Advertisements -- Louisiana -- New Orleans

A collection of material dealing with the social and business life of New Orleans from the 1850s through the 1930s. The collection includes material on fairs, expositions, balls, receptions, concerts, theater performances, social and religious organizations, dedications, women's fashions, souvenir booklets, maps, and business advertisements.

Two volumes of late nineteenth century colored advertising cards. One album contains 68 pages of pasted-in advertisements and 23 cards. The other album consists of 15 pages of pasted-in cards and 19 cards. The cards advertise national products.

The collection is made up of the business files of the Radlauer and Caire Advertising Agency.  Clients included Higgins Boats, the Port of Gulfport, the New Orleans International Airport, and Walker Roemer Milk. The agency also did advertising for political campaigns, working on Sam Jones' campaign for governor, Russell Long's re-election campaign for United States Senator, and Victor Schiro's campaign for mayor of New Orleans.