Exhibit #4
Lingering Reminders of the
Cane River Sharecropping Era.
Inside look at Roque Brothers Store
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| Collection |
Roque Brothers Store |
| Photographer |
Rodney Meziere |
| Date of photo |
2010 |
| Description |
Photograph, Inside look of Roque Brothers Store, with farm and sharecropping objects. |
| Year Range from |
1900 |
| Year range to |
1960 |
| Object ID |
0001.1.8 |
| Object Name |
Roque Bros. Store, inside photograph |
| Place |
Melrose, La. |
| Provenance |
This is an inside look at the Roque Brothers Store located on Hwy, 484, Isle Brevelle, La. Closed to the public, the store contains many objects and Creole artifacts during the sharecropping era. This is the only Creole Merchandise store owned by a Creole family remaining in the area. A future planned project of the St. Augustine Historical Society is to preserve the store and its contents for future generations. |
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Inside look at Roque Brothers Store |
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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ For access to this image, contact the Museum. When using this image, the credit line should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Creole Heritage Center.
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For more information: contact Janet Colson, Executive Director, 318-357-6686 CreoleCenter@nsula.edu
Last modified on: May 19, 2010
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