The Yazoo and Mississippi River Valley Rail Road Company Passenger Station as seen from the grounds of the Old State Capitol looking west. $250,000 was expended by the Illinois Central Railway Company in construction of this building and new...
Offices of the Baton Rouge Lumber Company. Located on South First Street (now River Road) this example of Romantic Eclecticism architecture was built in the 1870's. Occupied until 1968, it was originally constructed as offices for the Burton...
The steel, geodesic dome was completed in 1958. Designed by designed by Thomas C. Howard of Synergetics, it was constructed by the Union Tank Car Company for use as a car barn. The dome had a diameter of 384 feet, at the time it was built, it was...
The steel, geodesic dome was completed in 1958. Designed by designed by Thomas C. Howard of Synergetics, it was constructed by the Union Tank Car Company for use as a car barn. The dome had a diameter of 384 feet, at the time it was built, it was...
The steel, geodesic dome was completed in 1958. Designed by designed by Thomas C. Howard of Synergetics, it was constructed by the Union Tank Car Company for use as a car barn. The dome had a diameter of 384 feet, at the time it was built, it was...
The steel, geodesic dome was completed in 1958. Designed by designed by Thomas C. Howard of Synergetics, it was constructed by the Union Tank Car Company for use as a car barn. The dome had a diameter of 384 feet, at the time it was built, it was...
The steel, geodesic dome was completed in 1958. Designed by designed by Thomas C. Howard of Synergetics, it was constructed by the Union Tank Car Company for use as a car barn. The dome had a diameter of 384 feet, at the time it was built, it was...
"Panoramic view of the Standard Oil Company at Baton Rouge, one of the largest and most modern refineries in the world." Taken from the Souvenir edition of the Louisiana Chronicle Democrat. Date: May 6, 1916
Page from the Louisiana Chronicle Democrat Souvenir Edition advertising the Baton Rouge Water Company and the Baton Rouge Navigation Company. Also on the page is the Picture of Cohn Flour and Feed Co. Date: May 6, 1919
Panoramic view of the Standard Oil Company taken from roof of office building. Taken from the Souvenir edition of the Louisiana Chronicle Democrat. Date: May 6, 1916
Aerial view of the Mengel Company's $2,000,000 veneering plant. Baton Rouge, La. Gift of Ed Reed. Photo by Fairchild Aerial surveying Inc. Dallas, Tx. March 23, 1931
Esso Standard Oil Company, main office building, Baton Rouge Refinery, Scenic Highway. Headquarters for one of the world's largest and most complete oil refineries. Pub. By Gulf South Advertising, Baton Rouge, La. Ca. 1955
The Tug Boat Istrouma and her crew. Bought by the company in 1915 and used as a fire tug, it was retired from Esso Service in 1949. During its career, the boat and her crew helped to fight such memorable fires as the Great Kress Fire and the...
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...