Baton Rouge, La. Aerial view of Downtown Baton Rouge and Mississippi River looking South. Taken from top of New State Capitol. November, 1959. Color slide.
African Americans, Southern University and A & M College
Dr. Hezekiah Jackson (1917-1979) worked at Southern University as an agriculture instructor; and from 1959 to 1979, served as dean of College of Agriculture.
Downtown Baton Rouge. View of Arsenal Park, New State Capitol and newly constructed bridge over Capitol Lakes. Looking west. October, 1959. Color slide.
Downtown Baton Rouge: Front Street (now River Road), looking north from Government St. I.C.R.R. Depot [Yazoo and Mississippi River Valley Depot], Old State Capitol. October 1959. Color slide.
Downtown Baton Rouge: Front Street (now River Road), looking north from Government St. I.C.R.R. Depot [Yazoo and Mississippi Valley], Old State Capitol. Demolition of (?) October 1959. Color slide.