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The World Cotton Centennial (also known as the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition) was a World's Fair held in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, in 1884. At a time when nearly one third of all cotton produced in the United States was handled in New Orleans and the city was home to the New Orleans Cotton Exchange , the idea ...
The New Orleans Arts & Crafts Club sponsored traveling exhibits of notable artists. Examples included a 1931 exhibit of the works of Abraham Rattner. In 1936, the club exhibited works of Edward Hopper and Maurice Prendergast. Traveling exhibitions of Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, and others came to the club. [1] [4]: 336–342 1947 ...
St. Agnes School (Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans) a K-7 Catholic school of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, was previously in Jefferson. It was founded in 1941, [21] and closed in 2015. [22] In 2014 it had 161 students, [22] and then in 2015 it had 125 students.
The Times-Picayune in 175 years – 1984: New Orleans plays host to the world's fair; ExpoMuseum's 1984 Louisiana World Exposition Section Archived February 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine; Video to promote attendance of the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair; Exposición Internacional 1984 Nueva Orleans [permanent dead link
The Territory of Orleans (future state of Louisiana) is established, with the seat of government in New Orleans. 1805 – New Orleans incorporated as a city; 1806 – New Orleans Mechanics Society instituted. [5] 1810 – Population: 17,242. [6] 1811 – Largest slave revolt in American history occurs nearby, with Orleans Parish involved in its ...
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the St. Louis World's Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from April 30 to December 1, 1904. Local, state, and federal funds totaling $15 million (equivalent to $509 million in 2023) [ 1 ] were used to finance the event.
New South Wales [note 1] Internationale Koloniale en Uitvoerhandel Tentoonstelling: 1883: Amsterdam Netherlands: Colonial and Indian Exhibition: 1886: London United Kingdom: Philippines Exposition: 1887: Madrid: Spain: Exposition Universelle: 1889: Paris France: Exposition internationale et coloniale: 1894: Lyon France: Exposição Insular e ...
St. Augustine Church is a Catholic parish in New Orleans. Established by free people of color, who also bought pews for slaves, it is said to be the oldest Black Catholic parish in the United States, established in 1841. It was one of the first 26 sites designated on the state's Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.