Dr. Curtis "C.J." Gilliam [1922-1995] was a longtime Civil Rights activist and the first black optometrist in Baton Rouge. A former president of the Baton Rouge chapter of the NAACP, he was the first black Louisianan to enlist in the U.S. Marine...
Baton Rouge (La.)--History, Teachers, World War II, United Service Organizations (U.S.), Catholic Church, Diocese of Baton Rouge (La.), Historic buildings, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)--History
An oral history with Mrs. Betty Toepfer. She describes growing up in the Edgewood Lawn neighborhood of Baton Rouge and participation in the Sacred Heart Church and other Catholic Churches in Baton Rouge. Mrs. Toepfer lived in several historic...
A-7E Corsair II jet attack aircraft from the Vietnam era on display at the USS Kidd Museum on the Baton Rouge River Front. Dedicated in 1994, this plane was restored through the efforts of Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 488. Taken from the...
Mayor Woody Dumas receives a plaque and a certificate of appreciation from the U.S. Navy. Dumas served in the Navy as a submariner during World War II and the Korean War. Date: 1970
Harding Field (La.), East Baton Rouge Parish Library, Printed ephemera
Harding Airfield Base Library Book List number 1. The Base library opened in September of 1941 and was discontinued in 1947, the East Baton Rouge Parish Library Council began furnishing books for soldiers stationed at Harding Field during World...
Harding Field (La.), East Baton Rouge Parish Library, Printed ephemera
Harding Airfield Base Library Weekly Bulletin September 12-19, 1941. Opened in September of 1941 and discontinued in 1947, the East Baton Rouge Parish Library Council began furnishing books for soldiers stationed at Harding Field during World War...
Carlos Spaht and a Chinese General. Written on photo "Chinese General and Wife. This is the general I made the long pack trip with last April and May, October 1944".