"Bits from Hits" Baton Rouge High School, 1951. The Baton Rouge High School Ensemble played songs from musical comedies directed by Mrs. Audie Moffett with WIBR's "Ravin' Dave" as Master of Ceremonies. Taken from Baton Rouge High School Band...
Bob Livingston (b. April 30, 1943), served as the first Republican since Reconstruction to represent New Orleans in Congress from 1977 until his resignation in 1999 after he revealed he had had an extra-marital affair. From 1995 through 1998,...
Postcards, Louisiana State Capitol (Baton Rouge, La.)
View of grounds from front of New State Capitol, Baton Rouge showing the gardens and the location of Huey Long's grave. The entire garden in enclosed in an avenue of Magnolia Grandiflora (Louisiana state flower). The landscape around the capitol...
Earl K. Long Hospital 5825 Airline Highway Baton Rouge, La. taken from "A Report to the People from the Baton Rouge Goals Congress". Original located in the Baton Rouge Room vertical file History--1960-1969
Lloyd's Map of the Lower Mississippi from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico. Compiled from Government Surveys in the Topographical Bureau, Washington D.C. Revised and corrected to the present time by Captains Bart and William Bowen. Exhibiting the...
Mayor Dumas receiving an award from the Baton Rouge Bowling Association with (from left) Sue Braud, Ruth Robique, Marguertie "Gect" Boudreaux and Wanda Sanchez. Date: April 12, 1967
Postcard: "Baton Rouge, La. Birds-eye view from State Capital [Old]" Published by J. Albert Anderson Books & Stationery. Reverse: Addressed to Mrs. J.R. Coates 5724 W. Ohio St., Austin Station, Chicago. Return address is 720 St. Charles St. Baton...
Postcard: "Louisiana Steam Products, Inc. Baton Rouge, La." Reverse reads "[addressed to] Mr. Paul Willey, Elizabeth City, N.C. Hello Paul, I appreciated you card and was glad to hear from you. Do you have a land lubber job now? I am managing to...
Postcard: "Municipal Docks, Baton Rouge, La." Reverse reads "[addressed to] Miss Elizabeth Studspeth, 1429 Stedges Independence, Mo., Dear Elizabeth, Everything is going fine. We spent the afternoon looking over the new capitol here, and it is...
Postcards, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)--History, Mississippi River
Postcard: "Mississippi River from Cadet's Dormitory, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A." [Pentagon Barracks, Old LSU campus] Addressed to: Miss Bythella Kilbaurne, St. Francisville, La. Postmarked March 11, 1907
Postcard: "The Cottage, Baton Rouge, La." Reverse reads: "'The Cottage' was built in 1824 by the great-great grandfather of the present occupants. Adjoining the 20 room house is the 1000 acre plantation. The house, with many original furnishings,...
Henson Moore (b. October 4, 1939). Republican representative of the 6th Congressional District from 1975-1987. Served as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy from 1989-1992 and Deputy Chief of Staff for President George H.W. Bush in...
Postcards, Louisiana State Capitol (Baton Rouge, La.)
Louisiana State Capitol. Thirty four stories high. Tallest building in the South being 450 feet high. There are 249,000 square feet of usable floor space Cost of Capitol $5,000,000. Over 30 varieties of marble and stone were used in its...
Postcards, Louisiana State Capitol (Baton Rouge, La.)
Louisiana State Capitol. Thirty four stories high. Tallest building in the South being 450 feet high. There are 249,000 square feet of usable floor space Cost of Capitol $5,000,000. Over 30 varieties of marble and stone were used in its...
Postcards, Louisiana State Capitol (Baton Rouge, La.)
Door to Senate Chamber, Louisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge, La. The mural shown hereon represents "Agriculture" by Jules Guerin in which he portrays "Abundance of the Earth" which has made the State of Louisiana a "land of plenty". The bronze...