. 26, 1962

Fire destroys an abandoned building at Red River Tourist 474.-477. Jun. 6, 1962 Courts on Traffic Street, Bossier City

Firemen battle fire at 500 block of Commerce Street, 478.-481. Jun. 20, 1962 Shreveport

482.-483. Willie Brown asleep in a doghouse May 11, 1962

484. Offshore oil drilling rig on Caddo Lake Apr. 20, 1962

485.-491. Trial of Billy Sol Estes in Tyler, Tex. Sep. 24, 1962

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Shreveport Public Safety Commissioner George W. 492. D’Artois, Police Chief Harvey D. Teasley, and Capt. Earl Nov. 15, 1962 Doyal inspecting the Gay 90’s bar, 716 Louisiana Avenue

Shreveport Public Safety Commissioner George W. 493. D’Artois, Police Chief Harvey D. Teasley, and Capt. Earl Nov. 15, 1962 Doyal inspecting Orlando’s Club, 516 Commerce Street

Jerrell Kenneth Marlar, self-confessed murderer of Thomas 494. Nov. 19, 1962 O. Bond, handcuffed in Lewisville, Ark.

495.-497. Ear drum bones Dec. 16, 1962

Fire destroys Albert Meyers’ house on New Mooringsport 498.-505. Nov. 15, 1962 Road

Train cars of U.S. Army self-propelled artillery, trucks, and 506.-508. jeeps passing through Shreveport on the day after Cuban Oct. 24, 1962 missile bases exposed

John Diamond, 3-year-old boy, eyes Thanksgiving turkey 509.-510. Nov. 20, 1962 during family prayer led by actor Joe Hayes

511.-514. Chandelier at First Baptist Church on Ockley Drive Dec. 7, 1962

Firemen prevent Joe Procell, Jr. from committing suicide by 515.-522. Dec. 20, 1962 jumping from the superstructure of Traffic Street Bridge

Fashion models with furs, Sherry Strausman (left) and 523.-524. Dec. 6, 1962 Linda Dowden (right)

Sign at Forest Park Cemetery West, Meriwether Road: 525. “More Things Are Wrought By Prayer Than This World Dec. 18, 1962 Dreams Of”

Football, high school: C.E. Byrd High School (28) v. Fair 526.-527. Nov. 22, 1962 Park High School (0)

Actor Richard Arlen at Shreveport press conference for his 528. Aug. 7, 1963 movie The Shepherd of the Hills

Memorial march/civil rights disturbances in Milam and Norma area and intervention by Shreveport riot police 529.-533. Sep. 21-22, 1963 NOTE: See MMss 151 (Shreveport Police Dept. Album) for other Langston McEachern photos of this event.

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Actresses Donna Douglas (Elly May Clampett) and Irene Ryan (Granny) (TV show Beverly Hillbillies) at RCA 534.-535. May 3, 1963 World Championship Rodeo inside Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport

Parade honoring astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. in 536. May 23, 1963 Houston, Tex.

Best of 1963-1964

9 537.-545. Tornado damage at South Cross Lake, Shreveport Apr. 24, 1964

Tornado damage at South Cross Lake, Shreveport; Mrs. R. 546.-547. Apr. 24, 1964 W. Hunt injured

548. Circus inside auditorium; tightrope walkers Nov. 26, 1962

Fire destroys the Southern Hills Shopping Center in 549.-552. Jan. 2, 1964 Shreveport

Arrest of Mrs. Walter Hammond (a.k.a. Evelyn Arnold) for 553.-554. Sep. 26, 1963 bank robbery

Double car wreck at Louisiana and Snow; passenger Aaron 555.-556. Mar. 9, 1964 Banks injured

U.S. Strike Command exercise “One Shot” near DeRidder, 557.-571. Oct. 15, 1963 La.; 101st Airborne Division makes parachute drop

U.S. Air Force firemen train on simulated aircraft crash at 572.-575. Jun. 3, 1964 Barksdale AFB, La.

Harvey LeVan Cliburn plays piano for Dr. James W. 576. Middleton (left), pastor of First Baptist Church, and Mr. Nov. 9, 1962 Bradford (right)

577.-578. Harvey LeVan Cliburn in concert at First Baptist Church Dec. 25, 1963

RCA World Championship Rodeo inside Hirsch Memorial 579.-583. Apr. 2, 1964 Coliseum, Shreveport; horse riding and bull riding

Governor John J. McKeithen, inauguration day in Baton 584. May 12, 1964 Rouge, La.; Judge James E. Bolin administers oath

585. Governor John J. McKeithen, inauguration day May 12, 1964

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Governor John J. McKeithen and family pass through sword 586. May 12, 1964 cordon, inauguration day

Governor John J. McKeithen and family in motorcade, 587. May 12, 1964 inauguration day

Barry Goldwater campaigning for president at Shreveport 588.-613. Sep. 17, 1964 Regional Airport

614.-616. John F. Kennedy campaigning for president in Texarkana Sep. 13, 1960

President Lyndon B. Johnson, Ladybird Johnson, Ark. Governor Orval E. Faubus, Tex. Governor John Connally, 617.-630. U.S. Rep. Oren Harris (D-Ark.), and U.S. Rep. Wright Sep. 25, 1964 Patman (D-Tex.) unveiling John F. Kennedy memorial plaque in Texarkana

631. Jeannie Hamel feeds a bear cub from Hamel’s Zoo Jun. 17, 1963

Car wreck at Creswell Avenue and Elmwood Street; driver 632. Oct. 11, 1963 Mrs. H.L. Truly injured

[Best of] 1964

Tornado damage in Larose/Bayou Lafourche, La.; offshoot 10 633.-650. Oct. 2, 1964 of Hurricane Hilda

Damage from Hurricane Hilda in Morgan City and 651.-661. Oct. 3, 1964 Franklin, La.

662.-669. Alligator and its tracks in the mud at Cross Lake Sep. 14-21, 1964

670.-677. Cypress trees at Cross Lake Sep. 14, 1964

Kim Smelster and billboard: “Let Him Skip His Bath 678.-679. Jan. 27, 1965 Tonight – A Public Service For Little Boy”

U.S. Strike Command exercise “One Shot” near DeRidder, 680.-683. Feb. 26, 1965 La.; 101st Airborne Division makes parachute drop

Natural gas pipeline explosion in Natchitoches, La.; 17 684.-694. Mar. 4, 1965 killed, five homes destroyed

Shreveport Police arrest escaped convict Dan Edward 695.-702. May 19, 1965 Robertson

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Shreveport Police arrest escaped convict Harry Matthew 703. May 19, 1965 Sliman

Damage from Hurricane Betsy in Baton Rouge and New 704.-714. Sep. 11, 1965 Orleans, La.

Sunset on Dixie Overland and Traffic Bridge on the Red 715. Oct. 15, 1964 River

“Disasters” (deaths, car wrecks, airplane crashes, train wrecks, fires, police arrests)

Train v. truck wreck at Benton Highway, Bossier City 11 716. Apr. 9, 1948 [Illinois Central Railroad]; Hartsel Farnam killed

717.-718. Car wreck on Southern Avenue; Joseph R. Rutherford killed Dec. 3, 1948

Car wreck in Bickham Bayou on Cross Lake; 15-year old C.E. Byrd High School student Henry Ann Meyer drowned 719.-720. NOTE: See Collection 416 (Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office Dec. 26, 1949 Records, 1922-1971), folder #1567, for other Langston McEachern photos of this event.

Car wreck at South Lakeshore Drive and Greenwood- 721. Aug. 27, 1950 Mooringsport Road; Everett Tynes killed and 2 injured

Train v. car wreck at 1700 block of Barksdale Blvd.; 2 722. Aug. 15, 1950 Barksdale AFB airmen injured

Car v. motor scooter wreck at Hollywood and Southern 723. Avenues; Stanley Conway killed and George Mockosher Aug. 17, 1948 injured

Train v. car wreck at Jewella Road [Texas and Pacific 724.-725. Nov. 6, 1950 Railroad]; 2 injured

Firemen battle fire engulfing 20 parked cars on Fannin 726.-728. Apr. 13, 1950 Street

Firemen battle fire at Roseland Tourist Courts on Highway 729.-731. Nov. 11, 1948 80, Bossier City

Firemen battle fire at Hope Hughes Farmer’s Store, 520 732. Mar. 8, 1950 Commerce Street

State Police raid illegal gambling clubs in Bossier City; 9 733. Jun. 6, 1952 men arrested

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Tornado damage at Warren, Ark.; locomotive pinned under 734. Jan. 3, 1949 uprooted tree

735. Tornado damage at Warren, Ark.; view of downtown area Jan. 3, 1949

Tornado damage at Warren, Ark.; Locomotive 32 penned 736. Jan. 3, 1949 by wreckage from a house

U.S. Air Force firemen conduct training/demonstration on 737.-738. burning B-18 aircraft fuselage at Air Force Day air show, Sep. 18, 1948 Barksdale AFB, La.

Gasoline tanker truck engulfed in flames, unidentified 739.-740. n.d. location

Crash of U.S. Air Force B-45A jet bomber on the Roger 741.-742. Wheless farm six miles north of Barksdale AFB; 2 airmen Jun. 9, 1949 killed

Crash of two U.S. Air Force B-25J bombers four miles 743.-747. Feb. 2, 1949 southeast of Barksdale AFB; 2 airmen killed

Crash of U.S. Air Force F-80A jet fighter seven miles 748. Jul. 23, 1949 northwest of Shreveport; 1 airman killed

Crash of civilian Piper Cub airplane at De Soto Flying 749. Field; injured pilot, SSgt Woodrow Holmes, surveys Nov. 24, 1949 wreckage

Crash of U.S. Air Force B-29 bomber near Highway 80; 750. demolished home of Mr. and Mrs. W.C. McDaniel of Dec. 18, 1951 Minden Road, Bossier City

Crash of U.S. Air Force B-29 bomber near Highway 80 in 751. Dec. 18, 1951 Bossier City; 4 airmen killed

Grover Cleveland Jackson struck by car on Marshall Street 752.-753. Mar. 24, 1951 and killed

Train wreck/derailment near Jefferson, Tex. [Texas and 754.-755. Oct. 25, 1947 Pacific Railroad]; aerial views of wreck site

Train wreck/derailment near Sibley, La. [Illinois Central 756. Nov. 25, 1950 Railroad]

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Train wreck/derailment near Lettsworth, La.: KCS Southern 12 757.-765. Aug. 10, 1951 Belle v. troop train

Firemen attempt unsuccessfully to resuscitate 6-year old 766. Jun. 19, 1950 Roy Paul Blalock at Fair Grounds swimming pool

Lee Herr fails in suicide attempt by shotgun at Washington- 767. Jun. 5, 1951 Youree Hotel

Oil well at the Lodiwick Lumber company No. 2 between 768. Princeton and Bellevue, La., blows out and flows over the May 10, 1947 top during a test drill

Priest gives last rites to Turner D. Griffin; crushed to death 769. in collapse of building canopy, Overcash cleaners, 1219 Feb. 4, 1951 Wilkinson Street (also see photo #1021)

770. Forest fire, unidentified location n.d.

771. Firemen battle a house and car fire, unidentified location n.d.

Firemen battle fire at the Western Auto Store at Texas and 772.-774. Dec. 2, 1950 Market Streets

Four drown in boating accident on Red River; firemen 775.-779. attempt unsuccessfully to resuscitate 18-month old Norman Jul. 29, 1951 Gwin, Jr.

Train wreck/derailment near Caspiana, La. [Texas and 780.-783. Jan. 20, 1953 Pacific Railroad]

Firemen battle fire ravaging the warehouse complex housing Hicks Company, Inc. (101-109 Travis Street), 784.-791. Jan. 17, 1953 Hussman Refrigeration Company (400 Commerce Street), and Wallace Paper Company (409 Commerce Street)

Arrest of F.C. Bonner in Carthage, Tex. for armed robbery 792.-793. of the Gilliam branch of the Caddo Trust and Savings bank Jan. 25, 1953 of Belcher

794.-798. Firemen battle forest fire near Red Chute, La. Feb. 26, 1954

“Celebrities” (movie and TV stars, presidents, vice presidents, governors, politicians, generals, musicians, sports personalities, etc.)

13 799. Jackie Copper interviewed by Paul Beardsley of KRMD; Oct. 7, 1947

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world premiere of movie Louisiana at the Strand Theatre, Shreveport

John Gallaudet interviewed by Paul Beardsley of KRMD; Charlie Mitchell, executive secretary to Governor Jimmie 800. Oct. 7, 1947 Davis on right; world premiere of movie Louisiana at the Strand Theatre, Shreveport

Roddy McDowell interviewed by Paul Beardsley of 801. KRMD; world premiere of movie Louisiana at the Strand Oct. 7, 1947 Theatre, Shreveport

Dottye Brown (right), Jackie Cooper (center), and June 802. Preisser (left); world premiere of movie Louisiana at the Oct. 7, 1947 Strand Theatre, Shreveport

Mickey Rooney flanked by Miss Frances Woodall (right) 803. Aug. 31, 1950 and Miss Jo Ann Hagedorn (left)

804. Vice President Alben W. Barkley at Shreveport Oct. 8, 1950

Left to right: U.S. Rep. Overton Brooks (D-La.), ex-Senator W.C. Feazel, Senator Russell B. Long, Vice President 805. Oct. 8, 1950 Alben W. Barkley, Governor Earl K. Long, and Shreveport Mayor Clyde E. Fant

Left to right: Shreveport Mayor Clyde E. Fant, U.S. Rep. 806. Overton Brooks (D-La.), and Vice President Alben W. Oct. 8, 1950 Barkley

Gene Autry signs autograph for young boy at Shreveport’s 807. Jan. 7, 1948 Shrine Hospital

Gene Autry greets two young girls at Shreveport’s Shrine 808. Jan. 7, 1948 Hospital

809. Reverend Billy Graham Apr. 11, 1951

General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, chief of staff of the U.S. Army, arrives at Barksdale AFB, La.; Colonel Auby C. 810. Apr. 7, 1948 Strickland, Barksdale base commander, salutes behind Bradley

General of the Army Omar N. Bradley (left), chief of staff 811. of the U.S. Army; Lieutenant General John K. Cannon Apr. 7, 1948 (center), commanding general of Air Training Command at

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Barksdale AFB; Colonel Auby C. Strickland (left), Barksdale base commander

General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, chief of staff of the U.S. Army, meets with Secretary of the Treasury John W. 812. Apr. 7, 1948 Snyder at the Red River Valley Improvement Assn. convention in Shreveport

813. Florence Bates Dec. 26, 1949

814. Bob Hope wearing Indian headdress Apr. 23, 1949

815. Bob Hope, Jerry Colonna, and Marilyn Maxwell Nov. 26, 1950

816. Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell Nov. 26, 1950

William “Bill” Odom (right), record-breaking aviator, and 817. Apr. 19, 1949 W. Currey Sanders at the Downtown Airport

David Rubinoff plays violin for blind girl Jean at 818. Dec. 7, 1950 Shreveport’s Shrine Hospital

Governor Earl K. Long and John J. Doles examine a 819. Mar. 23, 1951 blooming dogwood limb near Plain Dealing, La.

Governor Earl K. Long, inauguration day in Baton Rouge, 820. May 11, 1948 La.; Judge Cass Moss, Sr. administers oath

821. Governor Earl K. Long, inauguration day May 11, 1948

Governor Earl K. Long, outgoing governor Jimmie Davis, 822. and Boy Scout Steve Anderson; Earl K. Long’s May 11, 1948 inauguration day

Governor Earl K. Long, Boy Scout Steve Anderson, 823. outgoing governor Jimmie Davis, and Lt. Gov. William J. May 11, 1948 “Bill” Dodd; Earl K. Long’s inauguration day

Four unidentified official visitors; Governor Earl K. Long’s 824. May 11, 1948 inauguration day

Views of the crowd at LSU Stadium, Baton Rouge, La.; 825.-827. May 11, 1948 Governor Earl K. Long’s inauguration day

View of the Mississippi riverfront, Baton Rouge, La.: U.S. 828. May 11, 1948 Navy destroyer Charles S. Sperry (DD-697), U.S. Army

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engineer boat Attu, and Illinois Central trains; Governor Earl K. Long’s inauguration day

Left to right: U.S. Rep. Overton Brooks (D-La.), Secretary 829. of the Treasury John W. Snyder, and Governor-elect Earl K. Apr. 6, 1948 Long at Shreveport

Henry A. Wallace, 1948 Progressive Party presidential 830. Sep. 2, 1948 candidate, at Shreveport

Henry A. Wallace, 1948 Progressive Party presidential 831. Sep. 2, 1948 candidate, egged at KTBS-TV during a speech there

Dwight D. Eisenhower campaigning for president at 832.-836. Oct. 15, 1952 Shreveport Regional Airport

Governor Robert F. Kennon, inauguration day in Baton 837. May 13, 1952 Rouge, La.; Chief Justice John B. Fournet administers oath

838. Governor Robert F. Kennon, inauguration day May 13, 1952

Governor Robert F. Kennon and wife in motorcade, 839. May 13, 1952 inauguration day

Mr. and Mrs. John Carroll and Paul Mantz at Holiday in 840. May 4, 1951 Dixie

841. John Payne Jun. 5, 1951

842. Roy Rogers and Ray Camp May 5, 1956

Roy Rogers piloting motor boat Miss Yellow Jacket II with 843.-844. May 5, 1956 Ray Camp

Roy Rogers receiving key to the city from Shreveport 845. Mayor James C. Gardner; Bossier City Mayor Burgess E. May 5, 1956 McCranie looks on

846.-848. Roy Rogers May 5, 1956

849. Circus elephants n.d.

850. Emmett Kelly the circus clown n.d.

851. Emmett Kelly the circus clown applying makeup Oct. 26, 1955

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852.-853. Preston Foster Oct. 26, 1955

President Harry S. Truman at baseball stadium, Kansas 854.-856. Apr. 13, 1955 City, Mo.

President Harry S. Truman throws out first baseball, Kansas 857.-858. Apr. 13, 1955 City, Mo.

Jerome H. “Dizzy” Dean signs autographs/speaks at 859.-860. Aug. 3, 1955 microphone

861. Jack Webb arrives at Shreveport Regional Airport Aug. 2, 1955

862. Jack Webb signs autograph for Ralph Walters Aug. 2, 1955

863.-865. Jack Webb Aug. 2, 1955

866.-867. Mrs. Dorothy (née Towne) Webb, wife of Jack Webb Aug. 2, 1955

868.-869. George Liberace arrives at Shreveport Regional Airport Jul. 22, 1955

870. Ray Milland, Ward Bond, and two unidentified women Oct. 18, 1955

871. Ward Bond Oct. 18, 1955

872. John Howard n.d.

873. Emmett Kelly the circus clown n.d.

George Goebel and Mitzi Gaynor present Miss National 14. 874.-875. Apr. 10, 1956 Press Photographers Association (NPPA) 1956

876. George Goebel Apr. 10, 1956

877.-878. Tony Martin Oct. 27, 1957

879.-881. Terry Moore Oct. 20, 1956

882. Three unidentified men at podium n.d.

Lash LaRue and sidekick Fuzzy Q. Jones entertain crippled 883. Oct. 25, 1956 children at Shreveport’s Shrine Hospital

Dennis Weaver arrives at Shreveport Regional Airport, 884.-887. meets his mother Mrs. L.C. Burk and signs autograph for Apr. 10, 1958 fan

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Tommy Sands arrives at Shreveport Regional Airport; 888.-891. greets fans from the marquee of the Don Theater for the Jan. 31, 1958 world premiere of his movie Sing, Boy, Sing

Dale Robertson, seated on horse, arrives at Shreveport 892.-893. Regional Airport; met by Tommy Steiner, producer of the May 13, 1958 RCA World Championship Rodeo

Dale Robertson visits children in Confederate Memorial 894. May 16, 1958 Hospital; signs Clyde Nolen’s cast

Governor Orval E. Faubus of Arkansas arrives at 895. Nov. 19, 1957 Shreveport Downtown Airport

896.-898. Elvis Presley sings at Louisiana Hayride Dec. 15, 1956

Elvis Presley signs autograph for 9-year old “Flip” Unger of 899. Dec. 15, 1956 Denton, Tex., at Captain Shreve Hotel

General Curtis E. LeMay, commander-in-chief, Strategic Air Command, and Major General George W. Mundy, 900. Jun. 20, 1957 commander, Second Air Force, at Barksdale AFB, La. (also see photo #97-99)

901. Vice President Richard M. Nixon (also see photo #337-349) n.d.

902. Harvey LeVan Cliburn n.d.

903. Harvey LeVan Cliburn (color photograph) n.d.

904. Jean Despujols Dec. 21, 1948

905. Mamie Van Doren Sep. 28, 1953

906. Polly Riley, Women’s Southern Golf Tournament champion May 9, 1955

907. Mayor Clyde E. Fant and outgoing Mayor Sam S. Caldwell Mar. 12, 1946

Mayor Clyde E. Fant and wife Margaret Moos Fant board 908. Jan. 17, 1947 train for Washington, D.C.

Former Shreveport mayors, left to right, John McWilliams 909. Jan. 28, 1958 Ford, George W. Hardy, Jr., and Clyde E. Fant

910. Mayor James C. Gardner, Shreveport city expansion Jan. 22, 1955

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911. Mayor James C. Gardner, Shreveport’s “New Look” Feb. 8, 1958

Shreveport City Council, left to right: H. Lane Mitchell, commissioner of public works; J. Earl Downs, 912.-913. commissioner of public safety; Mayor James C. Gardner; Feb. 8, 1958 John McWilliams Ford, commissioner of finance; Louis E. Phelps, commissioner of public utilities

Mayor James C. Gardner and A. W. Hogan, building 914. contractor and president of Southern Builders; dedication of Feb. 23, 1958 new Shreveport Civic Center

Horse Soldiers, filming of on Cane River, 1958

915. John Wayne and Constance Towers Oct. 30, 1958

916. Unidentified woman Oct. 30, 1958

917. Constance Towers Oct. 30, 1958

918. John Wayne and Constance Towers Oct. 30, 1958

919. John Wayne Oct. 30, 1958

920. William Holden Oct. 30, 1958

921. William Holden and Constance Towers Oct. 30, 1958

922.-923. John Ford, John Wayne and William Holden Oct. 30, 1958

924. John Wayne and Constance Towers Oct. 30, 1958

925. Unidentified actor gets beard trimmed on set Oct. 29, 1958

926.-927. John Wayne Oct. 29, 1958

928. William Holden and Hoot Gibson n.d.

929. William Holden n.d.

930. Jack Pennick n.d.

931. Hoot Gibson n.d.

932. Constance Towers Oct. 29, 1958

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933. Hoot Gibson n.d.

Willis Bouchey (far left), John Wayne, and Constance 934. Oct. 30, 1958 Towers

935. John Wayne and Constance Towers Oct. 30, 1958

936. John Wayne Oct. 30, 1958

937.-939. Log cabins on set Oct. 30, 1958

940.-941. Horse soldiers riding in column Oct. 30, 1958

942. Willis Bouchey (far left) and John Wayne Oct. 29, 1958

943.-944. John Wayne on set n.d.

945. John Wayne and unidentified woman Nov. 7, 1958

946. Danny Borzage Nov. 7, 1958

947. O.Z. Whitehead Nov. 7, 1958

Jack Pennick, John Ford, William Holden and film crew on 948. Nov. 7, 1958 set

949. Film crew on set Nov. 7, 1958

15 950. Constance Towers n.d.

951. William Holden and William Leslie n.d.

952. Willis Bouchey n.d.

953. William Holden and Constance Towers n.d.

954. Danny Borzage n.d.

955. Jack Pennick (right) and two unidentified actors n.d.

956.-960. Firing cannons on set n.d.

961.-965. Horse soldiers crossing a bridge over the Cane River n.d.

966.-976. Demolition of a bridge over the Cane River Dec. 4, 1958

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Horse soldiers crossing a bridge over the Cane River/soldier 977.-980. n.d. falls off a horse

981.-984. Confederate cavalry troopers ride past a cabin n.d.

Action on the set (bringing in a wounded soldier), right to 985. n.d. left: Constance Towers, William Leslie, and Judson Pratt

986. Action on the set (bringing in a wounded soldier) n.d.

Action on the set, William Leslie (second from right) and 987. n.d. Judson Pratt (third from right)

Action on the set, right to left: William Leslie and Judson 988. n.d. Pratt

989. John Ford on the set n.d.

990. John Ford and John Wayne on the set n.d.

Shreveport premier of the Horse Soldiers, Strand Theater, 991. left to right: William Holden, John Wayne, and Constance Jun. 17, 1959 Towers (this is likely a Lloyd Stilley photo)

John Wayne arrives at Shreveport Regional Airport to accept the second annual Spirit of Independence Award at 992. Dec. 14, 1978 the Independence Bowl; met by Leonard Phillips (right) and Shreveport Mayor Bill Hanna (left)

John Wayne arrives at Shreveport Regional Airport; 993. Dec. 14, 1978 embraced by friend Leonard Phillips

994. John Wayne, right and left profile views Dec. 14, 1978

“Assorted Best of Photographs” (1940s-1950s)

Automobile Thrill Show: Aut Swenson Thrillcade Auto 995.-996. n.d. Daredevils, State Fair Grounds

997. Firemen battle a house fire, unidentified location n.d.

Firemen prevent Arthur C. Ballard from committing suicide 998.-1001 Apr. 20, 1954 by jumping from the superstructure of Old Traffic Bridge

1002.- Shreveport Police arrest Felix Anthony Soler for armed Dec. 31, 1954

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1005. robbery of the Highland Big Chain market

Man points to the spot at the Beech Springs community east 1006. of Minden, La. where body of George J. Meredith was Jan. 24, 1954 dumped by murderer Leroy Wayne Robertson

1007.- Murder trial of Leroy Wayne Robertson in Minden, La. Nov. 29, 1954 1009.

1010.- Firemen battle fire at Highland Baptist Church Jan. 26, 1955 1012.

1013.- Delta Airlines DC-3 airplane crash near Waskom, Tex.; 19 May 17, 1953 1018. killed

William D. Bowden wheeled on ambulance gurney to 1019. Dec. 4, 1948 hospital with third degree burns

1020. Tornado damage, unidentified location n.d.

Collapsed building canopy in front of Overcash cleaners, 1021. 1219 Wilkinson Street; Turner D. Griffin crushed to death Feb. 4, 1951 in mishap (also see photo #769)

1022.- 16 Aerial/ground views of flooding, unidentified location(s) n.d. 1029.

U.S. Army maneuvers, Exercise Sagebrush: 3rd Infantry 1030.- Division tanks, bazooka, helicopters, assault crossing of Nov. 29, 1955 1034. Red River

Firemen battle fire at Pel-State Oil Company Service 1035. Aug. 12, 1956 Station at Kings Highway and Mansfield Road

1036. Aerial acrobats n.d.

Automobile Thrill Show: Jimmy Hazlitt & His Hell Drivers, 1037. Jul. 4, 1949 State Fair Grounds

1038.- Automobile Thrill Show: Jimmie Lynch Death Dodgers, May 11, 1947 1039. State Fair Grounds

1040.- Automobile Thrill Show: Joie Chitwood Auto Daredevils, Oct. 27, 1949 1042. State Fair Grounds

1043. Automobile Thrill Show: Motorcycle daredevil of Jimmy Jul. 4, 1949

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Hazlitt & His Hell Drivers crashes through a flaming wall, State Fair Grounds

1044. Patricia Ann Brown, Miss Holiday in Dixie for 1951 May 4, 1951

Flying Harolds trapeze artists performing at the Clyde 1045. Mar. 13, 1948 Beatty Circus

1046. “Peso”, six-ounce Chihuahua dog under magnifying glass May 22, 1951

1047. Clydesdale horses n.d.

1048. Hearing test for young deaf girl May 12, 1951

1049.- Carnival lights at night, La. State Fair Nov. 4, 1959 1050.

“Assorted Best of Photographs” (1972-1979)

Firemen battle fire at Fruehauf Trailer Company, 2401 1051. Jul. 27, 1972 Grimmett Drive

1052.- Firemen battle fire at Interstate Electric Company, 1419 Oct. 5, 1972 1053. Culpepper Street

1054.- Shreveport Police tear gas home at 2718 DuPont Street Jan. 4, 1973 1056. looking for murder suspect Bill Sanders

Aerial view of construction in downtown Shreveport 1057. Feb. 2, 1973 looking east to Red River

Aerial view of Interstate 20 (I-20) Bridge looking north to 1058. downtown, Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital Feb. 2, 1973 in lower left

1059.- Aerial views of flooding of the Red River and Atchafalaya Apr. 5, 1973 1065. River in Avoyelles and Catahoula Parishes

1066.- Firemen battle fire at old Wilson’s Packing Co. building, Dec. 17, 1974 1071. 319 Spring Street

Firemen battle fire at old Wilson’s Packing Co. building, 1072. 319 Spring Street; fireman treats cut hand of Fireman L.E. Dec. 17, 1974 Lupo (back to camera)

1073. Car wreck at 2900 block of Line Avenue; Shreveport police Jan. 2, 1975

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car driven by Patrolman E.W. Clinkscale struck car driven by Robbie Narron

Car wreck at Ockley Drive and Akard Avenue; driver Oren 1074. Feb. 11, 1975 A. Kirkpatrick injured

1075.- Car wreck on Market Street; driver B.J. Miles injured Feb. 11, 1975 1077.

1078.- Truck wreck on Interstate 20 (I-20) in Bossier City; driver Jul. 23, 1975 1081. Arthur E. Pierce trapped in cab

Truck wreck at 1300 North Market Street; driver Bobby R. 1082. Sep. 10, 1975 Westmoreland uninjured

1083. Children at Creston Church Dec. 29, 1977

1084.- 17 Train wreck/derailment at Goldonna, La. Dec. 28, 1977 1102.

Citizen’s reaction to train wreck/derailment at Goldonna, 1103.- La.: Jack E. Easley, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gibson, and Vance Jan. 6, 1978 1105. Terral

1106.- Cleanup/recovery of train wreck/derailment at Goldonna, Jan. 6, 1978 1108. La.

Car wreck on Hearne Avenue; driver Judy W. McArthur injured while 7-year old Tonya Duncan looks on; 1109. Jan. 3, 1978 unidentified woman holds 7-week old daughter of Judy McArthur

Weather; winter ice at 1800 block of Highland and tree 1110. Jan. 6, 1978 damaged house

1111. Weather; winter ice at First Baptist Church Jan. 6, 1978

1112.- Weather; winter ice in wooded areas Jan. 6, 1978 1114.

Weather; winter ice at 900 block of Slattery Street at 1115. Jan. 11, 1978 Fairfield

1116.- Weather; winter ice on plants Jan. 11, 1978 1117.

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1118. Weather; winter ice in a suburban neighborhood Jan. 11, 1978

1119. Weather; winter ice in a wooded area Jan. 11, 1978

Weather; winter ice on street sign at Lake and Spring 1120. Jan. 25, 1978 Streets

Teenage boy rides a skateboard pulled by his dog on 1121. Jan. 24, 1978 Herndon Street

1122. Unidentified man at podium n.d.

1123.- Crash landing of a civilian Cessna 310 aircraft at Shreveport Oct. 23, 1979 1127. Regional Airport

1128.- Bob Hope at the Independence Bowl in Shreveport Dec. 15, 1979 1130.

Bob Hope accepts the third annual Spirit of Independence 1131. Award from General of the Army Omar N. Bradley at the Dec. 15, 1979 Independence Bowl in Shreveport

“Assorted Best of Photographs” (1974-1975)

Workmen battle fire at Atlas Processing Company plant, 1132. Jun. 5, 1974 3546 Midway Avenue

Shreveport Police arrest Lester R. Strong for attempted 1133. bank robbery of the Louisiana Bank and Trust Co., 9181 Feb. 7, 1974 Mansfield Road

Shreveport Police/medics carry woman on gurney, 1134. n.d. Louisiana Bank and Trust

Shreveport Police arrest Billy R. Tatum and Jimmy L. 1135. Smith on Murphy Street, suspects in armed robbery of Dec. 16, 1974 White’s Cleaners, 1327 Pierre

1136.- Firemen rescue Glenna H. Chamlee from car wreck at 70th Dec. 30, 1974 1142. Street and Mansfield Road

Terry Nichols, 8, hit by car at Catherine Street and 1143. Jan. 27, 1975 Kentucky Avenue while riding bicycle

1144.- Tammie Freeman, 9, hit by car at Broadmoor Boulevard Jan. 27, 1975 1146. and Stratford Street while riding bicycle

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Bossier City Mayor James Cathey destroys pinball machine 18 1147. Jan. 7, 1975 seized at the Turf Lounge

1148. Forest Park Cemetery/Dead End sign juxtaposition Jan. 28, 1975

1149. Medical Center reflections, 1500 Elizabeth Avenue Feb. 10, 1975

Reconstruction of damaged Pierre Bayou Bridge, north of 1150. Jan. 30, 1975 Natchitoches

1151.- Football quarterback Terry Bradshaw Jan. 17, 1975 1152.

1153. Actor Jack Elam Sep. 15, 1975

Fireman battle an oil truck fire near Convention Center on 1154. Sep. 23, 1975 Clyde Fant Parkway

1155. Two men welding, The Fabsteel Co., 2900 Youree Drive Jan. 20, 1976

1156. Flathead Lake, Montana (color photograph) Jul. 2, 1975

1157.- Firemen battle fire at creosote plant of Standard Wood Sep. 11, 1975 1165. Preservers of Shreveport, 9700 Line Avenue

1166.- Firemen battle fire at railroad tie plant of Moss American Sep. 24, 1975 1168. Tie Co., Hamilton Road, Bossier City

1169.- Firemen battle gasoline fire at Shreveport Tire and Mar. 10, 1975 1177. Appliance Co., 5422 Mansfield Road

“Presidents and Politicians” (1972-1980)

President Lyndon B. Johnson and entourage arriving at 1178.- Barksdale AFB; greeted by barefoot Gordon Lambert and Jul. 4, 1967 1181. sockless Wesley D. Glassell

1182.- Vice President Spiro T. Agnew at Barksdale AFB Apr. 24, 1972 1185.

Governor Edwin W. Edwards, inauguration day in Baton 1186. Rouge, La.; Nolan Edwards, governor’s brother, administers May 9, 1972 oath

1187.- Governor Edwin W. Edwards, inauguration day May 9, 1972

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1188.

Lt. Gov. James E. “Jimmy” Fitzmorris, Governor Edwin W. 1189. Edwards and Attorney General William J. Guste, Jr.; May 9, 1972 inauguration day

John J. McKeithen, outgoing governor, and wife; Edwin W. 1190. May 9, 1972 Edwards’ inauguration day

John J. McKeithen, outgoing governor, and family; former 1191. Governor Robert F. Kennon on left; Edwin W. Edwards’ May 9, 1972 inauguration day

John J. McKeithen, outgoing governor, and Joe D. 1192. May 9, 1972 Waggonner, Jr.; Edwin W. Edwards’ inauguration day

Lt. Gov. James E. “Jimmy” Fitzmorris and unidentified; 1193. May 9, 1972 Edwin W. Edwards’ inauguration day

Senators Russell B. Long and Allen J. Ellender; Edwin W. 1194. May 9, 1972 Edwards’ inauguration day

1195.- Governor Edwin W. Edwards, inauguration day May 9, 1972 1196.

1197.- George C. Wallace, governor of Alabama and presidential Apr. 26, 1976 1198. candidate, at Shreveport Regional Airport

1199.- 19 President Gerald R. Ford at Barksdale AFB Apr. 27, 1976 1216.

Distinguished guests at Barksdale AFB, left to right: Lieutenant General Richard M. Hoban, commander, Eighth 1217. Air Force; Shreveport Mayor L. Calhoun Allen, Jr.; Bossier Apr. 27, 1976 City Mayor James Cathey; President Gerald R. Ford; Governor Edwin W. Edwards

1218.- President Gerald R. Ford at Barksdale AFB Apr. 27, 1976 1221.

Governor Edwin W. Edwards kisses Tina Dowell, Queen 1222. Apr. 27, 1976 Holiday in Dixie, at Barksdale AFB

1223.- President Gerald R. Ford at Barksdale AFB Apr. 27, 1976 1234.

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1235.- Reception at the Woods home on Ellerbe Road, left to right: Apr. 27, 1976 1238. Mrs. Dalton Woods, Mr. Woods, President Gerald R. Ford

1239.- President Gerald R. Ford visits Tyler, Tex.; knocks hat off Apr. 28, 1976 1241. an Apache Belle dancer at Tyler Junior College

1242.- President Gerald R. Ford departs from Barksdale AFB Apr. 28, 1976 1243.

Caddo District Attorney John A. Richardson (left) and Louisiana Attorney General William J. Guste, Jr. announce 20 1244. Jul. 23, 1976 probe into Shreveport Public Safety Commissioner George W. D’Artois and his department will continue

1245.- Arrest of Shreveport Public Safety Commissioner George Aug. 5, 1976 1246. W. D’Artois

1247.- Ronald Reagan campaigning for president in Shreveport May 5, 1976 1249. (arriving)

Ronald Reagan campaigning for president in Shreveport 1250. May 6, 1976 (departing)

Senator J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. at Barksdale AFB wearing 1251. flying scarf and flight jacket adorned with 2d Bomb Wing Dec. 14, 1976 patch

Governor David C. Treen, inauguration day in Baton 1252. Rouge, La.; District Judge Doug Gonzales of Baton Rouge Mar. 10, 1980 administers oath while wife Dodie Treen looks on

Governor David C. Treen and wife Dodie Treen, 1253. Mar. 10, 1980 inauguration day

1254.- Edwin W. Edwards, outgoing governor, and Governor Mar. 10, 1980 1255. David C. Treen

1256.- Governor David C. Treen and wife Dodie Treen, Mar. 10, 1980 1257. inauguration day

Texas Governor and Mrs. Bill Clements; Governor David 1258. Mar. 10, 1980 C. Treen’s inauguration day

Former Governor Robert F. Kennon and Governor David C. 1259. Mar. 10, 1980 Treen

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Lt. Gov. Robert L. “Bobby” Freeman; Governor David C. 1260. Mar. 10, 1980 Treen’s inauguration day

George J. Despot, La. State Republican Chairman; 1261. Mar. 10, 1980 Governor David C. Treen’s inauguration day

1262.- Views of crowds and marching bands; Governor David C. Mar. 10, 1980 1274. Treen’s inauguration day

1275. Swearing in of new state senators in Baton Rouge, La. Mar. 10, 1980

Return of some members of Northwest La. legislative delegation in House chambers, Baton Rouge, La., left to 1276. Mar. 10, 1980 right: Bruce Lynn, Forrest Dunn, B.F. O’Neal, Art Sour, and Loy Weaver

Swearing in of new state senators in Baton Rouge, La., left 1277.- to right: Foster Campbell of Bossier City, Syd Nelson and Mar. 10, 1980 1278. Richard Neeson, both of Shreveport

Swearing in of new state senators in Baton Rouge, La., two 1279. Mar. 10, 1980 unidentified men

1280.- Caddo Sherriff Harold Terry Jun. 16, 1980 1281.

1282. President Jimmy Carter in Texarkana Oct. 22, 1980

Hurricane Carla, 1961

This album contains 86 photographs taken by Langston MacEachern in September 1961 documenting the effects of Hurricane Carla in Holly Beach and Hackberry, Louisiana, and Houston, Port Lavaca, and Galveston, Texas. The photographs include water inundated homes and businesses 1283.- 21 in Holly Beach, evacuees from coastal areas, a National Sep. 13, 1961 1368. Guard soldier rescuing a pig from the storm surge in Hackberry, views of the Intracoastal Waterway, numerous beached boats, flooded/wrecked automobiles, damaged store fronts in Houston, wind damaged road signs near Port Lavaca, and devastated homes and businesses in Galveston.

“Sports” (football, basketball, Shreveport Sports baseball, boxing, women’s golf)

1369.- Football, high school: C.E. Byrd High School, Fair Park 22 n.d. 1395. High School, etc.

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1396.- Football, college: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Tex.: University of Jan. 1, 1952 1397. Kentucky (20) v. Texas Christian University (7)

1398.- Basketball, college: Centenary, Northwestern State, etc. n.d. 1401.

1402.- Baseball, Shreveport Sports n.d. 1413.

1414.- Boxing n.d. 1422.

1423.- Boxing: Bill Knauer (right) v. Doug Ellwood Jul. 1, 1954 1424.

1425. Golf, women’s n.d.

II. WORLD WAR II PHOTOGRAPHS

Fort F.E. Warren, Wyoming: post architecture; rodeo; local 1426.- landscapes (mountains, lakes, forests, and valleys); combat 23 1941-1943 1463. obstacle course; wedding in post chapel; unidentified U.S. Army personnel

Celebrities: Jack Carson, Ann Sheridan, Phil Silvers, Bing 1464.- Crosby, Jane Wyman, Adolphe J. Menjou, Frank McHugh, 1941-1943 1474. etc.

Guadalcanal: Mosquito Network military radio newscasters; military cemetery; American Red Cross Service Club; military barracks and tents; tractors and grading equipment; 1475.- port facilities and cargo ships; Langston McEachern and 1943-1945 1535. Army buddies posing with the beached Japanese cargo ship Kinugawa Maru; beach scenes; jungle scenes; Guadalcanal natives

Guadalcanal, colorized photos: beached Japanese cargo ship 1536.- Kyusyu Maru; Guadalcanal natives; beach scenes; jungle 1943-1945 1541. scenes

Langston McEachern examining infrared photos, 1542. Jul. 16, 1945 Guadalcanal

1543.- Military training in the Pacific, unidentified location: ca. 1944-1945 1552. flamethrower demonstration; combat engineer heavy

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equipment; 105mm howitzer; DUKW amphibious vehicles

Military training in the Pacific, unidentified location: 1553.- soldiers transport a 37mm antitank gun across a river via ca. 1944-1945 1556. raft and reassemble for firing

Military training in the Pacific, unidentified location: 1557. ca. 1944-1945 soldiers practice swimming with rubber rafts

Major General George W. Griner, commander, 27th 1558.- Infantry Division, greeting an unidentified lieutenant ca. 1944-1945 1560. general arriving at an unidentified Pacific airfield via B-24 bomber

1561.- Langston McEachern aboard the attack transport ship USS 1944 1564. Callaway (APA-35)

1565.- U.S. soldiers and sailors disembarking from a hospital ship, ca. 1944-1945 1566. unidentified location

1567.- U.S. Navy landing ships, tank (LST), escort carrier and ca. 1944-1945 1570. other naval vessels in the Pacific, unidentified location(s)

Ruins of downtown Manila, Philippines, including the 1571.- Parliament Building, University of Santo Tomas and 1945 1594. interior and exterior views of St. Augustine Church

Langston McEachern posing with a wrecked U.S. Sherman 1595.- tank nicknamed the “The Buccaneer” in the ruins of Manila, 1945 1598. Philippines

1599.- Russian military delegation in Manila, Philippines 1945 1600.

City scenes in Manila, Philippines, including the Silver Dollar Café & Restaurant, Chinese Sun Studio, Chinese 1601.- Garden, American Red Cross Club, Cine Astor theater, 1945 1616. Times Theatre, Base Exchange/Souvenir Store Branch No. 821, Roosevelt Building and the Avenue Hotel

1617.- Rural scenes of the Philippines, including a U.S. Army 1945 1622. patrol in action

1623.- Filipinos in market places and at work in fields with a water 1945 1636. buffalo

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1637.- War crimes trial of Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita 1945 1641. before an American military tribunal in Manila, Philippines

1642.- Miyanoshita, Japan, 60 miles southwest of Yokohama Sep. 7, 1945 1644.

General der Infanterie Hermann Foertsch, commander-in- chief of the German 1st Army, prepares to surrender to the 1645. May 4, 1945 U.S. Army near Munich, Germany (this is not a Langston McEachern photo; credit to U.S. Army Signal Corps)

German surrender at Rheims, France: Generaloberst Alfred 1646.- Jodl signs on behalf of Germany as Generaladmiral Hans- May 7, 1945 1649. Georg von Friedeburg witnesses (these are not Langston McEachern photos; credit to U.S. Army Signal Corps)

German surrender in Berlin, Germany: Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel and Generaloberst 1650.- Hans-Jürgen Stumpff sign on behalf of Germany (these are May 8, 1945 1652. not Langston McEachern photos; credit to U.S. Army Signal Corps)

Technician Third Grade (T/3) Langston McEachern in U.S. 1653. Army uniform with full insignia, campaign ribbons and 1945 Honorable Discharge Lapel Pin (“Ruptured Duck”) badge

Guadalcanal Photograph Album (117 lvs.)

This album contains 234 photographs from Langston McEachern’s tour of duty as a U.S. Army photographer on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The photographs include Bob Hope and his troupe performing a beachfront 24 1654. USO show, Langston McEachern and other U.S. Army 1943-1944 personnel in a variety of settings, local wildlife, beach and jungle scenes, mountains and valleys, Guadalcanal natives, military barracks and tents, and the beached Japanese cargo ships Kinugawa Maru and Kyusyu Maru.

III. DRY MOUNTED, MATTED AND OVERSIZED PHOTOGRAPHS

Langston McEachern, U.S. Army, Fort F. E. Warren, Wyo.; 25 1655. Apr. 14, 1942 colorized portrait in service dress uniform

Sergeant Langston McEachern, U.S. Army, Fort F.E. 1656. Warren, Wyo.; portrait in service dress uniform with Signal ca. 1941-1943 Corps branch insignia, 7th Corps Area Service Command

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shoulder patch, marksmanship badges, American Defense Service Medal ribbon and whistle with lanyard chain

Sergeant Langston McEachern, U.S. Army, Fort F.E. 1657. Warren, Wyo.; pose with camera, helmet, overcoat and ca. 1941-1943 Thompson submachine gun

Sergeant Langston McEachern, U.S. Army providing cover with a Thompson submachine gun for a technician fourth 1658. ca. 1941-1943 grade taking a photograph with camera, Fort F.E. Warren, Wyo.

Corporal/Sergeant Langston McEachern, U.S. Army, Fort F.E. Warren, Wyo.; pose with Graflex and Speed Graphic 1659. ca. 1941-1943 cameras; front and back mounted photographs, single dry mounted board

Sergeant Langston McEachern, U.S. Army developing photographic film at Fort F.E. Warren, Wyo. and view of ca. 1942-1943 1660. mountains; front and back mounted photographs, single dry n.d. mounted board

Two unidentified soldiers, a corporal and technician fifth 1661. ca. 1941-1943 grade, atop Lookout Mountain, Colo.

View of a snow-covered mountain with river in foreground, 1662. ca. 1941-1943 unidentified location; colorized photograph

View of a snow-covered mountain with tree-lined lake/river 1663. ca. 1941-1943 in foreground, unidentified location; colorized photograph

View of a snow-covered mountain with tree-lined lake/river 1664. ca. 1941-1943 in foreground, unidentified location; colorized photograph

United States flag flying at half mast, unidentified location; 1665. ca. 1941-1943 colorized photograph

1666. “King of the Island”: Guadalcanal native in canoe 1944

1667. “Twin Palms”: Palm trees in the South Pacific ca. 1944

View of a palm tree-lined beach and native village on 1668. ca. 1944 Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands

Ruins of the Parliament Building in downtown Manila, 1669. 1945 Philippines (also see photo #1571.-1594.)

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Aerial view of Shreveport: Downtown looking north toward 26 1670. 1947 Red River and Downtown Airport

Aerial view of Barksdale AFB: Looking east to 1671. 1947 headquarters building and standpipe

Train wreck/derailment near Jefferson, Tex. [Texas and 1672. Pacific Railroad]; aerial views of wreck site (also see photo Oct. 25, 1947 #754.-755.)

1673. Wooden oil well near Oil City, La. 1948

Aerial view of Shreveport: Downtown looking north toward 1674. 1948 Red River and Downtown Airport

Henry A. Wallace, 1948 Progressive Party presidential 1675. candidate, egged at KTBS TV during a speech there (also Sep. 2, 1948 see photo #830.-831.)

Tornado damage at Warren, Ark.; aerial view of destroyed 1676. Jan. 3, 1949 lumber mill (also see photo #734.-736.)

Left to right: Mickey Rooney, Dudley J. LeBlanc and Miss 1677. Aug. 31, 1950 Frances Woodall

1678.- Train wreck/derailment near Lettsworth, La.: KCS Southern Aug. 10, 1951 1680. Belle v. troop train (also see photo #757.-765.)

Governor Robert F. Kennon, inauguration day in Baton 27 1681. Rouge, La.; Chief Justice John B. Fournet administers oath May 13, 1952 (also see photo #837.-839.)

“Chow”: Young mockingbirds in the nest (also see photo 1682. Jun. 1952 #55.-56.)

“Ike”: Dwight D. Eisenhower campaigning for president at 1683. Oct. 15, 1952 Shreveport Regional Airport (also see photo #832.-836.)

Deaths of Bossier Parish Deputy Maurice Miller and Shreveport Police Chief Edward G. Huckabay in shootout 1684. Feb. 27, 1954 with Ed “Man” West in Bossier Parish; layout: 8 photographs

Deaths of Bossier Parish Deputy Maurice Miller and 1685. Feb. 27, 1954 Shreveport Police Chief Edward G. Huckabay in shootout

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with Ed “Man” West in Bossier Parish; layout: 7 photographs

Deaths of Bossier Parish Deputy Maurice Miller and Shreveport Police Chief Edward G. Huckabay in shootout 1686. Feb. 27, 1954 with Ed “Man” West in Bossier Parish; layout: 6 photographs

“Last Attack”: Deaths of Bossier Parish Deputy Maurice 1687.- Miller and Shreveport Police Chief Edward G. Huckabay in Feb. 27, 1954 1688. shootout with Ed “Man” West in Bossier Parish

Deaths of Bossier Parish Deputy Maurice Miller and Shreveport Police Chief Edward G. Huckabay in shootout 1689. Feb. 27, 1954 with Ed “Man” West in Bossier Parish; Hattie London, mother of Ed “Man” West prays for her son

““The Sheriff Weeps”: Deaths of Bossier Parish Deputy Maurice Miller and Shreveport Police Chief Edward G. 1690. Huckabay in shootout with Ed “Man” West in Bossier Feb. 27, 1954 Parish; Bossier Parish Sheriff William E. Waggonner weeps over death of his two friends

1691.- Delta Airlines DC-3 airplane crash near Waskom, Tex.; 19 28 May 17, 1953 1692. killed (also see photo #1013.-1018.)

“Keys to Conflagration”: Firemen battle fire at Highland 1693. Jan. 26, 1955 Baptist Church (also see photo #1010.-1012.)

“Flyin’ Furnace”: Firemen battle fire engulfing a Convair CV-340-42 cargo aircraft (registration # N8420H) operated 1694. Oct. 19, 1955 by United Gas Co. at Shreveport Regional Airport (also see photo #79.-84.)

Aerial view of State Fair Grounds (“one of a kind photo”) 1695. Oct. 26, 1955 (also see photo #94.)

“Captured Aggressor”: U.S. Army maneuvers, Exercise Sagebrush; simulated enemy or aggressor force troops 1696. Nov. 3, 1955 captured by friendly forces on Highway 1 (also see photo #1030.-1034.)

“Refueling”: Aerial refueling of a U.S. Air Force B-47E 1697.- Stratojet bomber from a KC-97 over Bossier Jun. 5, 1956 1698. Base/Barksdale AFB, La. (also see photo #86.-92.)

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“Peel Off”: Aerial refueling of a U.S. Air Force B-47E 1699.- Stratojet bomber from a KC-97 over Bossier Jun. 5, 1956 1700. Base/Barksdale AFB, La. (also see photo #86.-92.)

“Cooling Off”: Firemen battle fire at Pel-State Oil Company 1701.- 29 Service Station at Kings Highway and Mansfield Road (also Aug. 12, 1956 1702. see photo #1035.)

“A Day of Flood”: Aerial views of flooding of Sabine and 1703. Red Rivers; two-sided layout: 12 photographs (also see May 3-14, 1957 photo #128.-142.)

Harold “Happy” Kellems the circus clown (also see photo 1704. Sep. 12, 1957 #163.-166.)

Train wreck/derailment north of Mansfield near Holly, La. 1705. Nov. 2, 1957 [KCS Railroad] (also see photo #178.)

“Flame Out”: Crash of U.S. Air Force TF-102A jet fighter 1706. trainer near Dixie, La.; 1 airman killed (also see photo Jan. 18, 1958 #197.-200.)

“Fire and Rescue”: Firemen battle fire at Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation, 1801 Kings Highway; Fire Captain 30 1707. Sep. 13, 1958 E. H. Cheek injured; two-sided layout: 5 photographs (also see photo #214.-216.)

“Duke”: John Wayne filming on the set of the movie Horse 1708. Oct. 29, 1958 Soldiers near Natchitoches, La. (also see photo #927.)

Filming of the movie Horse Soldiers; destruction of the 1709. bridge over the Cane River; two-sided layout: 8 Dec. 4, 1958 photographs (also see photo #966.-976.)

“Broken Arrow”: Crash of U.S. Air Force C-124A cargo 1710. aircraft carrying three nuclear weapons, Barksdale AFB, La. Jul. 6, 1959 (also see photo #287.-293.)

1711.- Earl K. Long speaking in Haynesville, La. for reelection as Aug. 24, 1959 1712. governor (also see photo #300.-302.)

1713. “Fingers of Age”: Old trees, unidentified location 1959

Landscapes, various, including views of Bryce Canyon 1714.- 31 National Park, Utah; Estes Park, Colorado; and Snowy ca. 1950s 1726. Range, Wyoming

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Harvey LeVan Cliburn (color photograph) (also see photo 32 1727. n.d. #903.)

1728. Washington-Youree Hotel, view from Travis Street n.d.

1729. Washington-Youree Hotel, view from Market Street n.d.

Intersection of Wall and Nassau Streets, New York City; 1730. statue of George Washington at Federal Hall National n.d. Memorial in foreground; Trinity Church in background

“Commercial Flood”: Aerial view of flooding at the 1731. n.d. Appaloosa Horse Ranch at Cooterville, La.

1732. La. State Fair Rodeo n.d.

“Dusting”: Biplane crop dusting cotton fields near 1733. Mar. 1949 Natchitoches, La.

Automobile Thrill Show: Jimmie Lynch Death Dodgers, 1734. Oct. 26, 1946 State Fair Grounds

Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota and Buffaloes on Meade Reservation, South Dakota (also see n.d. 1735. photo #366.); front and back mounted photographs, single Jun. 22, 1960 dry mounted board

Funeral of former governor Earl K. Long at Winnfield, La.; 1736. pall bearers carry his casket past rows of mourners (also see Sep. 7, 1960 photo #350.-352.)

John F. Kennedy campaigning for president in Texarkana; layout: 4 photographs (also see photo #614.-616.); and Sep. 13, 1960 1737. Danny Borzage filming on the set of the movie Horse Nov. 7, 1958 Soldiers near Natchitoches, La. (also see photo #946); front and back mounted photographs, single dry mounted board

1738.- Vice President Richard M. Nixon campaigning for president Sep. 24, 1960 1739. in Lafayette, La. (also see photo #337.-349.)

Vice President Richard M. Nixon campaigning for president in Lafayette, La. (also see photo #337.-349.); layout: 4 Sep. 24, 1960 1740. photographs; and unidentified train wreck/derailment; front n.d. and back mounted photographs, single dry mounted board

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Dr. Wernher von Braun discusses third generation space 33 1741. rockets at the Washington-Youree Hotel (also see photo Sep. 30, 1960 #355.)

1742.- Ku Klux Klan meeting near Coushatta, La. (also see photo Feb. 14, 1961 1743. #367.-394.)

1744. Hurricane Carla: Two-sided layout: 12 photographs Sep. 1961

Hurricane Carla: Sunken boat in Port Lavaca, Tex. (also see 1745. Sep. 1961 Box 21)

Hurricane Carla: National Guard soldiers wade through the 1746. Sep. 1961 storm surge in Holly Beach, La. (also see Box 21)

Hurricane Carla: National Guard soldier rescuing a pig from 1747. Sep. 1961 the storm surge in Holly Beach, La. (also see Box 21)

John Diamond, 3-year-old boy, eyes Thanksgiving turkey 1748. during family prayer led by actor Joe Hayes (also see photo Nov. 20, 1962 #509.-510.)

1749.- Barry Goldwater campaigning for president at Shreveport Sep. 17, 1964 1750. Regional Airport (also see photo #588.-613.)

Shreveport Police arrest escaped convicts Dan Edward 34 1751. Robertson and Harry Matthew Sliman; layout: 5 May 19, 1965 photographs (also see photo #695.-703.)

Shreveport Police arrest escaped convicts Dan Edward 1752. Robertson and Harry Matthew Sliman; layout: 5 May 19, 1965 photographs (also see photo #695.-703.)

Shreveport Police arrest escaped convicts Dan Edward 1753.- Robertson and Harry Matthew Sliman (also see photo May 19, 1965 1754. #695.-703.)

Firemen battle fire at three homes caused by an explosion at 1755. Aug. 3, 1966 a rooming house at 445 Dalzell Street; 2 occupants injured

“Sooo Sorry”: President Lyndon B. Johnson and entourage 1756.- arriving at Barksdale AFB; greeted by barefoot Gordon Jul. 4, 1967 1758. Lambert and sockless Wesley D. Glassell (also see photo #1178.-1181.)

1759. Train v. truck wreck at Flournoy-Lucas Road intersection Apr. 22, 1969

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by La. Highway 1; brothers Ernest Glen and Henry Edward Blanchard killed

Shreveport Mayor Clyde E. Fant at a groundbreaking 1760. ceremony with Lieutenant General David Wade, n.d. commander, Second Air Force

35 1761. Damaged house and car, unidentified location n.d.

Train wreck/derailment at Logansport, La.; layout: 6 1762. May 16, 1969 photographs

Train wreck/derailment at Logansport, La.; layout: 5 1763. May 16, 1969 photographs

“Shoot Out”: Mock gunfight in the streets of Logansport, 1764. n.d. La.; two-sided layout: 8 photographs

“Whose Pocket?”: Governor-Elect Edwin W. Edwards 1765. jokingly reaches into the pants pocket of Shreveport Mayor Apr. 7, 1972 L. Calhoun Allen, Jr. on Market Street

Shreveport Public Safety Commissioner George W. 1766. Apr. 12, 1972 D’Artois examines a seized aircraft filled with marijuana

Vice President Spiro T. Agnew at Barksdale AFB (also see 1767. Apr. 24, 1972 photo #1182.-1185.)

Governor Edwin W. Edwards, inauguration day in Baton 1768. Rouge, La.; Nolan Edwards, governor’s brother, administers May 9, 1972 oath (also see photo #1186.-1196.)

1769.- Firemen battle fire at Fruehauf Trailer Company, 2401 Jul. 27, 1972 1770. Grimmett Drive (also see photo #1051.)

George C. Wallace, governor of Alabama and presidential 1771.- 36 candidate, at Shreveport Regional Airport (also see photo Apr. 26, 1976 1772. #1197.-1198.)

President Gerald R. Ford at Barksdale AFB (also see photo 1773. Apr. 27, 1976 #1199.-1243.)

“Oops”: President Gerald R. Ford visits Tyler, Tex.; knocks 1774. hat off an Apache Belle dancer at Tyler Junior College (also Apr. 28, 1976 see photo #1199.-1243.)

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Reporters record voices from the home of former Shreveport Public Safety Commissioner George W. 1775. Apr. 19, 1977 D’Artois at 633 Ashbourne Drive during his armed standoff with deputies prior to his arrest

Firemen battle fire at Shaffer-Stein Waste Paper Corp., 555 1776. Apr. 28, 1977 Aero Drive

Exhausted firemen use oxygen while battling fire at Shaffer- 1777. Apr. 28, 1977 Stein Waste Paper Corp., 555 Aero Drive

Fireman takes a break to drink from fire hose while battling 1778. Apr. 28, 1977 fire at Shaffer-Stein Waste Paper Corp., 555 Aero Drive

“There’s Hope”: Bob Hope at the Independence Bowl in 1779. Dec. 15, 1979 Shreveport (also see photo #1128.-1131.)

Man and woman, unidentified, camping in the woods with an International camper and a Pontiac station wagon; United 37 1780. n.d. States and Louisiana flags fly over the camper; two-seater bicycle at the campsite

Shreveport Police arrest Byron D. Hines and Antonia Hayes 1781. for armed robbery of the Peoples Bank & Trust Co. Jan. 7, 1980 Monkhouse Drive Branch

Governor David C. Treen, inauguration day in Baton Rouge, La.; District Judge Doug Gonzales of Baton Rouge 1782. Mar. 10, 1980 administers oath while wife Dodie Treen looks on (also see photo #1252.-1274.)

Edwin W. Edwards, outgoing governor, and Governor 1783. Mar. 10, 1980 David C. Treen (also see photo #1252.-1274.)

Truck wreck on Interstate 20 (I-20) East near Industrial 1784. Road in Bossier City; Canuto M. Alamanza, driver, and Mar. 13, 1981 Curtis G. Smith, passenger, slightly injured

Shreveport Police challenge a DUI suspect during a traffic 1785. Mar. 16, 1981 stop

1786.- Crash of civilian Beechcraft Bonanza airplane near the May 28, 1981 1788. Shreveport Downtown Airport; 3 killed and 1 injured

Crash landing of a civilian Cessna 150 aircraft on Hearne 38 1789. Jan. 19, 1982 Avenue near Interstate 20 (I-20); pilot Roy Duckett

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uninjured

1790.- Aerial views of flooding at Winnfield, Alexandra, and Dec. 31, 1982 1793. Cypress, La.

1794. Cat and goldfish bowl Dec. 1982

Buffaloes butting heads on Yellowstone River, Yellowstone 39 1795. National Park; color photograph mounted on wood framed May 7, 1991 canvas

Flowers along Highway 390 near Brenham, Tex. (color 1796. 1994 photograph)

1797. Flowers and cows near Brenham, Tex. (color photograph) 1994

Anasazi Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Colo. 1798. n.d. (color photograph)

McDonald Brothers’ Sawmill, Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia, 1799. n.d. Canada (color photograph)

1800. Ram, unidentified location (color photograph) n.d.

1801. Langston and Robbie McEachern (color photograph) Feb. 1994

Aerial view of Shreveport: Downtown looking north toward 40 1802. Red River and Downtown Airport; glass and wood framed ca. 1947-1948 photograph

View of snow-covered mountains; unidentified location 1803. n.d. (color photograph)

View of snow-covered mountains; unidentified location 1804. Apr. 22, 1977 (color photograph)

View of Dream Lake and Hallett Peak, Rocky Mountain 1805. Jul. 1984 National Park, Colo. (color photograph)

IV. ASSORTED PHOTOGRAPHS

1806.- Aerial views of Shreveport: Downtown, industrial, and 41 1950-1975 1868. residential areas

1869.- Aerial views of Shreveport: Downtown, industrial, and 42 1976-1977 1914. residential areas

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1915.- Aerial views of Shreveport: Downtown, industrial, and 43 1978-1980 1957. residential areas

44 Aerial views of Shreveport: Industries and businesses May 5, 1964 Sep. 19, 1975 1958.-1964. Atlas Processing Company Aug. 18, 1976 Apr. 20, 1978 Feb. 10, 1964 Apr. 15, 1964 1965.-1978. AMF Beaird, Inc. Jun. 11, 1964 Feb. 19, 1973 Jan. 24, 1977 Apr. 17, 1978 1979.-1998. General Motors Assembly Division Plant Oct. 17, 1978 Nov. 1, 1979 Sep. 1, 1971 1999.-2003. Libby Glass Plant Apr. 20, 1978 Slack Depot and railroad siding, adjacent to AMF 2004. Aug. 20, 1976 Beaird, Inc.

Aerial views of Shreveport: Industries, businesses, schools, 45 and apartment complexes 2005. Aspen Apartments (9730 Baird Road) Oct. 2, 1978 2006. Beaird-Poulan (5020 Flournoy Lucas Road) Dec. 1974 2007.-2008. Bird & Son Inc. Roofing Materials (620 Aero Drive) Jan. 24, 1977 2009.-2010. W.K.M. Brewster Co. (740 N Market) Jan. 24, 1977 Caddo Parish School Board Offices (1961 Midway 2011. Aug. 20, 1976 Avenue) 2012. Chimney Hill Apartments (5660 S Lakeshore Drive) Dec. 23, 1977 2013.-2014. Coca-Cola Bottling Plant (305 Stoner Avenue) Dec. 1974 2015. Eastgate Plaza Shopping Center (E 70th Street) Jan. 24, 1977 Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School (626 2016. Apr. 6, 1979 Eden Blvd.) Feb. 13, 1970 2017.-2019. General Electric Transformer Plant Apr. 17, 1978 Gould Automotive Battery Division Plant (6901 2020.-2022. Oct. 24, 1977 Westport Avenue) Grant’s Plaza Shopping Center (9140 Mansfield 2023. Sep. 20, 1974 Road) 2024. Kelly’s Truck Terminal on Interstate 20 (I-20) 1974 Laurel Parc (formerly Timber Ridge) Apartments 2025. Oct. 6, 1978 (8601 Millicent Way) Louisiana State Police Headquarters, Troop G 2026. Dec. 21, 1977 (Bossier City)

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2027. Louisiana State University in Shreveport (LSUS) Aug. 27, 1976 2028. Lucas Sewer Treatment Plant Aug. 18, 1976 Aug. 18, 1976 2029.-2031. Mall St. Vincent Apr. 20, 1978 Overpass at Mansfield Road and Inner Loop 2032. n.d. Expressway (La. Hwy 3132) 2033. Roadway Express Inc. (7200 West Park Road) Dec. 1974 2034. Seasons Apartments (9100 Walker Road) Dec. 23, 1977 Dec. 20, 1961 2035.-2036. Shreve City Shopping Center Aug. 20, 1978 Sep. 1974 Dec. 1974 2037.-2042. South Park Mall (8924 Jewella Road) Oct. 24, 1977 Apr. 6, 1979 Southern Hills Elementary School (9075 Kingston 2043. Road); Bert Kouns Industrial Loop under Feb. 3, 1976 construction Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) 2044.-2045. Feb. 1975 Plant (Common Street) Standard Wood Preservers of Shreveport (Line 2046.-2049. Sep. 12, 1956 Avenue) 2050. Industrial area at Texas and Allen Avenues n.d. 2051. TG&Y Stores Warehouse (810 W 70th Street) Aug. 20, 1976 Feb. 13, 1970 2052.-2054. UOP Plant (Old Mooringsport Road) Apr. 17, 1978 Western Electric Plant (later, AT&T, Lucent Dec. 1974 2055.-2058. Technologies, etc.) (Mansfield Road) Oct. 17, 1978 2059.-2061. Willow Trace Apartments (8100 Pines Road) Oct. 6, 1978

2062.- Aerial views of Bossier City: Downtown, industrial, and 46 1977-1979 2090. residential areas

Agriculture: Cotton, rice, sesame, and soybean 2091.- planting/harvesting; pine forests; cow pastures; livestock 1954-1978 2138. (Ken Aclin & Langston McEachern photos)

Airport, Shreveport Downtown: Hangar housing Southern 47 2139. n.d. Aviation Repair Station No. 1374

2140.- Airport, Shreveport Regional: Aerial and exterior views; 1950s-1970s 2152. Braniff and Delta Air Lines aircraft

Allen, L. Calhoun Jr.: Ticket ceremony with Mayor-elect 2153.- Billy Hanna, Virginia K. Shehee and Bossier City Mayor Nov. 20-21,

2154. Marvin Anding; groundbreaking ceremony with Mayor- 1978 elect Billy Hanna for new Exposition Hall

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Aviation, general: Royale Air Lines; Goodyear Blimp Mayflower NC-10A; parachuting; U.S. Air Force (USAF) Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star; USAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress; USAF Boeing RB-52B Stratofortress; U.S. 2155.- Coast Guard helicopter; Sikorsky S-58 helicopters (Humble 1940s-1970s 2188. Oil & Refining Co., Houston, Tex.); flight controllers; U.S. Army aerial demonstrations at closure of Camp Polk, La.; Beechcraft AT-7; Beechcraft A-10; Curtiss A-12 Shrike; Northrop A-17A; Vultee BT-15; Bell P-39 Airacobra

Barksdale AFB, La.: Aerial views; base headquarters; hospital; Hangar One; Chapel One; enlisted barracks; Wherry family housing; historic family housing; golf course; Bossier Base; air shows; U.S. Air Force aircraft (Cessna A-37 Dragonfly; Boeing B-17; Boeing B-36 Peacekeeper; North American XB-45/B-45A Tornado; 2189.- Boeing B-47 Stratojet; Boeing B-52F/G Stratofortress; 48 1948-1977 2263. Douglas C-74 Globemaster I; Douglas C-124 Globemaster II; North American F-100 Super Sabre “Thunderbirds”; Sikorsky H-5G Dragonfly helicopter; Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker; Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker; Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star; Sikorsky R-6A Hoverfly II helicopter; Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star); U.S. Air Force missiles (JB-2; AGM-28 Hound Dog; ADM-20 Quail)

2264.- Barnwell Memorial Garden and Art Center, Shreveport: 49 1970-1978 2309. Aerial, exterior, and interior views

Bridges: Shreveport Interstate 20 (I-20) Bridge; Shreveport- 2310.- 50 Barksdale Bridge; Shreveport Dixie Overland and Traffic 1954-1968 2411. Bridge (including demolition on Jul. 30, 1968)

Bridges: Shreveport Illinois Central Railroad Bridge; Shreveport Cotton Belt Railroad Bridge; Shreveport Jimmie Davis Bridge; Shreveport Cross Bayou Bridge; Shreveport 51 1954-1978 Interstate 220 (I-220) Bridge; Miller’s Bluff Bridge on Red River between Plain Dealing and Hosston; Red River Bridge at Coushatta, La.

Buildings, Shreveport: Old Municipal Court building; Strand Theatre; Washington-Youree Hotel, demolition of 2412.- (Jim Bush photos); 728 Austen Place; Canaan Towers 52 1954-1980 2486. Apartments; Shotgun houses on Ford and Clay Streets; M. Levy Co.; Shreveport Municipal Incinerator (Kings Highway); Hirsch Memorial Coliseum; Sears Store at future

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site of Mall St. Vincent; Old City Hall, demolition of; Caddo-Shreveport Health Center; U.S. Post Office (2400 Texas Ave.); Barret School; Masonic Temple; Shreveport Civic Theatre; American Tower; United Mercantile Bank; Buckner Square; Caddo Rifle and Pistol Club; T. L. Amiss Water Purification Plant (3205 Blanchard Road); historic homes; various downtown and residential areas

Buildings, Bossier Parish: Louisiana State Police 2487.- Headquarters, Troop G (Bossier City); Bossier Parish 1978 2488. Courthouse (Benton)

2489.- Centenary College: Aerial and ground-level views of the 53 1958-1971 2507. campus, including the Gold Dome arena

Churches, Shreveport: First Baptist (Travis & McNeil); First Baptist (543 Ockley Drive); University Church of Christ (Billy Upshaw photo); Fairfield Presbyterian; Kings Highway Christian; Broadmoor Baptist (Lloyd Stilley photo); Broadmoor Methodist; Broadmoor Presbyterian; First Methodist; Brown Chapel, Centenary College; St. 2508.- Mark’s Episcopalian; Noel Memorial Methodist; St. Paul’s 1955-1976 2552. Episcopal; St. John Berchmans Cathedral; Holy Trinity Catholic; Church of the Holy Cross Episcopal; First Presbyterian (400 Travis Street); St. Mary of the Pines Catholic; Queensborough Baptist (2820 West College) (John A. Moore & Langston McEachern photos); Highland Baptist; Lakeshore Church of Christ (later, Sunrise Baptist); unidentified churches

2553. Churches, other: Mission San Jose, San Antonio, Tex. n.d.

City Council, Shreveport: Swearing in of council members (left to right): Hilry Huckaby, District A; John E. Scotto, Jr., 2554.- 54. District E; M. Thomas Arceneaux, District C; William H. Nov. 23, 1982 2556. Bush, District D; Keith W. Peterson, Jr., District F; Gregory W. Tarver, District G

Civic Center, Shreveport: Aerial, exterior, and interior 2557.- views, including dedication ceremony, council chambers 1958-1965 2574. and city jail (Lloyd Stilley & Langston McEachern photos)

Clubs, Shreveport (aerial views): American Legion Hall; 2575.- East Ridge Country Club; Shreveport County Club; 1974-1978 2582. Shreveport Yacht Club

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2583.- Courthouses, Caddo Parish and Federal, Shreveport: Aerial 1973-1980 2603. and exterior views

Fair Grounds, State: Aerial views of Fair Grounds; state 2604.- fairs; livestock shows; circuses; carnivals; rodeos (Lloyd 55. 1955-1979 2677. Stilley, Billy Upshaw, Terry R. Vaughan & Langston McEachern photos)

Fant, Clyde, Parkway: Aerial views of construction 2678.- progress, including pre-construction photos of future site of 56. 1958-1980 2697. the parkway, and a 1974 aerial image of the Waddell “A” truss bridge over Cross Bayou

2698.- Fires/Firefighters: Shreveport firefighters on strike; house 1976-1979 2710. fires; forest fires

Governors, Louisiana: Governor Jimmie Davis and Senator Allen J. Ellender, n.d.; Governor Robert F. Kennon, 2711.- inauguration day in Baton Rouge, La., May 13, 1952; 57 1952-1972 2730. Governor Edwin W. Edwards, inauguration day in Baton Rouge, La., May 9, 1972 (Lloyd Stilley & Langston McEachern photos)

Industry, Shreveport: Atlas Processing Company; Baifield Industries, Inc., Flournoy Lucas Road (Lloyd Stilley & 2731.- Langston McEachern photos); The Fabsteel Co., 2900 1966-1981 2748. Youree Drive; General Motors Assembly Division, Shreveport, dedication ceremony, Senator Russell B. Long (left) and GM President F. James McDonald (seated)

2749.- Industry, other: Lone Star Steel Co., Tex.; Schlitz Brewery, 1953-1975 2751. Longview, Tex.

2752.- Keatchie, La.: Presbyterian Church; Methodist Church; Oct. 19-20, 1980 2760. Baptist Church; Masonic Lodge; Confederate Cemetery

Lakes, Northwest Louisiana: Aerial views of lakes, 2761.- 58 including Lake Bistineau, Caddo Lake, Caney Lake, Cross ca. 1950s-1978 2813. Lake, Cypress Lake, Lake D’Arbonne and Lake Erling

Lakes, Northwest Louisiana: Shore-level views of Lake Bistineau, Caddo Lake, Cross Lake, etc., including low 2814.- water levels, pontoon boat Toldeo Princess, sailboats, 59 ca. 1950s-1978 2859. speedboats, water skiing, piers, dock houses, Cypress trees, Amphicar, fishing, swimming, and other recreational activities

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Louisiana State Exhibit Museum, Shreveport: Aerial, 2860.- 60 exterior, and interior views, including exhibits; Dr. H. 1954-ca.1960s 2882. Brainard Wright, museum curator; Jean Despujols

McEachern, Langston: Mobile telephone in car (Bill 2883. Feb. 3, 1954 Alexander photo)

2884.- R. W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport: Aerial, exterior, and 1960-1966 2905. interior views, including exhibits

Parks, Shreveport and State: Aerial views of Shreveport Sports Baseball Stadium, Independence Stadium, and 2906.- 61 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum; Ford Park; Highland Park; A. 1959-1978 2942. B. Palmer Park; Veterans Park; Texas Tourist Center at Waskom; La. Tourist Centers on Interstate 20 (I-20)

Police, Shreveport and State: Policemen practice pistol 2943.- marksmanship; one-armed man in court; State Policeman 1950s-1979 2946. makes a traffic stop

2947.- Red River: Aerial and water-level views, Shreveport 62 1968-1977 2990. skyline; McNeil Street Pumping Station; sewer seepage

2991.- Shreveport, city scenes: People walking city streets with 1964-1967 2996. umbrellas in the snow and rain; landscapes

2997.- Steamboats: Stern-wheel steamers Todd (Aug. 22, 1947) 1947-1955 3002. and General John Newton (Nov. 25, 1955)

Theater, Majorie Lyons Playhouse, Centenary College: The 3003.- Boy Friend (Mar. 12, 1958); Annie Get Your Gun (Aug. 20, 1958 3021. 1958)

Times, Shreveport, Newspaper: Aerial, exterior, and interior 3022.- 63 views of Times/Journal building at 222 Lake Street, 1962-1980 3066. including offices and printing presses

Times, Shreveport, Newspaper: Interior views of Times/Journal building at 222 Lake Street, including offices, printing presses, and photographic darkroom; 3067.- 64 removal of office furniture and printing presses from old Aug. 1962 3104. Times building at 408 Marshall Street; Times personalities including William H. Bronson, publisher (Lloyd Stilley & Langston McEachern photos)

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Tornado, Bossier City (Dec. 3, 1978): Aerial and ground- 3105.- level views of damage, including the Port Au Prince 1978-1979 3115. Apartments; one-year anniversary photographs by Billy Upshaw

Wire photographs (AP, UP, NASA, etc.): This box contains photographs collected but not taken by Langston McEachern, including political figures such as Frank Clement, Camille Gravel, Averell Harriman, Herbert 3116.- 65 Hoover, John F. Kennedy, Earl K. Long, Richard M. Nixon, 1956-1969 3147. Sam Rayburn, Adlai Stevenson, and Harry S. Truman; the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby on Nov. 24, 1963, in Dallas, Tex.; and the Apollo 11 Moon landing, Jul. 20, 1969

V. NEGATIVES: SHREVEPORT TIMES

Box Neg. No. Description Date 66 53 Mayor Sam S. Caldwell Mar. 11, 1946

275 Old Car Parade Jun. 5, 1946

310 Fire Stations Jun. 24, 1946

311 Braswell’s Cement Jun. 26, 1946

Governor Jimmie Davis & movie producer Lyndley Parsons 506 Sep. 24, 1946 with the old “gazoo”, Davis’ original washboard instrument

515 John D. Ewing & group with Times airplane “Newsboy” Sep. 26, 1946

570 Pan-Am Service Station Oct. 15, 1946

636 Automobile Thrill Show: Jimmie Lynch Death Dodgers Oct. 26, 1946

638 Football, college: Tech v. Northwestern Oct. 26, 1946

3 Mayors: Clyde E. Fant, Sam S. Caldwell & George W. 661 Nov. 2, 1946 Hardy, Jr.

684 Armistice Day Parade Nov. 11, 1946

687 Cole Bros. Circus Nov. 11, 1946

690 Swearing in Mayor Clyde E. Fant and City Council Nov. 12, 1946

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776 Langston McEachern with camera under Red River bridge Dec. 13, 1946

821 Snow scenes Dec. 31, 1946

992-993 Mae West & Lt. Jones of Shreveport Police Dept. Jan. 15, 1947

1002- Mayor Clyde E. Fant and wife Margaret Moos Fant board Jan. 17, 1947 1003 train for Washington, D.C.

1033 Sloan J. Flores, Shreveport Fire Chief Jan. 24, 1947

1056- St. George Greek Orthodox Church on Creswell Ave. Jan. 27, 1947 1057

1640- Fire Station Apr. 16, 1947 1643

Louisiana State Exhibit Museum & Dr. H. Brainard Wright, 1713 Apr. 24, 1947 museum curator

1720- Rumbaugh couple, 50th Anniversary Apr. 26, 1947 1725

Automobile Thrill Show: Jimmie Lynch Death Dodgers 1810 May 11, 1947 (incl. photo of Jimmie)

Automobile Thrill Show: Jimmie Lynch Death Dodgers 1814 May 11, 1947 (clowns, cars & fiery crash)

Automobile Thrill Show: Jimmie Lynch Death Dodgers 1815 May 11, 1947 (flying off ramps)

Automobile Thrill Show: Jimmie Lynch Death Dodgers (2 1816 May 11, 1947 & 3 cars in groups)

1819 Chris B. Stovall’s Gulf service station, 3001 Highland Ave. May 12, 1947

2096 Air Force Day air show, Barksdale AFB Aug. 1, 1947

2153 Stern-wheel steamboat Todd Aug. 22, 1947

2179 Brandon gas truck fire at Belcher, La. Sep. 2, 1947

Firemen posing in front of fire station (Chief Floyd 2181 Sep. 3, 1947 Kendrick in car)

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2250 Mayor Clyde E. Fant & PTA group Sep. 29, 1947

World premiere of movie Louisiana at the Strand Theatre, Shreveport (incl. Governor Jimmie Davis, Jackie Cooper, 2286 Oct. 7, 1947 John Gallaudet, Roddy McDowell, Dottye Brown & June Preisser)

2330 Football, college: Centenary v. Chattanooga Oct. 18, 1947

2396 Louisiana State Fair Grounds, scenes Oct. 25, 1947

Aerial views of Louisiana State Fair Grounds & Shreveport 2397 Oct. 25, 1947 from the Goodyear Blimp

2447 Aerial views of Shreveport Downtown Airport Nov. 13, 1947

Groundbreaking of Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs (VA) 2505 Dec. 10, 1947 Hospital

2617 Gene Autry at record store Jan. 7, 1948

2618 Gene Autry at Shreveport’s Shrine Hospital Jan. 7, 1948

2619 Gene Autry, John Ewing, Jr. & Henry Clay at dinner Jan. 7, 1948

2633 Poulan Saw Co. on Greenwood Rd. Jan. 10, 1948

2656 Freedom Train Jan. 17, 1948

Clyde Beatty Circus (elephants start tractors, trapeze artists, 2669 Jan. 24, 1948 camels, horse act, etc.)

2679 A.L. Miliam checks ice cutters on trolley Jan. 27, 1948

2694 George H. Kenmon, manager Foremost Dairyland Feb. 4, 1948

2717 GM Train of Tomorrow Feb. 14, 1948

Douglas DC-4, “City of San Juan,” Chicago and Southern 2725 Feb. 17, 1948 Air Lines, lands at Shreveport Downtown Airport

2776 Children and flowers at Shreveport’s Shrine Hospital Mar. 3, 1948

2804 Clyde Beatty Circus (animals, acrobats, acts, etc.) Mar. 13, 1948

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2806 Clyde Beatty Circus (Flying Harolds trapeze artists) Mar. 13, 1948

2807 Clyde Beatty Circus Parade Mar. 14, 1948

2880 Army Day Parade Apr. 6, 1948

Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder arrives at 2883 Apr. 6, 1948 Barksdale AFB

Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, Rep. Overton 2885 Apr. 6, 1948 Brooks & Governor-elect Earl K. Long

2886 Rep. Overton Brooks & Governor-elect Earl K. Long Apr. 6, 1948

General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, chief of staff of the 2887 Apr. 7, 1948 U.S. Army, arrives at Barksdale AFB

Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder & General of the 2888 Apr. 7, 1948 Army Omar N. Bradley

Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, Mayor Clyde E. 2889 Apr. 7, 1948 Fant & City Council

General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, Lieutenant General 2890 John K. Cannon & Colonel Auby C. Strickland salute the Apr. 7, 1948 flag at Barksdale AFB

2933 Cross Lake fishing scenes Apr. 21, 1948

2938 Mayor Clyde E. Fant tries on new hat Apr. 22, 1948

2959 Lt. Governor William J. “Bill” Dodd Apr. 27, 1948

2987 John D. Ewing May 5, 1948

3003 Inauguration of Governor Earl K. Long in Baton Rouge, La. May 11, 1948

3005 ROTC inspection at C.E. Byrd High School May 12, 1948

3096 Fire Chief Floyd Kendrick & old mouthpiece Jun. 8, 1948

3142 Rep. & Mrs. Overton Brooks Jul. 6, 1948

3205 Robert Ewing (photo of portrait painting) Aug. 18, 1948

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3214 Draft Board Aug. 23, 1948

Henry A. Wallace, 1948 Progressive Party presidential 3243 Sep. 2, 1948 candidate, at Shreveport (speech & egged)

3308 Air Force Day air show, Barksdale AFB (planes & missiles) Sep. 18, 1948

Air Force Day air show, Barksdale AFB (P-80 & P-51 3311 Sep. 18, 1948 aircraft in flight)

3311 Aerial views of Air Force Day air show, Barksdale AFB Sep. 18, 1948

Aerial views of 1946 Air Force Day air show, Barksdale 3312 Sep. 18, 1948 AFB

Mayor Clyde E. Fant & Mayor DeLesseps S. “Chep” 3412 Oct. 1948 Morrison of New Orleans

Automobile Thrill Show: Jimmie Lynch Death Dodgers 3487 Oct. 1948 (incl. Pollak, the “Human Cannonball” & trapeze artists)

3498 Louisiana State Fair Grounds, scenes Nov. 2, 1948

3517 Don Theater, front view Nov. 10, 1948

Major General Robert W. Harper, commanding general of Air Training Command (ATC) at Barksdale AFB; Brigadier 3518 Nov. 10, 1948 General Robert W. Burns, ATC chief of staff; Colonel Auby C. Strickland, Barksdale base commander

3542 Henry Clay – KWKH Nov. 16, 1948

3578 Ricou Building Nov. 29, 1948

3622 Venus winner – Don Theater Dec. 11, 1948

3631 Gilbert Street opened Dec. 14, 1948

3724 Gene Autry at Shreveport’s Shrine Hospital Jan. 11, 1949

3729 Gene Autry, John D. Ewing & businessmen Jan. 1949

3729 Shrine Parade Jan. 13, 1949

3758 Trolley Stops Jan. 20, 1949

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3808 Mr. Clay Feb. 2, 1949

3840 Schumpert Sanitarium (for medical advertisement) Feb. 14, 1949

3924 Trolley Stops Mar. 1949

3928 Television KWKH – Hillbillies see their first TV set Mar. 8, 1949

3929 No left turns on Texas St. Mar. 8, 1949

3974 Cotton dusting school in Natchitoches, La. Mar. 1949

Arrival of first B-45A Tornado jet bomber at Barksdsale 3975 Mar. 23, 1949 AFB for the 47th Bombardment Wing, Light

Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital seen from 3986 Mar. 29, 1949 Slattery Blvd.

Lt. Governor William J. “Bill” Dodd & E. H. Williams, 4021 Apr. 6, 1949 president of State Federation of Labor

4069 Senator Russell B. Long Apr. 16, 1949

Crash of B-25J Mitchell bomber on the Skannal plantation 4091 Apr. 21, 1949 near Taylortown, La. – 3 airmen killed

Bob Hope arrives in Shreveport for Holiday in Dixie (incl. 4098 Apr. 23, 1949 wear of Indian headdress)

Crash of B-45A Tornado jet bomber in an alfalfa field on 4285 Jun. 9, 1949 the Roger Wheless farm – 2 airmen killed

Crash of B-45A Tornado jet bomber in a cotton field on the 4445 Aug. 12, 1949 Beene plantation – 3 airmen injured

Groundbreaking ceremony for Confederate Memorial 4501 Medical Center – Governor Earl K. Long & Dr. William E. Sep. 5, 1949 Reid, superintendant of Charity Hospital

Crash of B-45A Tornado jet bomber south of Belcher, La. – 4548 Aug. 31, 1949 2 airmen killed

4609 4-H members en route to Kansas City Oct. 15, 1949

Crash of C-82A cargo aircraft in a cotton field of the 4653 Nov. 4, 1949 Youree McCall plantation – 1 airman & 1 civilian killed

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4774 B-36 Peacekeeper bomber at Barksdale AFB for repairs Dec. 14, 1949

4942 Harold Lloyd arrives at Shreveport via train Feb. 16, 1950

Mickey Rooney, Dudley J. LeBlanc, Miss Frances Woodall 5644 Aug. 31, 1950 & Miss Jo Ann Hagedorn

5898 Clyde Beatty Circus (animals) Nov. 2, 1950

Bob Hope, Jerry Colonna, and Marilyn Maxwell – USO 5999 Nov. 26, 1950 Show

David Rubinoff plays violin for children at Shreveport’s 6047 Dec. 7, 1950 Shrine Hospital

6223 Governor Earl K. Long & Shreveport City Council Jan. 23, 1951

6464 Reverend Billy Graham Apr. 11, 1951

Reverend Billy Graham – Meeting in Shreveport (outside, 6496 Apr. 11, 1951 inside, closeup)

67 6654 Louisiana State Park – Lake Bistineau, Doyline Jun. 5, 1951

Train wreck/derailment near Lettsworth, La.: KCS Southern 6840 Aug. 10, 1951 Belle v. troop train

6952 Cattle on highway Sep. 1951

Governor Robert F. Kennon, inauguration day in Baton 8592 May 13, 1952 Rouge, La.

8767 Reverend Billy Graham & Dr. Monroe E. Dodd Jun. 20, 1952

8772 Reverend Billy Graham – Meeting in Shreveport Jun. 22, 1952

9391 George Jessel Nov. 6, 1953

10446 High water at Cross Lake May 16, 1953

Delta Airlines DC-3 airplane crash near Waskom, Tex. – 19 10447 May 17, 1953 people killed

11741 Crash of Grumman Mallard seaplane operated by United Jan. 10, 1954

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Gas Co. at Wallace Lake – 12 people killed

Deaths of Bossier Parish Deputy Maurice Miller and 11975 Shreveport Police Chief Edward G. Huckabay in shootout Feb. 27, 1954 with Ed “Man” West in Bossier Parish

12030 Jean Despujols & Louis Sicard at Brenner’s Furniture Co. Mar. 11, 1954

12281 Holiday in Dixie parades May 1, 1954

13383 Drainage ditches under construction Dec. 31, 1954

13384 Youree extension Dec. 31, 1954

13386 Glendale Subdivision – Homes under construction Dec. 31, 1954

13388 National Bank Garage under construction Dec. 31, 1954

13389 Byrd Youth Building Dec. 31, 1954

13390 Bossier City Elementary School & Sunset School Dec. 31, 1954

13391 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum construction Dec. 31, 1954

13394 Aircraft carrier trip Nov. 3, 1954

13395 Closure of Old Traffic Bridge Mar. 16, 1955

13617 Printing press in action Feb. 23, 1955

13985 Mike Beckham May 6, 1955

13988 Barksdale AFB Air Show – Holiday in Dixie May 6, 1955

American Ordnance Association group at Shreveport 13399 May 9, 1955 Country Club

Huey P. Long statue and State Capital building, Baton 14043 May 16, 1955 Rouge, La

14456 Industrial Steel – P&S Hospital & Big Chain construction Sep. 9, 1955

Paratrooper’s chute partially opens – dropped from C-124 14641 Oct. 22, 1955 Globemaster II cargo aircraft

14646 Firemen battle fire engulfing a Convair CV-340-42 cargo Oct. 19, 1955

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aircraft operated by United Gas Co. at Shreveport Regional Airport

14647 Ray Milland, Ward Bond & Mary Murphy Oct. 18, 1955

Trip to Pensacola, Florida and visit to training carrier USS 14873 Dec. 1955 Monterey (CVL-26) off the coast

15238 Shreveport master plans maps Mar. 1, 1956

15238B Bossier City master plan maps Mar. 1, 1956

Firemen battle fire at oak flooring plant of Olin Mathieson 15271 Mar. 11, 1956 Chemical Corp., Levy St.

15275 Composition room equipment Mar. 11, 1956

15425 Goodwill trip to Washington, D.C. Apr. 11-15, 1956

15603 RCA World Championship Rodeo May 17, 1956

U.S. Air Force B-47E Stratojet bomber takes off from 15739 Jun. 12, 1956 Barksdale AFB, La. with rocket assist device

Aerial refueling of a U.S. Air Force B-47E Stratojet bomber 15740 Jun. 5, 1956 from a KC-97 over Bossier Base/Barksdale AFB, La.

Wreck of steamboat Neches Belle exposed by low water at 16137 Logansport; Republic of Texas-U.S. border marker (see Sep. 17, 1956 Shreveport Times, Oct. 4, 1956, Sunday, p. 1-F)

Sheriff Dept. Air Squadron at Shreveport Downtown 16248 Oct. 10, 1956 Airport

16452 Giant Balloon Parade Nov. 23, 1956

16522 Natchitoches fireworks & lighting celebration Dec. 8, 1956

17293 Progressive Finance Co. May 7, 1957

Former Shreveport mayors John McWilliams Ford, George 18792 Jan. 28, 1958 W. Hardy, Jr. & Clyde E. Fant

19002 Dedication of new Civic Center Feb. 23, 1958

19300 Aerial views of Shreveport industrial areas 1958

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19301 Aerial view of C.E. Byrd High School football field & track 1958

19302 Aerial views of Shreveport Sports Baseball Stadium 1958

19303 Shreveport city skyline at night 1958

19304 Aerial views of downtown Shreveport Sep. 13, 1957

19306 Civic Center, interior & exterior views 1958

19307 Aerial views of Shreveport May 16, 1956

19309 Aerial views of Shreveport industrial areas 1958

Aerial views of Shreveport, downtown, residential & 19310 1958 industrial areas (120 film)

19311 Civic Center parking area Feb. 15, 1958

Mayor James C. Gardner & Shreveport City Council in chambers of new Civic Center, posing on entry porch & in 19312 Feb. 1958 offices; commissioner mug shots; first council meeting in new chambers

19313 Shreveport City Council Commissioners 1958

19314 Aerial views of Civic Center 1958

19316 Aerial & ground views of Shreveport Downtown Airport 1958

19319 Aerial & ground views of Shreveport Municipal Airport 1958

19321 Barksdale AFB – Enlisted barracks; Wherry family housing 1958

Aerial view of Barksdale AFB looking west to 19322 1958 Headquarters & Standpipe

19323 Texas Street 1958

Aerial & ground views of Confederate Memorial Medical 19324 1956 Center

19327 Aerial & ground views of Louisiana State Exhibit Museum 1958

19328 Schumpert Hospital Jan. 10, 1958

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19330 Red Ball Trucking 1958

19331 KCS rail yards 1958

19332 Aerial views of KCS rail yards Mar. 1956

Aerial views of Shreveport industrial areas (St. Vincent 19333 1958 Ave. & KCS rail yards)

19334 C.E. Byrd High School gymnasium 1958

19335 Fairfield Manor 1958

19336 Aerial views of United Gas & Schumpert Hospital 1958

19337 Old & new radio rooms, Shreveport Police Dept. 1958

19338 Pioneer Bank & Trust Co. 1958

19339 Caddo-Shreveport Health Center 1958

19340 Aerial views of Schumpert Hospital Sep. 13, 1956

19341 Centenary College, views of buildings around campus 1958

19343 Aerial views of Centenary College 1958

Marjorie Lyons Playhouse, Centenary College (+ 1 negative 19344 1958 of old Centenary theater)

19345 Cross Lake – Fisherman 1958

19347 Aerial views of water treatment plant 1958

19348 Civic Center 1958

19349 Willis-Knighton Clinic 1958

19350 Southwestern Gas & Electric 1958

19351 Lee National Insurance Building 1958

19352 Post Office at 550 North Market 1958

19353 City Council in Old Municipal Court building n.d.

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19354 Captain Shreve Hotel 1958

19355 Levy Building 1958

19356 Elks Building Feb. 1958

19357 Simmons Saw Building 1958

19358 P & S Hotel 1958

19359 Selber’s Parking & Telephone Building 1958

19360 Old Municipal Court Building 1958

68 19361 Beck Building 1958

19362 Selber’s Building 1958

19363 Elks Building Nov. 11, 1954

19364 Schumpert Hospital, exterior views 1958

19365 Aerial views of bridges, streets and downtown Shreveport 1958

19366 Hollywood underpass 1958

19367 Shreveport Rect. Dept. – SPAR 1958

19368 Milam Street scenes (night also) 1958

19369 City street sweeper 1958

19370 Radio Repair Shop Civic Center 1958

19371 River Front 1958

19372 Shreveport Library Dec. 21, 1958

19373 Aerial views of Madison Park & Weingarten’s 1958

19374 Shreveport Policemen direct traffic downtown 1958

19375 City parking lot 1958

19376 Municipal Incinerator 1958

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19377 Sewage Building 1958

19378 Caddo Levee District Building 1958

19379 River Front closed up 1958

19381 Youree Street exit opened 1958

Aerial views of Linwood Street Viaduct (also Zuzak 19382 1958 Apartments)

19383 Viaduct lights at night 1958

May 5, 1954 19384 City Fire Stations Jun. 26, 1954

19385 Central Fire Station (also #3 & #4) Aug. 25, 1955

Churches – new views (incl. B’nai Zion Temple, Broadmoor Methodist Church, Broadmoor Presbyterian 19389 1958 Church, First Methodist Church, Queensborough Baptist Church, etc.)

Aerial view of Southfield Road – Grover Place – Roma Drive area (Arthur Circle Elementary School, Broadmoor 19390 1958 Presbyterian Church, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church & B’nai Zion Congregation)

19392 Weingarten’s (Madison Park) & Big Chain on Hollywood 1958

Big Chain grocery stores (+ 1 negative of Municipal 19393 1958 Auditorium)

19394 Big homes 1958

19395 Planning Commission Office 1958

19398 Aerial views of Sunset Acres 1958

19399 Midway Junior High School 1958

Major James C. Gardner & Commissioners Louis E. Phelps 19401 1958 & H. Lane Mitchell enter the Civic Center

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Louis E. Phelps, Commissioner of Public Utilities, poses 19402 1958 with plaque and Confederate $10 bills at Civic Center

19403 Physicians & Surgeons Hospital construction Mar. 1958

19404 Aerial view of KCS Industrial Development Area 1958

19405 Aerial views of Big Chain warehouse 1958

19408 Aerial view of Booker T. Washington High School 1958

19486 Notre Dame Catholic High School Apr. 23, 1958

19847 Shreveport 80th Street Sewage Station Jul. 1, 1958

19872 Shreveport Police Dept. station wagons Jul. 7, 1958

All Souls Unitarian Church, 1134 Shreveport Barksdale 20036 Aug. 22, 1958 Highway

20037 J.S. Clark Junior High School at Hearne Ave. & Logan St. Aug. 22, 1958

20194 Mid-Continent Steel Casting Corp. Sep. 20, 1958

Shreveport Buildings – M.L. Bath, Wray-Dickinson Co. 20199 Ford Dealership, Coca-Cola Bottling, Petroleum & Sep. 20, 1958 Telephone Buildings

20548 Industrial Steel shops Nov. 4, 1958

20722 Aerial views of American Legion Hall on Cross Lake Nov. 29, 1958

21222 St. Vincent Academy Feb. 14, 1959

21605 Schools Apr. 13, 1959

21698 St. Mark’s Episcopalian Church, interior views Apr. 27, 1959

Habeas corpus hearing/release from metal institution for 22090 Jun. 26, 1959 Governor Earl K. Long at Covington, La.

22308 Oak Terrace Junior High School Aug. 26, 1959

22376 Aerial views of Common & Hearn & Blanchard Bridge Sep. 11, 1959

22379 Symphony House Sep. 11, 1959

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22435 St. Mark’s Episcopalian Church, interior views Sep. 11, 1959

Aerial views of crowds at football game at State Fair 22499 Oct. 3, 1959 Grounds Stadium (LSU v. Baylor)

22570 Falstaff Beer booth at La. State Fair Oct. 21, 1959

Mayor Clyde E. Fant & replica of the Drake oil well at La. 22585 Oct. 23, 1959 State Fair

Pep Parade (La. Tech v. Northwestern State College), La. 22592 Oct. 24, 1959 State Fair

22595 State Fair Spectacular sign Oct. 24, 1959

22597 Midway, exhibits & carnival rides, La. State Fair Oct. 23, 1959

22654 Carnival lights at night, La. State Fair Nov. 4, 1959

22770 Municipal Auditorium, exterior front views Nov. 25, 1959

23035 Expressway ready for construction Jan. 20, 1960

23047 Oak Terrace Junior High School, interior & exterior views Jan. 22, 1960

23113 Expressway right-of-way ready for construction Feb. 6, 1960

23407 Basketball, high school: C.E. Byrd v. Minden Mar. 31, 1960

23553 Aerial & ground views of Expressway construction Apr. 26, 1960

Governor Jimmie Davis, inauguration day in Baton Rouge, 23632 May 10, 1960 La.

23806 Aerial views of Expressway construction Jun. 10, 1960

23972 Expressway & bridge construction Jul. 28, 1960

Ground-level views of Expressway construction at Spring 23995 Aug. 5, 1960 Street

24046 Sheep & Pig Barn, State Fair Grounds Aug. 14, 1960

24049 Woodlawn High School Aug. 17, 1960

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24125 Centenary College Choir at Hodges Garden Sep. 5, 1960

24165 Canterbury Club, Centenary College Sep. 13, 1960

24167 Fashion – Petroleum Club Sep. 13, 1960

24185 Expressway – No work due to strike Sep. 16, 1960

24187 Norton Art Gallery Sep. 16, 1960

24188 St. Catherine Catholic School at 72nd & Henderson Sep. 16, 1960

24223 Aerial views of Lake Bistineau Sep. 23, 1960

24274 Aerial views of Waterside area Oct. 4, 1960

24277 Aerial views of Shreveport & Barksdale AFB 1960

24362 Miss Dancing Waters, La. State Fair Oct. 20, 1960

24365 Midway, La. State Fair Oct. 21, 1960

24379 Nida Odom, Miss Southern Breeze, La. State Fair Oct. 22, 1960

Royal American Shows troupe (clowns & helicopter act) 24427 Oct. 27, 1960 entertain children at Shreveport’s Shrine Hospital

24444 Band Day Parade, La. State Fair Oct. 29, 1960

24812 Aerial views of Expressway construction Jan. 9, 1961

25044 Aerial views of Expressway construction Feb. 23, 1961

25096 Aerial views of Expressway construction Mar. 6, 1961

25269 Aerial views of Expressway construction Apr. 4, 1961

25346 Aerial views of Industrial Steel, Shreve center, etc. Apr. 13, 1961

25647 Aerial views of Expressway construction Jun. 1, 1961

25964 Ground-level views of Expressway construction Jul. 28, 1961

25966 Aerial views of Expressway construction Jul. 29, 1961

26234 Aerial views of Ludlow Plastics Manufacturing Plant, Sep. 18, 1961

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Homer, La.

26451 Midway & carnival rides, La. State Fair Oct. 22, 1961

26461 Dallas millionaire H.L. Hunt visits the La. State Fair Oct. 22, 1961

26628 Hamilton Library Building Nov. 17, 1961

26629 Fire Station at 70th Street & Despot Road Nov. 17, 1961

28329 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, interior & exterior views Sep. 6, 1962

28369 Dedication of St. Vincent Academy Sep. 14, 1962

28408 Governor Jimmie Davis Sep. 21, 1962

28528 Aerial views of Expressway construction Oct. 15, 1962

New church construction at 70th Street, Central Christian 28832 Dec. 6, 1962 Church

28888 Skyline view of Shreveport from Doctor’s Hospital Dec. 14, 1962

29872 Churches for artwork (city churches) May 6, 1963

32099 Aerial views of AMF Beaird, Inc. Apr. 15, 1964

Governor John J. McKeithen, inauguration day in Baton 32320 May 12, 1964 Rouge, La.

33184 Aerial views of Bossier City High School Oct. 6, 1964

33758 Southern Hills Junior High School Dec. 28, 1964

33760 Southern Hills Elementary School Dec. 28, 1964

33769 Civic Center Dec. 30, 1964

33909 Queensborough Baptist Church, interior views Jan. 20, 1965

33930 Queensborough Baptist Church, choir Jan. 22, 1965

33984 Aerial views of Expressway & downtown Shreveport Jan. 31, 1965

34324 Shreveport Civic Theatre Mar. 18, 1965

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39791 Aerial views of Interstate 20 (I-20) Interchange May 19, 1967

40218 Caddo Sheriff Junior Rifle Competition Jul. 28, 1967

44705 Griffin – KWKH News Mar. 25, 1969

48223 McElroy Metal Mill, 1500 Hamilton, Bossier City Jun. 26, 1970

“Whose Pocket?”: Governor-Elect Edwin W. Edwards 52435 jokingly reaches into the pants pocket of Shreveport Mayor Apr. 7, 1972 L. Calhoun Allen, Jr. on Market Street

Standoff and arrest of George W. D’Artois at his home at 66336 Apr. 19, 1977 633 Ashbourne Drive

Standoff and arrest of George W. D’Artois at his home at 66338 Apr. 19, 1977 633 Ashbourne Drive (Ken Aclin)

George W. D’Artois at courthouse after arrest; James C. 66341 Apr. 19, 1977 Gardner & other city officials (Stephen Gates)

66347 George W. D’Artois affair (Lee Shively) Apr. 19, 1977

69805 Aerial views of Schumpert & Willis-Knighton Hospitals Apr. 13, 1978

Aerial views of General Motors Assembly Division Plant, 69806 State Fair Grounds, Atlas Processing Company, Libby Apr. 13, 1978 Glass Plant, downtown Shreveport, etc.

72083 Mayor L. Calhoun Allen, Jr. Nov. 21, 1978

72142 Last meeting of the old City Council Nov. 28, 1978

73339 Aerial views of General Motors Assembly Division Plant Apr. 5, 1979

78211 State police inspect trucks for hazardous materials Dec. 5, 1980

VI. NEGATIVES: PERSONAL COLLECTION

Box Neg. No. Description Date M001- Aerial views of Shreveport: Downtown, industrial, and 69 1950s-ca.1970s M064 residential areas

M065- Airport, Shreveport Downtown n.d. M066

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M067- Airport, Shreveport Regional 1963 M069

Barksdale AFB, La.: Aerial views; arrival of first U.S. Air Force B-52F Stratofortress bomber, “State of Louisiana” (serial #57-0153), at Barksdale AFB; U.S. Air Force aircraft M070- (Boeing B-36 Peacekeeper; Sikorsky H-5G Dragonfly 1940s-1960s M074 helicopter; Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star; Sikorsky R-6A Hoverfly II helicopter; Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star); fire fighting demonstration; hospital; Blue Angels aerial demonstration team, U.S. Navy (F11F-1 Tiger)

M075- Barnwell Memorial Garden and Art Center, Shreveport M076

M077- Buildings, Shreveport and Bossier City (see alphabetical list 1950s-ca.1970s M169 below): American Legion Clubhouse American Standard Heating & Plumbing W.F. Beall Beck Building Bewley’s Bargain Annex Bossier City Hospital Bowlero East Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital Bruce Beauty Supply Co. (Hunter Building) Cedar Grove Pumping Station Chain Battery & Automotive Supply Chamber of Commerce Building Civic Center, Shreveport Civic Theatre, Shreveport Court House, Shreveport Cross Lake Water Pumping Station Dog Pound, Shreveport Fairfield Apartments First National Bank (downtown & branch) Ford Park Children’s Zoo (incl. Civitan Choo-Choo &

M4A3 Sherman tank) Fort Humbug Confederate Memorial Fountain Apartments General Electric Supply Co. Globe Shopping City Goodwill Industries Graybar Electric Co. Hernin Storage Hirsch Memorial Coliseum

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Kroehler Furniture Manufacturing KWFN radio towers M. Levy Building Louisiana State Building Louisiana State Exhibit Museum Mosher Steel Municipal Auditorium Municipal Pool Palais Royal (Sunset Village) Parker’s Hardware (downtown) Parker House (Line Ave.) Pines Sanitarium Progressive Club Querbes Golf Course Red River Valley Experimental Station Ricou-Brewster Building Rountree Olds-Cadillac Schumpert Hospital (old & new) Sears Store Selber Building (old) Service to Sawmillers Mill Supplies Shelby Building Shreve City Shopping Center Shreveport Library Shreveport Motel Shrine Hospital Simmon Building Sklar Building Slack Industrial Park Slattery Building Sports, Shreveport, Baseball Stadium Stainless HICA Steel Strand Theatre Swimming Pool, Shreveport Texas Motor Exchange Town House Apartments Trickett’s Store United Gas Building U. S. Veterans Administration Center (former Dodd

College), 501 Ockley Dr. Washington-Youree Hotel

Celebrities, Notable Personalities, etc.: Gene Autry; Harvey M170- LeVan Cliburn; Bing Crosby & Phil Silvers; George Goebel 70 1942-ca.1970s M187 & Mitzi Gaynor; Jimmie Goslin’s wedding party; Bob Hope; Lash LaRue; Leisk family photos; Jim McCullough;

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Frank McHugh; Frank Middleton; Dale Roberts; Joe Rosenthal (U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial); Ann Sheridan; Colonel John H. Tucker, Jr.; Darby & Linda Washeck’s wedding; Sam Weiner

M188- Cemeteries, Shreveport: Forest Park; Forest Park West; 1963 M190 Greenwood

M191- Centenary College 1960-1967 M197

Churches, Shreveport and Bossier City: All Souls Unitarian; M198- Brown Chapel (Centenary College); First Baptist; First 1960s-ca.1970s M207 Methodist; Highland Baptist; St. John Berchmans Cathedral; St. Mark’s Episcopalian

M208- Cross Lake 1957-ca.1970s M214

Ewing Family (owners of Shreveport Times newspaper): M215- Family portraits of Robert Ewing Jr., et al.; John Ewing & 1962-ca.1970s M218 basketball team (copy); home of Patricia Ewing Hendrick

Fair Grounds, State: Aerial views; Barnum & Bailey M219- Circus; Emmett Kelly the clown; gates; buildings; cattle 1947-1965 M227 barn

Fire Department, Shreveport: Fire ladder demonstration; Central Fire Station; Fire Stations No. 4 & No. 14; various M228- fire stations; District Chief H.C. Hendrick; Mayor 1946-ca.1960s M234 DeLesseps S. “Chep” Morrison of New Orleans with Shreveport Fire Dept.

Industry, Shreveport: AMF Beaird, Inc.; Atlas Processing Company; Baifield Industries, Inc.; J.B. Beaird Corp.; Bird & Son Inc. Roofing Materials; Foremost Dairyland; General M235- Motors Assembly Division Plant; Industrial Steel Plant; 1955-1971 M251 Libby Glass Plant; Shell Plant; Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO); Springhill Paper Mill; Western Electric Plant

M252- Jefferson, Tex.: Pilgrimage of old homes; Excelsior Hotel; 1955-1958 M255 Jay Gould’s private railroad car

M256- KWKH Radio Station: Billboard advertisement; circus; ca. 1960s M262 Jack Dillard’s awards; flying saucer & Willie White; Gloria

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Starr; unidentified personalities.

M263- Louisiana State University in Shreveport (LSUS): Aerial 1967 M264 views; students.

McEachern, Langston – Personal and Family Photos: Portrait as Sergeant in U.S. Army; wedding portrait, Langston & Robbie Hanks McEachern; H. Lang & Minnie M265- ca. 1941- Lee Kendrick McEachern (parents); Joycelyn McEachern M299 ca. 1970s (sister); new jeepster; winning photo story (“Gun Battle”); at home; Christmas; backyard swimming pool; Robin McEachern (son); birthdays; vacations

M300- Natchitoches, La.: Homes tour; Melrose Plantation; African 1964 M301 House

M302- New Orleans, La.: French Quarter; Train Depot 1955 M304

M305- R.W. Norton Art Gallery: Aerial, interior & exterior views 1964-1969 M308

Police Department, Shreveport: Officers, identified & unidentified, including Police Chief Edward G. Huckabay M309- & Lester K. Barney; group poses; office scenes; police cars; 1946-ca.1960s M333 Engineering Dept.; Traffic Engineers; school patrol; school crossings

Railroads and Trains: Freedom Train; KCS trains; KCS M334- trucks; Deramus railroad yards, aerial views; railroad yards 1947-1975 M340 at Youree Drive extension overpass; boy in cab of train engine; unidentified train wreck/derailment

Schools, Shreveport and Bossier City: Broadmoor Junior High; C.E. Byrd High; Captain Shreve High; Arthur Circle M341- ca. 1950s- Elementary; Fairpark High; Linwood Junior High; Midway M358 ca.1960s Junior High; Mooretown Junior High; North Caddo High; Booker T. Washington High; Woodlawn High

Sheriff’s Department, Caddo Parish: Deputies, identified & unidentified, including Sheriffs J. Howell Flournoy & James M. Goslin, Jr. & Major Harold Terry; jail; offices; M359- 71 patrol cars; weapons in armory; emergency unit; rescue 1947-ca.1960s M383 boats; airplane; mounted deputies; target practice; finger printing; women’s auxiliary; traffic accident; traffic direction; skeet shooting; parade; equipment; Tax Dept.;

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school crossings

M384- Shreveport City Scenes (skylines, streets, etc.) 1948-1976 M404

Times, Shreveport, Newspaper: Exterior views of Times/Journal building at 408 Marshall St.; aerial, interior & exterior views of Times/Journal building at 222 Lake M405- ca.1950s- Street, including offices, printing presses, and photographic M416 ca.1970s darkroom; Times airplane “Newsboy”; Times Photo Cruiser; newspaper delivery truck; mug shots of Times employees, including Langston McEachern

Various Locations and Subjects: State Capital building, Baton Rouge, La.; Bellengrath Gardens, Ala.; bull riding in Cheyenne, Wyo.; Santa Claus on rooftop of Porter Chevrolet, Dallas, Tex.; 1953 Cotton Bowl Classic football M417- game; Estes Park, Colo.; Hodges Garden State Park, La.; 1942-1974 M437 Hot Wells, La.; Kilgore oil wells; Lone Star Steel Co., Tex.; Lindale Candy Store, Tex.; New York, NY; Shreveport Sports baseball; Toledo Bend Dam; Washington, D.C.; Washington State Park, Ark.; Welch, La.; Wilhelmina, Ark.

VII. SLIDES

Box Subject Description Date 72 1 Grand Teton, Wyo. (36 slides) ca. 1957

2 New York City, NY (143 slides) 1962-1964

73 3 New York World’s Fair (152 slides) 1964

74 4 New Orleans, La. (36 slides) 1958-1961

5 New York World’s Fair (157 slides) 1964

75 6 Robin McEachern; Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (40 slides) 1956

7 Robin McEachern, six years old (40 slides) 1956

8 Robin McEachern (20 slides) 1960

9 Christmas (32 slides) 1962

10 Six Flags Over Texas (104 slides) 1961

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11 Juarez, Mexico & Knotts Berry Farm, Calif. (36 slides) ca. 1961

12 Disneyland (78 slides) n.d.

76 13 George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate, Va. (25 slides) 1964

14 Wally Byam Airstream (36 slides) 1964

15 Orlando, Fla. (106 slides) 1962

77 16 North Pole, Colo. (71 slides) 1960

17 Family Photos (37 slides) 1961

18 Santa’s Village, Colo. (39 slides) 1960

19 Oklahoma City, Okla. & Wichita, Kans. (14 slides) 1961

20 Family Photos (40 slides) 1964

78 21 Disneyland (79 slides) 1960s

79 22 Orlando, Fla. (62 slides) 1962

23 Wyoming (21 slides) 1963

24 Arizona (30 slides) 1962

25 Langston McEachern’s Best Vacation Photos (32 slides) 1962-1963

26 South Dakota (24 slides) 1962

27 New York (39 slides) n.d.

80 28 Wichita, Kans. & Salt Mine (35 slides) Jun. 1961

29 South Dakota (66 slides) 1960

30 Robin McEachern’s Birthday Party & Snow (38 slides) 1962

31 Grand Canyon & Bryce Canyon (36 slides) ca. 1959

Hollywood, Calif., Mann’s Chinese Theater, Marineland of 81 32 ca. 1959 the Pacific (32 slides)

33 Grand Teton, Wyo. (32 slides) 1963

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34 Badlands, SD (39 slides) 1960

35 Estes Park, Colo. (30 slides) 1960

36 Painted Desert, Ariz. (34 slides) ca. 1958

82 37 Estes Park, Colo. (119 slides) 1960

38 New York City, NY (34 slides) 1962

39 Hurricane Hilda (25 slides) 1964

VIII. PERSONAL DOCUMENTS

Box Folder Description Date Plaque (1): Eleventh Annual Competition National Press 83 1 Photographers and Encyclopedia Britannica – Newspaper 1954 Picture Story – Second Prize “Gun Battle”

Plaque (1): Louisiana Newspaper Contest – Louisiana Press 2 Association – Third Place – Best News Picture – AAA 1979 Division Daily – The Times

Plaque (1): Louisiana Newspaper Contest – Louisiana Press 3 Association – Third Place – Best Photo Feature – AAA 1979 Division Daily – The Times

Plaque (1): First Place – Louisiana Press Association – 4 Better Newspaper Contest – Best News Picture – AAA 1981 Dailies – The Times

Certificate (1): Certificate of Merit for Superior Achievement in the 19th Annual Pictures of the Year 84 5 1962 Competition Sponsored by the NPPA, University of Missouri School of Journalism, World Book Encyclopedia

Certificate (1): United Press International Newspaper 6 1962 Award – First Place – Outstanding News Picture

Certificate (1): Ark-La-Tex Professional Chapter Sigma 7 Delta Chi – Excellence-in-Journalism Award – First Place 1973 – News Photography

Certificate (1): Ark-La-Tex Professional Chapter Sigma 8 1973 Delta Chi – Excellence-in-Journalism Award – Second

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Place – News Photography

9 Autobiographical Notes (12 lvs.) 1986, 2001-2002

Military Records: Enlisted Record and Report of Separation 10 Dec. 19, 1945 Honorable Discharge (4 lvs.)

11 Newspaper Articles/Miscellaneous Documents (11 lvs.) 1954-2004

12 Video Tape, Hi8 MP (1) ca. 2001-2002

13 DVD #1 (47 min.): Contents of Hi8 MP Video Tape Dec. 2008

14 DVD #2 (4 min.): Contents of Hi8 MP Video Tape Dec. 2008

Photograph album, maroon with “Langston McEachern” 15 embossed in gold (an example of the albums that originally n.d. held the bulk of the photos in boxes 1-22)

IX. AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT

Location Description Serial No. On shelf Golde Model 447 multi-format transparency projector (1) 47-3115

On shelf Bausch & Lomb 35mm Balomatic 676 slide projector (1) 150619

On shelf Bell & Howell 16mm Model 273 movie projector (1) 96339

On shelf Sony Hi-8 Model CCD-TR600 video camera (1) 1031659

On shelf Fodeco Model 155 viewer slide file index case (1) N/A

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