Accession Number: 005
Container List
Series 1: Negative File (Detailed subject index follows preliminary listing)
Box 1 Aeronautics, Commercial -- Crawford, Broderick
Index
Box 2 Dark, Alvin -- Lake Charles, LA-Broad St.
Index
Box 3 Lake Charles, LA-Streets-Common St. --Photography, Aerial-Lake
Charles, La-Lakefront
Index
Box 4 Photography, Aerial-Lake Charles, LA-Lake Charles Civic
Center--Theatre-Little Theatre Movement-Lake Charles Little Theatre (Misc. file)
Index
Box 5 Theatre-Little Theatre Movement-Lake Charles Little Theatre
(Plays A-Z) -- Theatres
Index
Box 6 Thurmond, Strom -- YMCA
Index
Series 2: Print File (Detailed subject index follows preliminary listing)
Box 1 Agriculture -- Contests
Index
Box 2 Contraband Days -- Helicopters
Index
Box 3 Houses -- Lakes
Index
Box 4 Landon, Michael -- Photography, Aerial-Industry
Index
Box 5 Photography, Aerial-Lake Charles, LA --Television
Index
Box 6 Theatre-Little Theatre Movement-Lake Charles Little Theatre
(Plays A-M)
Index
Box 7 Theatre-Little Theatre Movement-Lake Charles Little Theatre
(Plays P-T) -- Wallace, George C.
Index
Series 3: Slide File Index
Box 1 20 slides
Series 4: Oversize File Index
Box 1 6 prints
Series 5: Miscellaneous File Index
Box 1
File Folder (FF) 1
Newspaper clippings: Photos of snow in Lake Charles by Bill Gabbert in Jan. 17, 1973 issue
of SOUTHWEST SUN; Article on Bill Gabbert in June 1977 issue of SOUTHWEST SCENE; Ad on
"Bill Gabbert Photographers" in June 2, 1977 issue of MORNING STAR
FF 2
Correspondence: Note in Gabbert's Handwriting; Letter from Edwin Edwards dated April 22,
1966; Letter from Edwin Edwards' daughter dated Febr. 2, 1970; Letter from Sarah Bloss
concerning photos of August 1918 hurricane
FF 3
Ledgers and forms: 2 ledger books; Photography release forms; List of customers wanting
negatives after Gabbert's death; Form letters offering return of negatives after Gabbert's
death
FF 4
Miscellaneous: Business card; Purchase order from F. Miller & Sons; 19th (?) century
photo and copy negative of same
Note: Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society: Receipt book; Minutes of meetings
(These have been removed from this collection and added to the Calcasieu
Historical Preservation
Society Collection)
Gabbert Collection Index
Series I: Negative Files
Box |
Folder |
Title |
1 |
|
Aeronautics, Commercial |
|
1-2 |
McFillen Air Park |
|
3-5 |
Petroleum Flyers |
|
6-16 |
Agriculture, Cattle--March 1968 |
|
17-18 |
Airplanes, Trans Texas Airlines |
|
19-20 |
Airships, Goodyear Blimp |
|
21-22 |
Anderson, Lynn with Spook Stream--Feb. 1978 |
|
23 |
Angelle, Robert G. |
|
24-36 |
Antiques |
|
|
Architecture, Designs & Plans--Sanders
& Co. |
|
37-39 |
Ryan & Pujo St. |
|
40-44 |
Lakefront |
|
45-46 |
Art Exhibitions--Lakeside National Bank |
|
|
Automobiles |
|
47 |
Antique Car |
|
48 |
Cadillac |
|
49 |
1951 Dodge |
1 |
50-54 |
Service Stations |
|
|
Ballet |
|
55 |
Clarke, Ida |
|
56 |
Lake Charles Ballet Society--Dec. 1965 |
|
57-65 |
Performances |
|
|
Banks & Banking |
|
66-75 |
Calcasieu Marine National Bank--Enterprise
Blvd. |
|
76 |
Calcasieu Marine National Bank--Ryan &
Pujo St. |
|
77 |
Calcasieu Marine National Bank--South City |
|
78 |
First Federal Savings & Loan |
|
79 |
Gulf National Bank |
|
80 |
Lakeside National Bank--Sept. 1966 |
|
|
Beaches |
|
81-83 |
Holly Beach--July 1968 |
|
84 |
Lake Charles Beach |
|
85-92 |
Beauty Shops, Sloan's Oak Park Salon |
|
|
Boats & Boating |
|
93 |
Borealis Rex |
|
94-95, 300-302 |
Shrimp Boats--Jan. 1965 |
|
96-104 |
Pulleys |
1 |
105-106 |
Sea Hornet |
|
107-110 |
Boogie Kings, Dan Solice Bamboo Band |
|
111-113 |
Bowling |
|
114-117 |
Boyer, William |
|
|
Bridges |
|
118 |
Draw Bridge |
|
119 |
English Bayou--April 1968 |
|
120-121 |
Gibbstown--March 1975 |
|
122 |
I-10 over Lake Charles |
|
123-127 |
I-210 over Lake Charles |
|
128 |
K.C. over Lake Charles--early 1950s |
|
129-130 |
Rebrine |
|
131-132 |
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony--Israel Lafleur 1964 |
|
133-135 |
Southern Pacific--Feb. 1969 |
|
136-142 |
Burton, W.T. |
|
143-144 |
Buses, Greyhound Station |
|
|
Business |
|
145-149 |
Darling Shop |
1 |
150-152 |
Endom's Electric Motor Repairs |
|
153 |
Gordon's Drug Store |
|
154 |
Hemenway's Furniture Store |
|
155-156 |
Hewett Vision & Reading Center |
|
157 |
J & J Trailer Sales |
|
158-160 |
Kirby Vacuum Cleaner Co. |
|
161-163 |
Massart Supply |
|
164 |
Orkin Pest Control |
|
165 |
Piggly Wiggly |
|
166 |
Radford Buick--June 1968 |
|
167-172 |
Shell Station Truck Stop--March 1965 |
|
173-174 |
Taussig Lincoln-Mercury |
|
175 |
Torres Paint & Body |
|
176 |
U. S. Royal Tires |
|
|
Calcasieu Parish, Historic Buildings |
|
177-187, 303 |
Courthouse |
|
188 |
Parish Jail |
|
189-192 |
Cameron, LA, Docks |
|
|
Cameron Parish, Historic Buildings |
|
193 |
Courthouse--1874-1937 |
|
194 |
Old School Room |
|
195 |
Parish Jail--1874-1937 |
|
196 |
Camp Edgewood |
|
197 |
Carlile, Ruby |
|
198-201 |
Carter, Jimmy |
1 |
|
Cemeteries |
|
202-204 |
Consolata Mausoleum |
|
205 |
Funeral Service |
|
206-209 |
Tombstones |
|
210 |
Chambers, G.R. |
|
211 |
Chamber of Commerce |
|
|
Church Architecture |
|
212 |
Boulevard Baptist |
|
213-216 |
First Baptist Lake Charles |
|
217-219 |
Immaculate Conception Lake Charles |
|
220-221 |
Presbyterian Lake Charles |
|
222 |
St. Michael's Episcopal |
|
223-229 |
Weddings |
|
|
Churches |
|
230 |
Boulevard Baptist |
|
231 |
Church of Christ |
|
232-235 |
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd,
Kirkman St.--1966 |
|
236-239 |
First Baptist, Pujo & Hodges St.--1966,
1975 |
|
240-242 |
First Methodist, Broad & Kirkman
St.--April 1966 |
|
243 |
First Presbyterian |
|
244-250 |
Immaculate Conception, Lake Charles |
1 |
251 |
Lutheran Church, Enterprise Blvd. & 5th
St. |
|
252-254 |
Miscellaneous |
|
255 |
St. Bosco, aerial |
|
256 |
St. Henry's Catholic Church, Lake Charles |
|
257-259 |
St. Hubert's Catholic Church, Lake Charles |
|
260-261 |
St. Margaret's Catholic Church, Lake Charles |
|
262 |
St. Michael's Episcopal Church--March 1966 |
|
263-264 |
Trinity Baptist, Lake Charles |
|
265 |
Clark, Roy, with Ray Kruger of KLOU |
|
266-268 |
Cleveland, Ohio |
|
269 |
Clocks and Watches |
|
270-271 |
Clubs, Petroleum-Chemical, Cities Service |
|
272-276 |
Cochran, Steve--Oct. 1954 |
|
|
Contests |
|
277-278 |
Miss Flame |
|
279 |
Miss Lake Charles--1970 |
|
280-281 |
Miss Sulphur--1964 |
|
282-283 |
Miss Teenage America--March 1966 |
|
284-295 |
Contraband Days--1965, 1966 |
|
296-297 |
Count Swinging Sidney |
|
298-299 |
Crawford, Broderick--at
Ramada Inn, Feb. 1965 |
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Series I: Negative Files
Box |
Folder |
Title |
2 |
1 |
Dark, Alvin |
| |
2-15 |
Davis, Jimmie--campaign for governor |
| |
16 |
DeBlanc, Monsigneur Irving |
| |
|
Department Stores |
| |
17-22 |
Gibson's, Ryan St.--Feb. 1965 |
| |
23-28 |
K-Mart, Ryan & Sale St.--Oct. 1966 |
| |
29-32 |
Dredging--May 1965 |
| |
|
Engineering |
| |
33-36 |
Cameron Ferry, F. Miller & Sons--May
1965 |
| |
37-40 |
F. Miller & Sons--1964 |
| |
41-43 |
Radio Equipment at Naval Recruiting Station,
Lake Charles |
| |
44-48 |
Fairs, Cal-Cam--1972 |
| |
|
Festivals |
2 |
49-62 |
Crowley Rice Festival--Oct. 1964, 1966 |
| |
63-71 |
Lake Charles |
| |
72-73 |
Frazar, Lether E.--McNeese State President |
| |
|
Gabbert, Bill |
| |
74 |
Check from US News & World Report |
| |
75 |
Exterior of Studio |
| |
76 |
Gabbert and Airplane |
| |
77 |
Gabbert, photo of |
| |
78 |
Girl in Studio |
| |
79-82 |
Interior of Studio |
| |
83 |
Office |
| |
84 |
Gardens |
| |
85 |
Godwin, Ed--police juror in 1970s |
| |
86 |
Hart, Ann--Rosa Hart's niece |
| |
|
Hart, Rosa |
| |
87 |
"Henry IV" Rehearsal--Oct. 1954 |
| |
88-91 |
Instructing a woman and child |
| |
92 |
Meeting E. E. Horton at Lake Charles
Airport--Oct. 1958 |
| |
93-94 |
"Penny Packer" Rehearsal--April
1956 |
| |
95-104 |
Rosa Hart Festival--May 1964 |
2 |
105-106 |
Hatfield, Hurd--Little Theatre, 1955 |
| |
107 |
Heywood, Alba, Jr.--1960s |
| |
108-112 |
Horseback Riding |
| |
113 |
Horton, E. E.--Little Theatre, 1958 |
| |
|
Hospitals |
| |
114-116 |
Lake Charles Memorial--Aug. 1963 |
| |
117 |
Moss Regional |
| |
118-123 |
St. Patrick's--1950s |
| |
|
Hotels, Motels, Inns |
| |
124-134 |
Candlelight Inn, Hwy. 90, see also Box 3,
FF220 |
| |
135-138 |
Charleston Hotel, Lake Charles |
| |
139-140 |
Dowtowner Motor Inn--April 1970 |
| |
141-155 |
Majestic Hotel, Lake Charles--1964 |
2 |
156-163 |
Household Equipment & Supplies |
| |
|
Houses |
| |
164-169 |
Antique Furnishing |
| |
170 |
Bayou Cabin, M. Fisher |
| |
171 |
Bungalow |
| |
172-181 |
Garrison Home |
| |
182 |
Gayle/Carmouche Home |
| |
183-190 |
Germany, Houses in |
| |
191-197 |
Hollins Home |
| |
198 |
Interior, with Fireplace |
| |
199 |
Locke/Stoker Home |
2 |
200-201 |
Nelson, Raymond Home, Sulphur--1717 |
| |
202-213 |
Plauche Home |
| |
214-215 |
Stockwell Home |
| |
216-231 |
Unkown, Two-Story |
| |
232-233 |
Wedding Portrait |
| |
234-236 |
Wilcox, Geer property--1965 |
| |
237-238, 380 |
Hurricanes, Audrey |
| |
239-248, 381 |
Ice Skating |
| |
249 |
Ieyoub, Richard--district attorney, Sept.
1977 |
2 |
|
Industry |
| |
250 |
Consolidated Aluminum Co. |
| |
251 |
Continental Oil--Sept. 1966 |
| |
252 |
Gulf States Utilities |
| |
253-260 |
Lockhead on old Chennault Airbase--Nov. 1967 |
| |
261-262 |
Lummas ? Co.--March 1967 |
| |
263-273 |
Miscellaneous |
| |
274-276 |
P.C.I. |
| |
277-279 |
Interior Decoration--Clayton Interior's, Lake
Charles |
| |
280 |
Janca, Adolph--March 1968 |
| |
281 |
Janot, Lee & husband--KPLC talk show
hostess, 1960s or ‘70s |
| |
282 |
Jenkins, Capt. E.S. |
| |
283 |
Jones, Bob |
| |
284-305 |
Jones, Sam--LA Governor |
2 |
|
Judges |
| |
306 |
Bond, Ellis--Feb. 1978 |
| |
307-308 |
Court of Appeals--Oct. 1967 |
| |
309 |
Cutrer, Cecil--Nov. 1977 |
| |
310 |
Hood, Warren |
| |
311 |
Miller, Minos--June 1975 |
| |
312 |
Patin, John |
| |
313-314 |
Rogers, Jack--July 1970 |
| |
315 |
Savoy |
| |
316 |
Veron, Earl |
| |
317-318 |
Watson, Jack--June 1966 |
| |
319 |
Yelverton, H.L.--Aug. 1971 |
| |
320-323 |
Judo |
| |
324-332 |
Labor Disputes, Jupiter Chemical Co.--Jan.
1976 |
| |
333-334 |
LaFleur, Israel--May 1965 |
| |
|
Lake Charles, LA |
| |
335-347 |
Civic Center |
| |
348 |
Downtown with Magnolia Life Building in
foreground |
2 |
349-354 |
Harbors, Port of Lake Charles--1964, 1966 |
| |
355-356 |
Lakefront--early 1960s |
| |
357-361 |
Lake Charles, LA--Historic Buildings--City
Hall 1967 |
| |
|
Lake Charles, LA |
| |
362-365 |
Bank |
| |
365-366 |
Bilbo |
| |
367-370 |
Broad |
| |
371-372 |
Broad & Shattuck |
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Series I: Negative Files
Box |
Folder |
Title: |
3 |
|
Lake Charles, LA |
| |
1-4 |
Common & 7th. Street |
| |
5-14 |
Downtown Area |
| |
15-18 |
First Avenue, 10th and 12th Street |
| |
19 |
Highway 171 at Triange--Sept. 1969 |
| |
20-22 |
Kirby & Ryan |
| |
23 |
Lake |
| |
24-26 |
Lakeshore Drive |
| |
27-28 |
Louisiana & Reid--April 1966 |
| |
28A-28G |
Miscellaneous |
| |
29 |
Nelson at Whispering Woods |
| |
30-32 |
Prien Lake & Common |
| |
33-53 |
Ryan |
| |
54-58 |
Pujo |
| |
59-41 |
Third Avenue--Feb. 1965 |
| |
42 |
Lakes, Lake Charles |
| |
43-45 |
Landon, Michael with Bill Caldwell--Feb. 1966 |
| |
46-48 |
Laughton, Charles at Lake Charles Little
Theatre--Dec. 1950 |
| |
49-50 |
Libraries, Public Library on Pujo St. |
3 |
51-54 |
Livestock Judging |
| |
55-61 |
Louisiana Historic Buildings |
| |
62 |
Lowenthal, Margaret |
| |
63-67 |
Lynn, Jeffrey with Lake Charles Little
Theatre--Oct. 1953 |
| |
68 |
McElveen, Wayne |
| |
69-73 |
McKeithen, John--Campaign in June 1963 |
| |
74 |
McLeod, Bill--State Legislator |
| |
|
McNeese State University |
| |
75 |
Arena--Jan. 1971 |
| |
76-77 |
Banquet--1950s |
| |
78 |
Beauty Pageant--1950s |
| |
79-81 |
Bulber Auditorium--1950s |
| |
82 |
Cowbelles |
| |
83 |
Cowboys leaving for Pensacola, FL |
| |
84 |
Fine Arts |
| |
85-87 |
Kaufman Hall--1950s |
| |
88 |
Lacy, Linnie--Registrar, Dec. 1977 |
| |
89 |
Library--1950s |
| |
90 |
President's House |
| |
91 |
Ranch |
| |
92-95 |
ROTC Presentation (with women)--1950s |
| |
96-97 |
Students on Campus--1950s |
| |
98 |
Student Union Complex |
| |
99 |
Theatre Pruduction |
3 |
100-103 |
Marches, Music |
| |
104-118 |
Mardi Gras, Krewe of Lake Charles--1975 |
| |
119 |
Medicine, Goldsmith Clinic on Pujo St. |
| |
120-121 |
Miller, Roger--President of Calcasieu Police
Jury |
| |
122-127 |
Montagne, Ivan--May 1969 |
| |
|
Monuments |
| |
128-129 |
Civil War Statue on Courthouse Lawn |
| |
130-133 |
YMBC Peace Tower |
| |
|
Museums |
| |
134-135 |
Imperial Calcasieu Historical Museum--Nov.
1971 |
| |
136-140 |
Zigler Museum, Jennings |
| |
|
Musical Instruments |
| |
141 |
Harp |
| |
142 |
Organ |
| |
143-144 |
Noland, Willis--Local Businessman |
| |
|
Oil Wells |
| |
145-147 |
Intracoastal City--March 1962 |
3 |
148-160 |
Offshore Drilling Rigs |
| |
161-162 |
Oil Rig, Land |
| |
163-169 |
Parades, Lake Charles |
| |
|
Parks |
| |
170-171 |
Lake Charles, LA |
| |
172-177 |
Prien Lake Park--Aug. 1965 |
| |
178-179 |
Sam Houston State Park |
| |
|
Photography, Aerial |
| |
180-181 |
Agriculture, Rice Mill |
| |
182-184 |
Beaches, I-10--July 1968 |
| |
|
Bridges |
| |
185-191A |
Calcasieu River |
| |
192 |
Gibbstown--March 1975 |
| |
192A |
Miscellaneous |
| |
193 |
Moss Bluff--Sept. 1968 |
| |
194-195 |
Cameron Parish--Oct. 1968 |
| |
196 |
Churches, First Presbyterian of Lake
Charles |
| |
197-199 |
Country Club of Lake Charles |
3 |
200-209 |
Fairs, Cal-Cam--Oct. 1978 |
| |
210 |
Graceland Cemetary, Lake Charles |
| |
211 |
Greinwich Village & Terrace, Lake
Charles |
| |
|
Hospitals |
| |
212-216 |
Lake Charles Memorial |
| |
217-218 |
St. Patrick's--Sept. 1968 |
| |
|
Hotels, Motels |
| |
219 |
Belmont Motel |
| |
220 |
Candlelight Inn, *see also Box 2, FF124-34 |
| |
221-223 |
Chateau Charles--Sept. 1965 |
| |
224 |
Holiday Inn |
| |
225 |
Ramada Inn |
| |
|
Industry |
| |
226 |
Citcon |
| |
227-228 |
Cities Service |
| |
229-230 |
Columbia Southern & Riverside |
| |
231-232 |
Continental Oil on Houston River Rd.--Sept.
1968 |
| |
233 |
Crosby Chemical |
| |
234-236 |
Gulf Coast Aluminum--Dec. 1970 |
| |
237 |
Gulf States Utilities |
| |
238-240 |
Hercules--June 1965, July 1973 |
| |
241-242D |
Miscellaneous |
| |
243 |
PCI |
| |
244-252 |
PPG--March 1969, Dec. 1976, March 1977 |
| |
253-254 |
Westlake, LA--July 1965 |
| |
|
Lake Charles, LA |
| |
255-264 |
Airport |
| |
265 |
Center of LC, showing First Presbyterian
Church |
| |
266 |
Chenault Housing |
| |
267-272 |
Civic Center--1971 |
| |
273 |
Contraband Bayou, looking north toward Lake |
| |
274-309 |
Downtown & Lakefront |
| |
310-311 |
I-10, looking east over Lake |
| |
312-313 |
Lake being dredged for Civic Center--Feb.
1968 |
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Series I: Negative Files
Box |
Folder |
Title |
4 |
|
Photography, Aerial |
| |
|
Lake Charles, LA |
| |
1-14 |
Miscellaneous |
| |
15 |
North Beach & Lake at 1-10--May 1969 |
| |
16-24 |
Port of Lake Charles--Sept. 1964 |
| |
25 |
South Lake Charles |
| |
|
Lake Charles, Streets |
| |
26 |
Broad & Kirkman |
| |
27 |
Division |
| |
28-32 |
Enterprise Blvd. (1-10 & 12th.) |
| |
33-34 |
Hwy. 14 & Legion--March 1961 |
| |
35 |
Hwy. 171 & Moeling??--1966 |
| |
36-39 |
Hwy. 171 & Opelousas--Sept. 1966 |
| |
40 |
I-10 near Lake |
| |
41-43 |
Kirby & Ryan |
| |
44-46 |
Lake Street |
| |
47 |
Prien Lake & Ernest--Oct. 1966 (site of
Prien Lake Mall) |
| |
48 |
Prien Lake & Hwy. 14 |
| |
49 |
Ryan, looking north--March 1969 |
4 |
50 |
Ryan and Broad--March 1965 |
| |
51-52 |
Ryan & 1-10 |
| |
53 |
Ryan & College--March 1965 |
| |
54 |
Ryan & Park Lane |
| |
55 |
Ryan & Sale |
| |
56-58 |
Sunset Subdivision |
| |
59-61 |
Lakes, Bundik's Lake |
| |
62-69 |
Leesville, LA--March 1965 |
| |
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