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Yellow fever -- Louisiana -- Thibodaux.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Josephine M. Bouterie Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00155
Scope and Contents

This collection comprises a booklet and postcards collected by Josephine Bouterie of Thibodaux, Louisiana. The booklet, titled "The Symptoms and Cure of Yellow Fever" details the successful treatment of yellow fever prescribed by Dr. Cherot of Thibodaux. The postcards are written to Josephine Bouterie by family and friends and date from 1906 to 1913. The images on the cards include scenes of Texas and Louisiana locations, holiday greetings, and other illustrations.

Dates: 1906-1913 and undated

Naquin Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00198
Scope and Contents This collection covers 3 linear ft. and spans 1855-1939 with the bulk of material dating 1870-1890. It includes a scrapbook converted from an 1855 account ledger by Odile and Emeline that documents St. Valerie School, their family and friends, local events, and World War I. It contains newspaper clippings, wedding invitations, Confederate currency, poems, foreign postage stamps, obituaries, and death notices. In addition to the scrapbook, the collection includes photographs, printed matter,...
Dates: 1855-1939