Huey P. Long in Pennsylvania photographs, 1935.

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Huey P. Long in Pennsylvania photographs, 1935.

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This collection consists of seven black and white photographs of Huey P. Long addressing an audience in Pennsylvania in 1935. The gathering was a reunion for the Walker Long family of Pennsylvania, of no relation to the Louisiana Long family. The photographic prints were created by Harpel Studios of Lebanon, Pa.

7 photographs.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Harpel Studios (Photographer: Lebanon, Pa.)

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Huey Pierce Long was born on August 30, 1893, in Winnfield, La. He briefly attended the University of Oklahoma School of Law in Norman, Okla., and later Tulane University Law School in New Orleans, La. He practiced law in Winnfield and later in Shreveport, La. Long was a member of the Louisiana Railroad Commission (later the Louisiana Public Service Commission) (1918-1928), governor of Louisiana (1928-1932), and U.S. Senator from Louisiana (1932-1935). Charismatic and immensely popular for his s...

Long, Walker A.

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Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935

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Huey Long Pierce, Louisiana governor and United States senator, was born 30 August 1893, near Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, and died 10 September 1935. He studied law and practiced in Winnfield after 1915; served as Louisiana public service commissioner (1921-1926); was elected governor of Louisiana (1928); was elected to the United States Senate (1930); and organized the Share-Our-Wealth Society (1934) for which he had national support. On 8 September 1935 he was shot by Dr. Carl A. Weiss ...