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Shout, Sister, Shout! The Boswell Sisters of New Orleans
Shout, Sister, Shout! The Boswell Sisters of New Orleans
Purchased Lives: New Orleans and the Domestic Slave Trade
Purchased Lives: New Orleans and the Domestic Slave Trade
Goods of Every Description: Shopping in New Orleans, 1825–1925
Goods of Every Description: Shopping in New Orleans, 1825–1925
Voices of Progress: Twenty Women Who Changed New Orleans
Voices of Progress: Twenty Women Who Changed New Orleans
Shout, Sister, Shout! The Boswell Sisters of New Orleans
Shout, Sister, Shout! The Boswell Sisters of New Orleans
Purchased Lives: New Orleans and the Domestic Slave Trade
Purchased Lives: New Orleans and the Domestic Slave Trade
Goods of Every Description: Shopping in New Orleans, 1825–1925
Goods of Every Description: Shopping in New Orleans, 1825–1925
Voices of Progress: Twenty Women Who Changed New Orleans
Voices of Progress: Twenty Women Who Changed New Orleans

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History from Home: Explore THNOC's digital offerings
COVID-19 update from President and CEO Daniel Hammer
History from Home: Explore THNOC's digital offerings
COVID-19 update from President and CEO Daniel Hammer

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In September of 1918, WWI was raging in Europe, and the deadly Spanish flu was spreading at home. Health authorities urged New Orleanians to avoid large gatherings, like the Fourth Liberty Loan parade that took place on September 28, yet thousands turned out to line Canal Street and the parade route (as shown here). On October 5, a war rally in Lafayette Square attracted 50,000 people, and a few days later thousands packed the Orpheum-St Charles Theater to buy Liberty bonds. Within days, the deadly pandemic had the city in its grips. Learn more about the Spanish flu in New Orleans in our recent First Draft article (link in profile). #spanishflu #historyfromhome #visitthnoc . 📸 Red Cross Nurses in parade, WWI; ca. 1918; photograph by Charles L. Franck; THNOC, gift of Arthur R. Bedient, 1993.51.27 On a September evening in 2006, a stadium—and an entire city—exploded with hope when a charging reserve safety named Steve Gleason blocked a kick off of Atlanta Falcons punter Michael Koenen. The play, and Gleason, would go down in Saints history, remembered as the moment the team brought a beleaguered city back to life, if only for a night. Tonight’s rebroadcast of the game on ESPN arrives in the face of another tough time in New Orleans’s history. Just as the deafening roar of the Superdome that night reinforced the togetherness of a people, tonight’s game will be enjoyed by viewers in quarantine, physically separated, yet connected through a common place, culture, and history. One thing we share with those screaming fans in 2006 is hope: the hope for rebirth and the return to our way of life in the face of tragedy. This time, though, we know how the game ends. #mondaynightfootball #whodat #nolacorona #visitthnoc . . 📸 gift of @teamgleason 🦒Who wore it better?🦒 . #THNOC’s @curatorlydia replicated the “à la giraffe” hairstyle popular in 1832, when Jean Joseph Vaudechamp painted this woman and her boa. Yes, the hairstyle was modeled off of the animal’s head, and it became popular in France after a giraffe named Zarafa was sent to Paris as a diplomatic gift from the Ottoman viceroy of Egypt in the 1820s (giraffe-themed wallpaper and clothing were also in style at the time; some call it Zarafamania). While a critical tool to understanding the fashion of the era, this Sophie the Giraffe toy was also useful in entertaining Lydia’s six-month-old son as she works from home. How has staying at home impacted your daily life during COVID-19? Tell us using #nolacorona. #alagiraffe #sophiethegiraffe #historichairstyles #visitthnoc These days, we aren’t exactly getting in our cars for road trips, but that doesn’t mean you can’t go somewhere you’ve never been. Visit our History at Home portal through our link-in-profile. . Browse the bustling furniture shops of pre-Civil War New Orleans. Escape to a warm summer night on Pontchartrain Beach. Read the poignant words of loved ones separated by slavery, trying to find one another. Explore our History from Home online portal that brings you stories, videos, recordings, resources, activities, exhibitions, databases, and much more. It’s a New Orleans time machine, available to curious travelers anywhere. Tell us where you want to go, and we will do our best to take you there. #historyfromhome #museumsofinstagram #visitthnoc

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Chronicling coronavirus: our effort to document the crisis starts with you
100 years ago, the Spanish flu pandemic tore through New Orleans in three terrifying weeks
The Historic New Orleans Collection Quarterly, Spring 2020
Chronicling coronavirus: our effort to document the crisis starts with you
100 years ago, the Spanish flu pandemic tore through New Orleans in three terrifying weeks
The Historic New Orleans Collection Quarterly, Spring 2020

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• "Happened upon this site just passing by, quiet and well presented histories of NOLA. Not too much to take in in one visit. Be sure to continue on to the other locations (all nearby) your free ticket includes. (yes! FREE!!)."(Donna D, Wind Gap, Pennsylvania via Tripadvisor)

• "It is a fascinating and really informative collection that helped us to understand New Orleans (well from a British perspective). I loved the maps and the furniture, and the additional info via the iPads was really good. The staff were very knowledgeable and helpful. The cafe is also excellent." (Cobweb-adventures, via TripAdvisor)

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