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- New Orleans Characters, 1876 - Leon Joseph Fremaux was a French ex-patriot and Confederate officer and engineer during the Civil War. After the war, he opposed Republican efforts to govern New Orleans and led white vigilante organizations. His sketches, however, offer a glimpse into the occupations of immigrants and people of color in New Orleans. His son-in-law (Joseph Garcia) published the collection, and Fremaux and his children hand-colored them.
- 1876
- Collections - Artifact
New Orleans Characters, 1876
Leon Joseph Fremaux was a French ex-patriot and Confederate officer and engineer during the Civil War. After the war, he opposed Republican efforts to govern New Orleans and led white vigilante organizations. His sketches, however, offer a glimpse into the occupations of immigrants and people of color in New Orleans. His son-in-law (Joseph Garcia) published the collection, and Fremaux and his children hand-colored them.
- "...Christmas Bonds are Rising," 1886 - In the mid-1800s, Americans began mailing commercially designed European greeting cards wishing friends, family, or neighbors a merry Christmas. Domestically published holiday cards became available after 1874, when German immigrant Louis Prang - through the L. Prang and Company in Boston - began printing and selling Christmas cards in the United States. This is one of his designs from 1886.
- 1886
- Collections - Artifact
"...Christmas Bonds are Rising," 1886
In the mid-1800s, Americans began mailing commercially designed European greeting cards wishing friends, family, or neighbors a merry Christmas. Domestically published holiday cards became available after 1874, when German immigrant Louis Prang - through the L. Prang and Company in Boston - began printing and selling Christmas cards in the United States. This is one of his designs from 1886.