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| Series Number | Project | Series Title | Description | Date Taken | Project Dates | OP # | Negatives | Contact Prints | 8x10 Prints | Digital # |
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| 28.01 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Administration building. Interior. | 1/20/1937 | 11/9/1936-8/5/1937 | 265-64-2002 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 28.02 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Old building since demolished by WPA. Exterior. No negative; borrowed from files of Jackson Barracks. | 0 | 1 print | 1 | ||||
| 28.03 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Old building since demolished by WPA. Exterior. No negative; borrowed from files of Jackson Barracks. Oversize prints of 28.02.1. Filed in OVERSIZE. | 0 | 8 prints | |||||
| 28.04 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Negatives 3 & 5: panorama view of the interior of the administration building; negative 12: murals painted by WPA artists. Interior. These pictures taken for Mr. Hansen's Office, Division of Investigation. | 1/27/1940 | 3 | 1, 3 | 1; 2; 3 | |||
| 28.05 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Pictures taken for Mr. Hansen's Office, Division of Investigation. Exterior. | 1/27/1940 | 15 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 15 | 1; 3; 4; 7; 8; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15 | |||
| 28.06 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Panorama view of entrance to Jackson Barracks. Pictures taken for Mr. Hansen's Office, Division of Investigation. Exterior. | 1/27/1940 | 3 | 3 | 2; 3 | |||
| 28.07 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Copy of panorama view of entrance to Jackson Barracks. Exterior. | 5/2/1940 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 28.08 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | WPA workmen improved the regular drill field and an extended order drill field, 40 acres in size, was created out of a swamp. Copy of panorama view. Exterior. | 5/2/1940 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 28.09 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Visitors thronging Jackson Barracks on opening day of "This Work Pays Your Community Week." | 5/20/1940 | 11 | 11 | 1; 2; 3; 4; 8; 9; 10 | |||
| 28.10 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | WPA recently renovated these buildings at Jackson Barracks--negative 10: Buildings #15 & #14; negative 11: building #17 & #18, with the powder house in the background; and negative 12: recently renovated brick powder house. Exterior. | 5/30/1941 | 3 | 3 | 1; 2; 3 | |||
| 28.11 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | WPA improvements at Jackson Barracks. Negative 5: the St. Bernard Parish entrance; negative 6: building #75--infantry armory, building #74--QMWH and new roadway; negative 7: artillery club. Exterior. | 5/30/1941 | 3 | 2 | 1; 2; 3 | |||
| 28.12 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Buildings at Jackson Barracks recently renovated by WPA are shown in these views. Negative 8: armory for hospital unit; negative 9: building #49; negative 10: buildings #55 & 48; negative 12: buildings #68A & #57. Exterior. | 5/30/1941 | 4 | 4 | 1; 2; 3 | |||
| 28.13 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | WPA recently carried on a general rehabilitation program. Shown here are renovated buildings and other facilities. Negative 5: buildings #6A & 6B, with view of gutter curb, sidewalks & new roads; negatives 6 & 7: buildings #7, 5A & 5B, with views of sidewalks & drainage canal; negative 8: view of drainage ditch; negative 9: view of drainage canal & building #15. Exterior. | 5/30/1941 | 5 | 5 | 1; 2; 3; 4; 5 | |||
| 28.14 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | WPA improvements at the Jackson Barracks military reservation. Negative 1: building #25--now used by WPA personnel; negative 2: Dauphine Street entrance; negative 3: building La. 4--caretaker's residence on the extended order drill field; negative 4: concrete fence post, cattle & hog wire fencing; negative 5: wire fencing surrounding the WPA-extended order drill field. | 5/30/1941 | 5 | 5 | 1; 2; 3; 5 | |||
| 28.15 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Various buildings recently renovated by WPA at Jackson Barracks. Negative 1: buildings #44 & #77D--now known as #77A; negative 2: buildings #77D & #77C; negative 3: buildings #68C & #68B; negative 4: Administration Building, buildings #67, #44 & #77A. Exterior. | 5/30/1941 | 4 | 4 | 1; 2; 3; 4 | |||
| 28.16 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Buildings at Jackson Barracks recently renovated by WPA are shown in these views. Negative 1: buildings #15 & #14; negative 2: buildings #46--powder house & #23--garage & repair shop; negative 3: building #23--garage & repair shop; negative 4: buildings #24--residence & #La. 8--garage. Exterior. | 5/30/1941 | 4 | 4 | 1; 3 | |||
| 28.17 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Copy showing old entrance with wooden columns and wire fencing. This has since been replaced by a brick wall, six feet high and 4,200 linear feet long. Exterior. | 5/30/1941 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 28.18 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | The beginning of construction on the Administration Building at Jackson Barracks, one of the many improvements to the post made by WPA. Exterior. | 6/30/1936 | 11/9/1936-8/5/1937 | 265-64-2002 | 2 | 2 | 1; 2 | |
| 28.19 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | The restoration of th old powder house at Jackson Barracks is one of the many improvements by WPA at the post. Exterior. | 6/30/1936 | 11/9/1936-8/5/1937 | 265-64-2002 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 28.20 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | WPA built corral at Jackson Barracks is one of the many improvements carried on at the post by WPA. Exterior. | 6/30/1936 | 11/9/1936-8/5/1937 | 265-64-2002 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 28.21 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | A part of the general improvement program at Jackson Barracks by WPA. Exterior. | 6/30/1936 | 11/9/1936-8/5/1937 | 265-64-2002 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 28.22 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Old Officers' Quarters at Jackson Barracks before WPA began extensive renovation and improvements program at this site. Exterior. | 6/30/1936 | 11/9/1936-8/5/1937 | 265-64-2002 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 28.23 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | WPA built garages at Jackson Barracks, a part of the general improvement program at the National Guard post. Exterior. | 6/30/1936 | 11/9/1936-8/5/1937 | 265-64-2002 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 28.24 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | WPA built entrance to the Jackson Barracks National Guard post, one of the many improvements to the Barracks. Exterior. | 6/30/1936 | 11/9/1936-8/5/1937 | 265-64-2002 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 28.25 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | New WPA built modern entrance to Jackson Barracks with Administration Building under construction by WPA in the background. Exterior. | 6/30/1936 | 11/9/1936-8/5/1937 | 265-64-2002 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 28.26 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Officers' Quarters and driveways around Quarters. Exterior. | 1/20/1937 | 11/9/1936-8/5/1937 | 265-64-2002 | 2 | 2 | 1; 2 | |
| 28.27 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Jackson Barracks nearing completion. Exterior. | 7/25/1937 | 11/9/1936-8/5/1937 | 265-64-2002 | 2 | 2 | 1; 2 | |
| 28.28 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Odd shots taken of WPA improvements at Jackson Barracks. Exterior. | 9/25/1937 | 11/9/1936-8/5/1937 | 265-64-2002 | 19 | 19 | 1; 2; 3; 8; 9; 10; 13; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19 | |
| 28.29 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Views showing grade of roadway increase and drainage along edge of roadway. Extended order drill field. These pictures taken for Mr. Hansen's office, Division of Investigation. Exterior. | 1/27/1940 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 28.30 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Panorama view of drill field. These pictures taken for Mr. Hansen's office, Division of Investigation. Exterior. | 1/27/1940 | 2 | 2 | 1; 2 | |||
| 28.31 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Copy showing dilapidated condition of one of the residences located in Jackson Barracks. A WPA program, recently completed at the reservation, provided for the complete rehabilitation of these residences. | 5/30/1941 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 28.32 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Copy showing part of an old warehouse which was restored by WPA and converted into a residence under a general rehabilitation program conducted by WPA at the military reservation. | 5/30/1941 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 28.33 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Copy of old powder house before the WPA rehabilitation program at Jackson Barracks. | 5/30/1941 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 28.34 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Copy showing the fence surrounding Jackson Barracks before WPA constructed a modern brick wall, six feet high, as part of a general rehabilitation program at the reservation. | 5/30/1941 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 28.35 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Copies showing before and after shots of a brick wall of one of the buildings at Jackson Barracks. WPA conducted an extensive rehabilitation program at the reservation which included reconditioning of the buildings. | 5/30/1941 | 2 | 2 | 1; 2 | |||
| 28.36 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Before and after shots of column on residence at Jackson Barracks which was eaten away by termites. | 7/2/1941 | 6 | 6 | 1; 2 | |||
| 28.37 | Military Reservations | Jackson Barracks | Completed Administration Building, Jackson Barracks, a part of the general improvement program at the post. | undated | 11/9/1936-8/5/1937 | 265-64-2002 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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