Most People Have Never Seen These 13 Photos Taken During WWII In Louisiana

Louisiana has some truly incredible history and roots. These vintage photographs of Louisiana taken during WWII (as well as periods right before WWII) will change your perspective on our amazing state. Have you ever seen what rural Louisiana general stores were like during this time? Isn’t it incredible to think about how many people were employed on farms or by fishing? Let’s take a look:

photogrammar.yale.edu / Carl Mydans

Marketplace in the French quarters of New Orleans, market for Resettlement Administration's rehabilitation clients

photogrammar.yale.edu / Ben Shahn

photogrammar.yale.edu / Russell Lee

Two children in buggy, National Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisiana

photogrammar.yale.edu / Arthur Rothstein

Experimental sugarcane (POJ) which has been imported by the Department of Agriculture because of its resistance to the mosaic disease, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

photogrammar.yale.edu / Russell Lee

photogrammar.yale.edu / Ben Shahn

Florestine Carson, Creole trapper, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

photogrammar.yale.edu / Russell Lee

Oyster shipper making out tags to be attached to bags of oysters, Olga, Louisiana

photogrammar.yale.edu / Russell Lee

photogrammar.yale.edu / Ben Shahn

photogrammar.yale.edu / Russell Lee

Chapel and shrine on small island in Bayou Teche near Adeline, Louisiana, September 1938

photogrammar.yale.edu / Russell Lee

Start of an amateur boxing match, Rayne, Louisiana

photogrammar.yale.edu / Dorothea Lange

photogrammar.yale.edu / Arthur Rothstein

Tenant farmer with mule given him by the Resettlement Administration, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Aren’t those some incredible vintage photographs of Louisiana? When I see them, they simply take my breath away. I can barely believe them. What did you think of these photographs? Which were your favorites? We love to hear your feedback!