A Look at Lake Providence in Times Past
Main Street
A westward view from the levee down Lake Street, 1940's |
Currently a cornerstone of Lake Providence, this is the First National Bank in past years |
An almost unrecognizable view of Lake Providence. Note the levee in the background. |
The family owned Guenard's Drugs |
A business on the corner |
Something inconceivable to today's L.P. generation, an actual movie theatre! |
Agriculture
A View of Hollybrook Warehouse |
Cotton Gin at Work |
Pittman Implement Co., a John Deere dealer |
Does anyone recognize this building? Let me know. |
The Mississippi
The Steamboat Providence |
The City of Providence |
The Mary E. Keene |
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City of Providence Steam ship |
*Boat pics from the Lowry Schneider Collection |
Business
Printing the newspaper Checking out the fire engine