Ground breaking for the Mid-City Library Branch. (from left): Ken Osterberger, City Council Member; Dempsey Williams, Jr. Library Board; Dewey Raborn, City Council; Dr. I. Ashton Robins; J. Burton LeBlanc, Library Board; Mayor W.W. Dumas; W. J....
(l. to r.) Library Board Members Dr. Konikoff, Mr. Burt Turner, Mayor Jack Christian, Mr. Larry Ward, Mrs. Max Scheneker, Librarian; and Board Member Mr. Charles Manship. Date: 1958
Ground breaking ceremonies for the Mid City Branch Library Expansion. (L. to r.) Sallie Farrell, State Librarian; Dr. I. Ashton Robins, Library Board; Fire Chief Muller; Mrs. Jules F. Landry, Library Board President; unknown, Mrs. Max Scheneker;...
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...
Mayor Dumas and School Board member Wally Wells sign transfer of land for City's acquisition of the Baton Rouge Junior High School Building. Date: 1966
Meeting of the Executive Board of the Louisiana Library Association (l. to .r) Jane Ellen Carsons, Lucille Clark, Elizabeth Cammack, Louvenia Gahagan Jones and Tillie Scheneker. Date: 1953
Funky Larry Jones WXOK Programming Director, Matt Morton, Tony Dean WXOK Disc Jockey, Council Woman Pearl George, Henry Crump and School Board Member Frank Millican celebrate Unity Day with WXOK and The Baton Rouge Community Leader. Taken from the...
Tillie Scheneker, Library Director and Dr. I Ashton Roberts, member of the Library Board of Control at the opening of the Zachary Branch of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library. Date: November 1, 1966
Louisiana Department of Highways presents Dr. I Ashton Roberts, member of the Library Board of Control books on safety to the East Baton Rouge Parish Library. Date: June 17, 1965
The Baton Rouge Sportsman's League presents books to the East Baton Rouge Parish Library. (l. to r.) Paul Brunett Vice President Sportsmen's League; Mayor W.W. Dumas, Mrs. Jules Landry, Library Board Member; and Mr. R.E. Leonard, President of Baton...
East Baton Rouge Parish Library Pamphlet 1940-1941 marking two years of service. 12,996 Registered borrowers read 297,399 books, 89,406 people read books and magazines in the library reading room and 8,664 questions were answered by the reference...
Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce, Printed ephemera
"Design for Action 1984-1985" Greater Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce. Objectives and goals for the 1984-1985 year for the Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce. Governmental Affairs, Economic and industrial development, education, communications and...
Mrs. Tillie Scheneker, Librarian and Maurice B. Sachse, Library Board member at the opening of the North Baton Rouge Branch Library. Located at the corner of Plank Rd. and Winbourne St., at the time of its opening, this library was the largest in...
(L. to. R.) Mayor W.W. Dumas, Mrs. Jules F. Landry, President of the Library Board of Control; Mr. T.W. Elikins, Jr., President of the Goodwood Property Owner's League; and Mrs. Julius Bilisoly. Mr. Elikins presented Mayor Dumas with a check for...
Mayor W.W. Dumas signing the contract for the expansion of the Mid-City Branch Library (l. to r.) Mr. Graham, estimator for Robert Thibodeaux; Robert Thibodeaux, Contractor; Mrs. Max Scheneker, Librarian; Mrs. Jules F. Landry, President of Library...