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Official drawing of the Louisiana state lottery... February 11th, 1890
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- Image of a broadside advertising the Louisiana State Lottery drawn on February 11th, 1890 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Majority of the print is of a chart listing the number of gifts and amount of money awarded in the drawing. Below the title, bordered with decorative elements is a statement about the validity of the drawing. Bottom portion of the print is divided into two columns by a decorative design, the left portion lists the names of individuals and banks involved in organizing the drawing, including: R.M. Walmsley, President Louisiana National Bank; Pierre Lanaux, President State National Bank; A. Baldwin, President N.O. National Bank; Carl Kohn, President Union National Bank. The right of the decorative design is signed by former Confederate generals G.T. Pierre Beauregard and G.T. Jubal Early, who both worked as supervisors of the Louisiana State Lottery Company. M.A. Dauphin, president of the Louisiana State Lottery Company at the time, is listed as the contact person for addressed letters. Verso is printed in dark blue and is titled, “The Semi-Annual Record"; includes partial results of drawings held from August 1889 to January 1890.
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