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  • The Louisiana State Archives houses historical records including this handwritten document signed by Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.
  • The Louisiana State Archives holds one of the largest collections of World War I posters in the United States.
  • This poster depicts the scene of the 1884 World's Fair, the Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, in New Orleans.
  • This document, the Territorial Legislative Act of 1811, enabled Louisiana to become a state in 1812.
  • A girl poses by the Merci Train, a gift to Louisiana from France after World War II, at Louisiana's Old State Capitol. John Gasquet, photographer
  • Louisiana's Old State Capitol features a stained glass dome supported by a single ornate pier. Herb Sumrall Jr., photographer
  • The Louisiana State Archives houses Orleans Parish Marriage Records more than 50 years old. This record belonged to jazz great Louis Armstrong.
  • Our state has endured much devastation at the hand of Mother Nature, as captured here from 1969's Hurricane Camille. John Gasquet, photographer
  • Former Gov. Huey Long left his mark on Louisiana politics. View exhibits about Long at Louisiana's Old State Capitol. John Gasquet, photographer
  • One of the oldest records in our Commercial Division, this handwritten amendment was filed in 1889 for American White Lead and Color Works.
  • World War II Flying Tigers leader Gen. Claire Lee Chennault is pictured here arriving at Louisiana State University. John Gasquet, photographer
  • This sketch by artist Al Lavergne depicts one of the five panels on the façade of the Louisiana State Archives.
  • The former Ferriday Post Office, now the Delta Music Museum, is pictured here during the Flood of 1945. John Gasquet, photographer
  • Automatic Voting Machine's lever-operated voting machines were used in Louisiana, mainly in small parishes, until August of 2005.
  • Cotton is one of Louisiana's major agricultural crops, and certainly one for which the Delta region is best known. John Gasquet, photographer
  • Snow is rare in south Louisiana, but this image captured a blanketed downtown Baton Rouge. John Gasquet, photographer
  • The Louisiana State Archives houses historical photographs such as this one of Bonnie and Clyde's bullet-riddled car. John Gasquet, photographer
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