Roadside America

The photographic archive
of John Margolies

La Villa Motel sign, Lake Charles, Louisiana
John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. LC-DIG-mrg-08429 (digital file from original color transparency)View original record at the Library of Congress ↗

ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH / mrg 08429 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/mrg.08429

La Villa Motel sign, Lake Charles, Louisiana

Louisiana ↗Lake Charles ↗1979 ↗

THE ORIGINAL RECORD

Archive details

Photographer
Margolies, John
Photographed
1979.
Location
United States--Louisiana--Lake Charles
Medium
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format).
Digital ID
mrg 08429 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/mrg.08429
Reproduction number
LC-DIG-mrg-08429 (digital file from original color transparency)
Call number
LC-MA05- 8429 [P&P]
Subjects
  • Motels--1970-1980.
  • Signs (Notices)--1970-1980.
  • United States--Louisiana--Lake Charles.
  • Louisiana--Lake Charles
  • Motels--1970-1980
  • Signs (Notices)--1970-1980
  • United States--Louisiana--Lake Charles
Margolies categories
Not recorded
Rights advisory — Library of Congress
No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see "John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive - Rights and Restrictions Information" https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/723_marg.html
Rights & attribution ↗
Original catalog notes
  • Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.
  • Margolies category: Motels.
  • Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142).
  • Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
  • General information about the John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.mrg
  • Forms part of: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008).
Source
Library of Congress record ↗ · Image resource ↗
Last synchronized 2026-09-11. Detailed metadata imported.

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