Captain McSweeney and Son
Michael ""Captain Mike"" McSweeney was the owner of the steamer Grand Isle, which carried mail, supplies, and tourists to Grand Isle until 1911, when Captain Mike sold it and retired from a lifetime on...
View ArticleThe Locks
Before the construction of the highway to Grand Isle, the steamer's route would have taken it down the Mississippi to the Harvey Canal, down the canal to Bayou Barataria and then on to Grand Isle--an...
View ArticleBarataria
The Barataria region was home to fishermen and the legendary haunt of the pirate Jean Lafitte.
View ArticleLanding at Grand Isle
The party landed at Grand Isle after 9 p.m., so this photograph doesn't show the group's actual arrival but apparently shows a later arrival witnessed by the horticulturalists during their stay on the...
View ArticleOyster camps at Bayou Bruleau
Another stop on the route to Grand Isle. Bayou Bruleau was one of several "platforms"(see photographs #8 & 9) in Barataria Bay near Grand Isle. In the 1940s, it was the closest platform to the...
View ArticleSunrise on Grand Lake
Grand Lake is another name for Barataria Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico separated from Grand Isle on the east by the narrow Barataria Pass.
View ArticleQuong Son Platform
A shrimp drying platform at Manilla Village, established in 1873 by Chinese and Filippinos about 20 miles southeast of Lafitte.""
View ArticleChung Fat Platform
Chung Fat shrimp drying platform located at Manilla Village (established in 1873 by Chinese and Filippinos about 20 miles southeast of Lafitte) or nearby.""
View ArticleScene near fishing camp
It's unclear whether the fishing camp refered to is an already established camp on Grand Isle or on one of the nearby platforms or whether it is the temporary camp set up for the excursion.
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