Charles J. Wise, retired accountant is one of the library's "most faithful borrowers". Wise visited the library almost daily for 10 years in the 1940's to read books magazines and newspapers. Taken from 1948-1949 scrapbook. Date: September, 1949
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...
Postcard: "Louisiana Steam Products, Inc. Baton Rouge, La." Reverse reads "[addressed to] Mr. Paul Willey, Elizabeth City, N.C. Hello Paul, I appreciated you card and was glad to hear from you. Do you have a land lubber job now? I am managing to...
Postcards, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)--History
Postcard: "Garig Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A." Published by Illustrated postcard Co. Addressed to Miss J. Johnson 413 Stoner St., Shreveport, La. Postmarked May 1, 1909
Roumain Building, 345 Third Street, Baton Rouge, La. Built in 1913, and named after owner jeweler J.K. Roumain, with six stories, the building is considered Baton Rouge's first sky scraper. Designed by the New Orleans architects Favrot and...
Hotel Heidelberg, Baton Rouge, La. 250 rooms with bath; Ballroom; Private dining rooms; Convention and banquet accommodations, 3 air-conditioned restaurants and cocktail lounge; air-conditioned lobby, and many guest rooms. Mel J. Deinninger,...
Roumain Building, 345 Third Street, Baton Rouge, La. Built in 1913, and named after owner jeweler J.K. Roumain, with six stories, the building is considered Baton Rouge's first sky scraper. Designed by the New Orleans architects Favrot and...
Winbourne Elementary School. Third Grade Class of 1953. First Row left to right: Lynda Kay Harms, Kay Gilpin, Gayle Bracken, Chevis Newman, Jack Vaugh, Terry Cooper. Second Row: Alvin Ballard, James Burt, Anita Bryant, Virginia Moore, Eileen...
American Legion Nicholson Post 38 Baseball Team. First Louisiana State Champions. Kneeling (l. to r.) Jimmy Achord; bat boy, Craig Clement, Maurice Loup, Herbert Cowart, Eddie Schmitt, Irwing Felps, and Melvin Jones. Second Row: Earl Barron,...