Derby Gisclair
@derbygisclair.bsky.social
New Orleans based published author, speaker, amateur photographer, and dilettante historian. #baseball #boxing #horseracing #steamboats #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history #quotes Sorry but no DMs, no crypto, no porn, no requests for money.
There were also moon-towers in San Jose, California (1881), and Wabash, Indiana (1880).
February 10, 2026 at 10:42 PM
There were also moon-towers in San Jose, California (1881), and Wabash, Indiana (1880).
New Orleans was not alone in constructing moon-towers. In fact, there are several such structures still standing in Austin, Texas. Thirteen to be exact which are all that remain of the thirty-one towers they purchased from Detroit in 1894.Detroit retained ninety-one towers. (continued)
February 10, 2026 at 10:42 PM
New Orleans was not alone in constructing moon-towers. In fact, there are several such structures still standing in Austin, Texas. Thirteen to be exact which are all that remain of the thirty-one towers they purchased from Detroit in 1894.Detroit retained ninety-one towers. (continued)
The Southwestern Brush-Light Company was established in the city in 1881 with offices at 38 Union Street and a workshop on Union and Dryades Street. They were the exclusive licensee of “the Brush lighting apparatus.” (continued)
February 10, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The Southwestern Brush-Light Company was established in the city in 1881 with offices at 38 Union Street and a workshop on Union and Dryades Street. They were the exclusive licensee of “the Brush lighting apparatus.” (continued)
On the left of the photo, you will notice the base of one of the ‘moon-towers’ that lined Carondelet Street starting on Canal Street. The installation of ‘moon-towers’ in New Orleans was part of the city’s ambitious modernization effort to bring arc lighting to the city in 1881. T(continued)
February 10, 2026 at 10:41 PM
On the left of the photo, you will notice the base of one of the ‘moon-towers’ that lined Carondelet Street starting on Canal Street. The installation of ‘moon-towers’ in New Orleans was part of the city’s ambitious modernization effort to bring arc lighting to the city in 1881. T(continued)
... B. Fellman's, Werlein's Music Store, and Leopold Levy’s drapery store. This was the commercial hub of New Orleans, serviced by the numerous streetcar lines that can be seen in the center foreground. Sadly, the patriarchs of Shwartz and Fellman's stores died within months of the fire. (continued)
February 10, 2026 at 10:41 PM
... B. Fellman's, Werlein's Music Store, and Leopold Levy’s drapery store. This was the commercial hub of New Orleans, serviced by the numerous streetcar lines that can be seen in the center foreground. Sadly, the patriarchs of Shwartz and Fellman's stores died within months of the fire. (continued)
On February 16, 1892, a devastating fire tore through what is now the 700 block of Canal Street, destroying the Touro Buildings. This image was taken shortly thereafter and shows the citizens of New Orleans staring at the ruins of A. Shwartz & Sons, ...(continued)
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#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
February 10, 2026 at 10:40 PM
On February 16, 1892, a devastating fire tore through what is now the 700 block of Canal Street, destroying the Touro Buildings. This image was taken shortly thereafter and shows the citizens of New Orleans staring at the ruins of A. Shwartz & Sons, ...(continued)
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
The conundrum is, if she can clear him then he doesn't need to grant her clemency, now does he? Congress should move to return her to the former prison accommodations until she cooperates (albeit from a convicted perjurer). Either way, her "testimony" is tainted.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
The conundrum is, if she can clear him then he doesn't need to grant her clemency, now does he? Congress should move to return her to the former prison accommodations until she cooperates (albeit from a convicted perjurer). Either way, her "testimony" is tainted.
#trump
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#trump
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There’s plenty of free parking at the East Bank Regional Library at 4747 West Napoleon in Metairie so come on out and pass a good time.
February 10, 2026 at 3:21 PM
There’s plenty of free parking at the East Bank Regional Library at 4747 West Napoleon in Metairie so come on out and pass a good time.
Be sure to mark your calendars for Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 7:00pm. Historian and author Edward Branley will be speaking about The Alland Plantation and the origins of City Park.
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
February 10, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Be sure to mark your calendars for Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 7:00pm. Historian and author Edward Branley will be speaking about The Alland Plantation and the origins of City Park.
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
Since pitchers and catchers begin reporting today, I thought you might like to see my brief piece on what baseball means to me. The artwork is derived from my old tobacco card collection.
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Baseball Is ...
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February 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Since pitchers and catchers begin reporting today, I thought you might like to see my brief piece on what baseball means to me. The artwork is derived from my old tobacco card collection.
#baseball
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Ke...
#baseball
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Ke...
This battle is also known as the Battle of Plum Point Bend. The Fort Wright here is different from the other Fort Wright on the Ohio River built for the defense of Cincinnati. The Fort Wright in this battle was in Tennessee.
February 10, 2026 at 1:53 PM
This battle is also known as the Battle of Plum Point Bend. The Fort Wright here is different from the other Fort Wright on the Ohio River built for the defense of Cincinnati. The Fort Wright in this battle was in Tennessee.
She met with more success on her second run without serious damage. During the course of the battle, the rebels sent in five gun-boats and three rams. Three of the gun-boats were destroyed. The remaining boats were so badly riddled that they had no better option than to withdraw. (continued)
February 10, 2026 at 1:52 PM
She met with more success on her second run without serious damage. During the course of the battle, the rebels sent in five gun-boats and three rams. Three of the gun-boats were destroyed. The remaining boats were so badly riddled that they had no better option than to withdraw. (continued)
... was welcomed with a broadside which alerted the Union fleet of the battle. The Cincinnati was joined by the flag-ship Benton, the Carondelet, the Pittsburg, the Cairo, and the St. Louis. The Louisiana attempted to ram the Cincinnati but was out-maneuvered on her first attempt. (continued)
February 10, 2026 at 1:52 PM
... was welcomed with a broadside which alerted the Union fleet of the battle. The Cincinnati was joined by the flag-ship Benton, the Carondelet, the Pittsburg, the Cairo, and the St. Louis. The Louisiana attempted to ram the Cincinnati but was out-maneuvered on her first attempt. (continued)
The May 31, 1862, edition of Harper’s Weekly featured a scene of the naval combat off Fort Wright in the Mississippi River that took place on the morning of May 10, 1862. The gunboat Cincinnati was approached by the rebel ram Louisiana and ... (continued)
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
February 10, 2026 at 1:51 PM
The May 31, 1862, edition of Harper’s Weekly featured a scene of the naval combat off Fort Wright in the Mississippi River that took place on the morning of May 10, 1862. The gunboat Cincinnati was approached by the rebel ram Louisiana and ... (continued)
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
This detailed section depicts the course of the river from the Plaquemine Courthouse just north of Fort Dupre and Black Bay up to Fort St. Leon at English Turn upriver past New Orleans to the sawmills and sugar refinery along the river near Lac des Allemands.
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
This detailed section depicts the course of the river from the Plaquemine Courthouse just north of Fort Dupre and Black Bay up to Fort St. Leon at English Turn upriver past New Orleans to the sawmills and sugar refinery along the river near Lac des Allemands.
... but with interesting overlays of the skyline of major cities, in this example of New Orleans. The other three panels (not shown) featured engravings of Vicksburg, Memphis, and St. Louis. The entire four-panel map covers the entire 1,210 miles of river from St. Louis to New Orleans. (continued)
February 9, 2026 at 9:16 PM
... but with interesting overlays of the skyline of major cities, in this example of New Orleans. The other three panels (not shown) featured engravings of Vicksburg, Memphis, and St. Louis. The entire four-panel map covers the entire 1,210 miles of river from St. Louis to New Orleans. (continued)
A detail from an 1863 four-panel panoramic map (click on image to enlarge) of the Mississippi Valley and its Fortifications published by Charles Magnus of New York. The map itself is similar to Norman’s 1858 map of the lower Mississippi River, ... (continued)
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #hisotry
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #hisotry
February 9, 2026 at 9:16 PM
A detail from an 1863 four-panel panoramic map (click on image to enlarge) of the Mississippi Valley and its Fortifications published by Charles Magnus of New York. The map itself is similar to Norman’s 1858 map of the lower Mississippi River, ... (continued)
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #hisotry
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #hisotry
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
... involved in real estate and money lending. His generosity extended to numerous charities – Charity Hospital, the Sisters of the Holy Family, Straight University, the Louisiana Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans, and many others. He never married and died in 1893.
February 9, 2026 at 12:31 PM
... involved in real estate and money lending. His generosity extended to numerous charities – Charity Hospital, the Sisters of the Holy Family, Straight University, the Louisiana Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans, and many others. He never married and died in 1893.
Businessman, teacher, and philanthropist Thomy Lafon was a free man of color born into a mixed race family in 1810. From modest beginnings selling baked goods to laborers to owning and operating his own store, Lafon was also an astute businessman ... (continued)
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#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
February 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Businessman, teacher, and philanthropist Thomy Lafon was a free man of color born into a mixed race family in 1810. From modest beginnings selling baked goods to laborers to owning and operating his own store, Lafon was also an astute businessman ... (continued)
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
... seen in the center below. Information and pricing were posted on blackboards that circled the walls of the room. In 1903 there were approximately 500 resident and visiting members.
February 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
... seen in the center below. Information and pricing were posted on blackboards that circled the walls of the room. In 1903 there were approximately 500 resident and visiting members.
The illustration of the exterior and interior of the Cotton Exchange is by Charles Upham for Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper from March 24, 1882, depicts the frescos of Louisiana scenes. The trading floor also featured a small fountain which can be ... (continued)
February 8, 2026 at 9:59 PM
The illustration of the exterior and interior of the Cotton Exchange is by Charles Upham for Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper from March 24, 1882, depicts the frescos of Louisiana scenes. The trading floor also featured a small fountain which can be ... (continued)