MUGNIER (GEORGE FRANÇOIS) STEREOGRAPHS (Mss. 1785) Inventory Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library Louisiana State University Libraries Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Reformatted 2003 Revised 2010
CONTENTS OF INVENTORY SUMMARY... 3 BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE... 4 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE... 4 LIST OF STEREOGRAPHS... 5 INDEX TERMS... 7 CONTAINER LIST... 8 Use of manuscript materials. If you wish to examine items in the manuscript group, please fill out a call slip specifying the materials you wish to see. Consult the Container List for location information needed on the call slip. Photocopying. If you wish to request photocopies, please consult a staff member. The existing order and arrangement of unbound materials must be maintained. Publication. Readers assume full responsibility for compliance with laws regarding copyright, literary property rights, and libel. Permission to examine archival materials does not constitute permission to publish. Any publication of such materials beyond the limits of fair use requires specific prior written permission. Requests for permission to publish should be addressed in writing to the Head, Public Services, Special Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803-3300. When permission to publish is granted, two copies of the publication will be requested for the LLMVC. Proper acknowledgement of LLMVC materials must be made in any resulting writing or publications. The correct form of citation for this manuscript group is given on the summary page. Copies of scholarly publications based on research in the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections are welcomed. Page 2 of 8
SUMMARY Size. Geographic locations. 36 items New Orleans Inclusive dates. 1880-1910 Bulk dates. Language. Summary. Restrictions on access. Related collections. Copyright. Citation. N/A English Photographs and stereographs of New Orleans French Quarter buildings, levee scenes, steamboats, and others If microfilm is available, photocopies must be made from microfilm. George François Mugnier Collection, Mss. 1728, 1781, 1968 Copyright of the original materials is retained by descendants of the creators in accordance with U.S. copyright law. George François Mugnier Stereographs, Mss. 1785, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La. Stack location(s). U:105 Page 3 of 8
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE Born in Geneva, Switzerland, George François Mugnier moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, in the 1860s and worked as a watchmaker, engraver, commercial artist, and photographer. In the 1880s, he owned a photographic studio which produced stereographic cards and views of local subjects. SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE Stereographs and photographic prints depict New Orleans monuments, buildings, hotels, the French Quarter, Lake Pontchartrain, steamers on the Mississippi River, Louisiana swamps, St. Louis Cemetery, and street scenes. Page 4 of 8
LIST OF STEREOGRAPHS Père Antoine Date Palm, 1 item Bayou Castalgn Shrimping, 1 item Beauregard House, 1 item Christ Church, 1 item City Hotel, 1 item Conservatory of Music Entrance, 1 item Dauphine Exchange, 1 item French Quarter House, 1 item Grandchamps Pharmacy, 1 item Ice Depot, 1 item Lake Pontchartrain, 2 items Levee Shipping, 1 item Levee Sugar Sheds, 2 items Louisiana Café, 1 item Royal Hotel, 1 item St. James Hotel, 1 item St. Louis Cemetery, 1 item Spanish Fort, 2 items Steamer Charles P. Coteau, 1 item Steamer Jessie K. Bell, 1 item Steamer Jno. W. Cannon, 3 items Page 5 of 8
Story s Sugar House, 1 item Streets, Canal, 2 items Streets, Orleans and Dauphine, 1 item Streets, Toulouse and Hospital, 1 item Streets, Ursuline, 1 item Swamp Scene, 1 item Touro Buildings, 1 item Trees, 1 item Wood s Cotton Press, 1 item Page 6 of 8
INDEX TERMS Architecture--Louisiana--New Orleans--Photographs. New Orleans (La.)--Photographs. Photographers--Louisiana--New Orleans. Photographic prints. Stereographs. Page 7 of 8
CONTAINER LIST Stack Location Box Folder(s) Contents (with dates) U:105 1 1-30 Stereographs (1880-1910) Page 8 of 8