Louisiana State Lottery exhibit photographs, 1989.

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Louisiana State Lottery exhibit photographs, 1989.

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Photographic prints reproduced from the holdings of the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, for a 1989 exhibition entitled "The Louisiana State Lottery Company, 1868-1893." Images include portraits of Lottery officials and proponents, together with members of the Anti-Lottery League and other opponents, copies of newspaper articles and advertisements, and cartoons for pro and anti-Lottery factions.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Anti-lottery League of Louisiana.

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Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). Library

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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...