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Author Archives: sally
Freedom Run
This weekend I went for a run. Afterward I jumped in a river with my clothes on. And floating around the river at dusk, my sweat becoming part of the water, I wished I could remove all my clothes and … Continue reading
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Mascot Mondays #6 of 12: Friends in the Mascot Part Two
On March 14, 1891, in response to the murder of police chief David Hennessy the preceding year, citizens of New Orleans stormed the local prisons and lynched eleven Italians they believed were responsible for the murders. When Hennessy was gunned down, he … Continue reading
Posted in History, Mascot Mondays, New Orleans, Politics, The Mascot
Tagged bagnetto, chief hennessy, david hennessy, historical, italians, journal, lynching, New Orleans, newspaper, police chief, research, the mascot, weekly
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Et tu, Al Rose?
It is well known that Al Rose’s book “Storyville, New Orleans,” published in 1974, is the premier book on Storyville. It’s the book that started it all. It contains some amazing interviews, and a plethora of photographs and advertisements from … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Orleans, Research, The Mascot
Tagged 19th century, adolphe zenneck, al rose, billy mack, book, city directory, george osmond, historical, history, J.S. Bossier, joseph livesey, journal, Mascot, New Orleans, newspaper, paper, storyville, the mascot, weekly
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Eugene F. Bunch
Love all the comments about Bunch and Hobgood. Here are a few snippets I found out about Eugene Bunch’s personal life. “Eugene F. Bunch, who robbed the express car on the Northeastern railroad, on Saturday morning, November 3. Of about … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Orleans, Research
Tagged biloxi, captain, captain j.h. gerald, cora ellis, eugene bunch, eugene f. bunch, family, gainesville, gambling, New Orleans, osyka, robber, rube burrows, tangipahoa, texas, train robber
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Mascot Mondays #5 of 12: Friends in the Mascot Part One
One of the great things about my research involving the Mascot is that I have discovered friends’ relatives immortalized in their pages. Two I have confirmed and two I am waiting to confirm (they need to check their family tree). … Continue reading
Posted in History, Mascot Mondays, New Orleans, Research, The Mascot
Tagged 19th century, alex harrell, bank robbers, colonel hobgood, eugene bunch, j.m. terrell, journal, murder, New Orleans, newspaper, paper, pinkerton, the mascot, white caps, will purvis
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WWOZ & Running of the Bulls
WWOZ has an interview about the NOLA BULLS and used some of my photographs to accompany their feature. You can view the photos and listen to the interview HERE. You can also view my flickr pages from the 2011 Bull … Continue reading
Posted in New Orleans, Photography, Roller Derby
Tagged big easy rollergirls, bull run, encierro, festival, muses, New Orleans, nola, nola bulls, Photography, photos, pictures, roller bulls, roller derby, rollergirls, san fermin, sfno, skaters, skating, wwoz
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Mascot Mondays 4 of 12: The “Mascot” in Mobile
This small article may seem slightly insignificant, but it shows that the “Mascot” was also distributed in Mobile, AL. This is HUGE news and means HUGE work for me. How did it get there? Where else was it distributed? And … Continue reading
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Book & Food Week One and Two
In the past couple of weeks, I completed four books. To be fair, I had a pretty good start on two of them. Sadly, this will not be a reoccuring experience. I wanted to write about them last week, but … Continue reading
Spindles
A big box of spindles I bought this weekend at a junk store (in the pouring rain) on St. Claude Avenue that I hope to turn into something wonderful. Stay tuned!
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Tagged art, DIY, frames, New Orleans, spindles, st claude ave
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Mascot Monday 3 of 12: Racism?
At my lecture someone in the audience asked me about racism in the Mascot. I told them that, yes, unfortunately it existed. It’s difficult when there are so many other aspects of the Mascot that I admire. But I also stated … Continue reading
Posted in History, Uncategorized
Tagged 19th century, francois bildstein, historical, journal, lynching, New Orleans, newspaper, p.j. kelly, racism, satire, the mascot
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