Image of a broadside advertising the Louisiana State Lottery drawn on February September 9th, 1890 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Majority of the print is of a chart listing the number of gifts and amount of money awarded in the drawing. Below the title, bordered with decorative elements is a statement about the validity of the drawing. Bottom portion of the print is divided into two columns by a decorative design, the left portion lists the names of individuals and banks involved in organizing the drawing, including: R.M. Walmsley, President Louisiana National Bank; Pierre Lanaux, President State National Bank; A. Baldwin, President N.O. National Bank; Carl Kohn, President Union National Bank. The right of the decorative design is signed by former Confederate generals G.T. Pierre Beauregard and G.T. Jubal Early, who both worked as supervisors of the Louisiana State Lottery Company. Verso is printed in dark blue and is titled, “A Partial List,” includes partial results of drawings held from March to August 1890. “We the undersigned Bankers of New Orleans, La., will pay all prizes drawn in the Louisiana State Lotteries which may be presented at our counters. R.M. Walmsley, President Louisiana National Bank; Pierre Lanaux, President State National Bank; A. Baldwin, President N.O. National Bank; Carl Kohn, President Union National Bank.”--text, lower left of print. “The Subscribers having supervised the Single Number Drawing, Class “I” Louisiana State Lottery, hereby certify that the above are the numbers which were this day drawn from 100,000 placed in the wheel, with the prizes corresponding to them. Witness our hands at New Orleans, La., this Tuesday, September 9th, 1890.” --text, lower right of print. “G.T. Beauregard. G.T. Early.” --text, signed in stone, lower right . “C.J. Villere, Vice-gen G.T. Beauregard, Absent.” –text, stamped in purple, lower right. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1890, by the Louisiana State Lottery Company, in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington." --text, bottom of print. “L. Graham & Son, 93, 101, 103 Gravier St. N.O." --text, bottom right corner. "The Supreme Court of the United States has decided that the Louisiana State Lottery Company has a contract with the State of Louisiana which does not expire until January 1st, 1895." --text, printed vertically down the right corner of the print. "The present Charter of the Louisiana Lottery Company, which is part of the Constitution of the State, and by decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, is an inviolable Contract between the State and the Lottery Company, will remain in force under any circumstances five years longer, until 1895. The Louisiana Legislature, which adjourned July last, voted by two-thirds Majority in each House, to let the people decide at an election, whether the Lottery shall continue from 1895 until 1919. The general impression is that the people will favor continuance." --text, verso, bottom of print.
Type
image
Extent
1 letterpress : uncolored ; overall 42.55 x 28.26 cm (16 3/4 x 11 1/8 in.)
Advertising--Lotteries Lotteries--Louisiana Lotteries--United States Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893 Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894 Confederate States of America Louisiana State Lottery Company Broadsides. (gmgpc) Relief prints--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Place
New Orleans (La.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sports & Leisure Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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