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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
I am from Louisiana and sometimes I like to use my home state as a jumping off point for a blog post. 2012 brings a perfect opportunity, because it is Louisiana’s Bicentennial. On April 30, 1812 Louisiana was admitted as a state into the Union. For a little historical background on the years before Louisiana …
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, New Orleans
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Triangle Waist Company was owned by Max Blanck and Isaac Harris and manufactured shirtwaists. Most of the company’s employees were young, immigrant women; and like many manufacturing concerns of the day, working conditions were not ideal and the space was cramped.
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Labor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This blog post is about Hetty Green a Gilded Age businesswomen with quite the reputation.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
And no, sports fans, I do not mean the Southeastern Conference of college athletics fame. In this case I am talking about the Securities & Exchange Commission. In the Science & Business Reading Room, we have a microfiche set of SEC company filings that is one of our more regularly used items. I have featured …
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This blog post cover early examples of mobile or portable homes.
Posted in: Business, Inventions