Snapshots of the Past

[Detail of entrance of archbishopric, with balcony, New Orleans, Louisiana] / Alvyk Boyd Cruise. – Antique Print

[Detail of entrance of archbishopric, with balcony, New Orleans, Louisiana] / Alvyk Boyd Cruise., [between 1935 and 1939] — historic drawing
[Detail of entrance of archbishopric, with balcony, New Orleans, Louisiana] / Alvyk Boyd Cruise., [between 1935 and 1939]. Historic drawing from the Home & Household collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

[Detail of entrance of archbishopric, with balcony, New Orleans, Louisiana] / Alvyk Boyd Cruise. comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

[Detail of entrance of archbishopric, with balcony, New Orleans, Louisiana] / Alvyk Boyd Cruise.

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

Cruise's watercolor focuses on the entrance of the Archbishopric in New Orleans and the balcony above it, a detail that stands out among the city's many wrought-iron galleries. The painting dates from between 1935 and 1939, when the Historic American Buildings Survey was documenting older American architecture through measured drawings, photographs and watercolors. Such records were meant to preserve buildings that might be altered or lost, and this one captures the French Quarter's blend of Creole and Anglo-American building traditions. The painter's attention to the doorway and balcony shows how a religious building's entrance could still feel domestic and rooted in the street.

Created / published[between 1935 and 1939]
Medium1 drawing : watercolor
GenreWatercolors 1930-1940.
NotesHistoric American Buildings Survey, LA 36 - Newor 2. Forms part of the Historic American Buildings Survey collection.
SubjectsBalconies--Louisiana--New Orleans--1930-1940. Religious facilities--Louisiana--New Orleans--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,161 × 1,473 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218684

More from the Home & Household collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

[Balcony with laundry, Galley House, New Orleans, Louisiana] / Alvyk Boyd Cruise.[Balcony with laundry, Galley House, New Orleans, Louisiana] / Alvyk Boyd Cruise[Portico and balcony of courthouse, Clinton, Louisiana] / Alvyk Boyd Cruise.[Portico and balcony of courthouse, Clinton, Louisiana] / Alvyk Boyd Cruise.[Octagonal cupola and dormered windows of Girod House, New Orleans, Louisiana] / Alvyk Boyd Cruise.[Octagonal cupola and dormered windows of Girod House, New Orleans, Louisiana] /[Detail of porticoes of buildings, Lawyers Row, Clinton, Louisiana] / Alvyk Boyd Cruise.[Detail of porticoes of buildings, Lawyers Row, Clinton, Louisiana] / Alvyk Boyd[Braeme House wellhouse, Clinton, Louisiana] / Alvyk Boyd Cruise.[Braeme House wellhouse, Clinton, Louisiana] / Alvyk Boyd Cruise.[Project, Rodeino residence, (Oakville, Calif.). Perspective and plans][Project, Rodeino residence, (Oakville, Calif.). Perspective and plans]