Aerial view of administration building and hangars of the downtown Baton Rouge, La. Airport. Gift of Ed Reed. Photograph by Packwood photo services. Built for $200,000 Date: ca. 1930's
Postcards, Louisiana State Capitol (Baton Rouge, La.)
Memorial Hall, Louisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge, La. Memorial Hall is Louisiana's Hall of Fame. Its ceiling, floor, walls and murals form a setting of beauty, dignity, and inspiration for the state's glorious ancestry. The marble used in...
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, Historic buildings
Interior view of the Southern Bell Telephone Company switch board room, 1930's. Photograph was submitted with the following poem: Farewell, Old Building-Fare ye well. Of joys and sorrows, you well might tell. Many have entered and left your...
Sadie Connor Keel and a student in 1964. Keel (October 20, 1914-February 6, 2010) was a long time educator with the East Baton Rouge Parish Schools serving as a teacher and principal at the Reddy Street Elementary School for 29 years, retiring in...
American Artists Professional League, Community arts projects, Printed ephemera
Advertisement for American Art Week Celebration at the Old Governor's Mansion. Celebrated annually in the first week of November. Sponsored by the American Artists Professional League beginning in 1930. Each year, hundreds of applicants from all 50...
State Spelling Certificate issued to Velma Poche of Istrouma High School for obtaining a perfect score in the State Spelling test. Taken from the 1930 scrapbook of Velma Poche. Date: May 1, 1922