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A Traveling Map, Part IV: Holtz's 1864 Map of the Land above Shreveport
In this serial continuation, I'm focusing on his map of Louisiana and Arkansas from 1864, particularly the Shreveport area.
Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 5


Shreveport's West End
Shreveport's West End is now an archeological relic, and one of its most obvious tombs is Peyton's Cut Rate Drug Store.
Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 5


The Gardie Eastman, the last Steamboat on the Red River?
Decommissioned in 1926, the Gardie Eastman may well have been the last steamboat to traverse the entirety of the Red River.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 14, 2023


Learn that Business: Draughon's Practical Business Colleges
Draughon's Business Colleges private offered a "no-frills education without sports teams, commencement, and other distractions."
Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 31, 2023


Dr. King's Visit to Shreveport
An oral history about Dr. Martin Luther King's visit to Shreveport in the 1950s.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 28, 2021
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