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...
Interview with legendary blues man Scott Dunbar (July 1, 1909 - October 1,1994) at his home in Woodville, Ms. Scott worked as a fishing guide on Lake Mary and as a young man played at lodges around the lake. Scott gained wider attention after he...
Aerial view of downtown Baton Rouge showing Front St. (River Road), New State Capital and Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. Taken by Sgt. Johnston of the Baton Rouge Police Department. Date: March 10, 1961
Our Lady of the Lake Sanitarium. Constructed at a cost of $250,000 the 100 bed hospital opened November 4, 1923 and was demolished in 1980. Originally constructed by the Franciscan Sisters of Calais, France. Replaced by new campus on Essen Lane in...
Baton Rouge, La. Aerial view of Our Lady of the Lake Hospital and Esso Refinery Taken from the top of the New State Capitol looking North. November, 1959. Color slide.
Chart of Lake Providence Reach Showing changes in shore line from October 1881 to May 1888 and location of dikes by Captain William T. Rossell, Corps of Engineers, U.S.A. Mississippi River Commission. May 31 1888. 21.5 in x 11.5 in
Ms. Carnes was a nurse on duty at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital the night Huey Long was shot. This is a brief summary of that night and days to follow. Interviewer is Cammie Norwood.
Postcard: Key to views: B- The Capitol on University Lake, A-River Steamboat, T-High School, O-Stadium, Louisiana State University, N-Scene at Municipal Docks, R-Campanile, Louisiana State University, O-East Baton Rouge Parish Court House, U-Oaks...
Postcard: "Lady of the Lake Hospital, Baton Rouge, La. As seen from the top of the State Capital Building" Published by Harris News Agency, Baton Rouge, La.
Our Lady of the Lake Sanitarium. Constructed at a cost of $250, 000 the 100 bed hospital opened November 4, 1923 and was demolished in 1980. Originally constructed by the Franciscan Sisters of Calais, France. Replaced by new campus on Essen Lane in...
Postcards, Louisiana State Capitol (Baton Rouge, La.)
This view of the Capitol shows the Lady of the Lake, situated at the back. Important facts are: Cost of Capitol $5,000,000. It is 34 stories high or 450 feet. Today it is considered the finest capitol building in the United States.
Postcards, Louisiana State Capitol (Baton Rouge, La.)
Air view of the Louisiana State Capitol and grounds. Baton Rouge, La. The 34 story Louisiana State Capitol is the tallest building in the south with a height of 450 feet. Construction of the building was begun in 1931 on the site of the Old...