The Chronicle Wright High School New Orleans LA Yearbook Jan 1922 Maison Blanche Ads

Item: The Chronicle — Wright High School Yearbook/Monthly Publication
Date: January 1922 (Vol. VIII, No. 2)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

This rare early-20th-century student publication from Wright High School in New Orleans captures the voice and design style of the early 1920s. Features include editorial content, literary contributions, jokes, personals, and student news from the graduating classes of ’22 through ’24.

The piece is beautifully designed with period typography and layout, printed on aged newsprint stock, and bound in a simple gray cover with bold black art-deco-style lettering. Local New Orleans advertisements appear throughout, including Maison Blanche (“New Orleans’ Best Shopping Place”), A.B. Griswold & Co. Jewelers, Godchaux’s, and Walne’s Groceries — offering a vivid glimpse of New Orleans’ social and commercial life just after World War I.

Details:

• Approx. 9.5 in × 6 in

• 30 pages, complete

• Original paper covers

• Interior clean with mild foxing and corner wear

• Tight binding, minor edge chips and top-corner crease

An uncommon survivor from an early New Orleans high school, predating most modern yearbooks and offering valuable genealogical and historical interest.