Current Exhibits at the LHM

Expansive Exhibits and Displays

Current Exhibits at the LHM

  • Louisiana under the rule of Spain, France, and England
  • Famous figures in Louisiana history
  • Carry On: The Work of Huey Long and O.K. Allen
  • Gulf Oil Station, corner of Murray and 5th Streets, Alexandria, Louisiana, September 1940
  • Stern Wheel Steam Ship "Red River" model
  • The Louisiana Purchase
  • Colonial Louisiana
  • The American Revolution
  • War between the North and South
  • The timber industry
  • Famous Central Louisiana plantations and buildings
  • Central Louisiana Army camps during World War I
  • The effect on Central Louisiana during World War II
  • Politicians from the Central Louisiana area
  • Why there are no dinosaur bones found in Louisiana
  • Central Louisiana in postcards
  • Original, 200-year-old 1804 New York Herald newspaper detailing the Louisiana Purchase
  • Detailed 1872 map of the city of Alexandria
  • The Newcomb Photograph Collection: 675 original photographs of Central Louisiana from the 1860s to the 1960s
  • And much more!
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A black and white photo of the newcomb studio
A collage of three pictures shows a large bell and a smaller bell
A model of a ferry called fed river
A postcard of a city street with a theater on the right
A framed poster that says carry on the work of huey p. long and o.k. allen
A beaver hat is on display in a glass case
A poster that says lend the way they fight buy bonds to your utmost
A mannequin in a military uniform is sitting in a glass case
A display case with a white dress and a white shirt
A table with a variety of objects on it including a piece of lace
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