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Tag Archives: New Orleans
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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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!
Posted in Art, D.I.Y., New Orleans
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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Signage
A few months ago I was at Ricca’s looking for spare wood to make frames out of when I spotted a sign hanging from the rafters. It was in a corner of the store, high up, with scrap wood surrounding … Continue reading
Posted in Art, General, History, New Orleans
Tagged art, charles p rayne, hand-painted signs, history, New Orleans, riccas, saenger theater
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Mascot Mondays 2 of 12: Bicycles!
Okay, I am in a hotel bar in Chicago. I slept five hours two nights ago, and four hours on a train last night. Spent about 8 hours hanging around Chicago today. I am on the brink of exhaustion and … Continue reading
Posted in General, Graduate School, History, Mascot Mondays, New Orleans, The Mascot
Tagged 19th century, bicycles, historical, history, journal, New Orleans, newspaper, the mascot
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Mascot Mondays
For the summer months, I am starting a new weekly blog: Mascot Mondays. Every Monday during the summer (at least until school starts) I will share an article from the Mascot. Yeah, I know today is Wednesday, so you can … Continue reading
Posted in Mascot Mondays, Music, New Orleans, Research, The Mascot
Tagged 19th century, eugene robinson, gilded age, historical, history, jazz, journal, louis armstrong, New Orleans, newspaper, the mascot
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A Plague of Prostitutes
Some scholars have written that the “Mascot” was the first newspaper to suggest a legalized area for prostitution. While I have not been able to completely verify this (that would require checking all of the other newspapers), this is the … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Orleans, Research, The Mascot
Tagged 19th century, a plague of prostitutes, gilded age, history, journal, New Orleans, newspaper, prostitutes, research, storyville, the mascot
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Videos from “Mascot” Lecture
For those of you so inclined… here are some video clips from my May 10th lecture at the Cabildo. I tried to break them up in clips that I thought was coherent. Here you go – in order. Also noted … Continue reading
Posted in Graduate School, History, New Orleans, Research, The Mascot
Tagged andrew ward, Cabildo, history, lecture, New Orleans, newspaper, research, the mascot, trixie minx, veronica russell, Video, youtube
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