Louisiana State Lottery collection, 1840-1905 (bulk 1879-1890).

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Louisiana State Lottery collection, 1840-1905 (bulk 1879-1890).

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Included are Louisiana State Lottery Company letters received, order and remittance forms, lottery tickets, lists of prizes awarded, broadsides, publications, and newspaper advertisements; Anti-lottery League of Louisiana memorabilia; and imprints from out-of-state lotteries. The materials primarily document advertising by the Louisiana State Lottery Company.

0.3 linear ft.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7121269

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State Lottery Company

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Chartered in 1868, held the monopoly for the lottery business in Louisiana until 1859, then transferred domicile to Honduras and continued to sell tickets in United States until 1906, when the business was broken up by United States Department of Justice. The sale of lottery tickets in La. was unlawful after ca. 1892. From the description of Louisiana State Lottery tickets and forms, 1881-1894. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 289033014 Incorporated in 1868, th...

Anti-lottery League of Louisiana.

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