The Baton Rouge Digital Archive from the East Baton Rouge Parish Library

Tessier (Lafayette) Building: Second Story Iron Works
Historic buildings
Tessier (Lafayette) Building ca. 1820. 342, 346, 348 Lafayette St., second story iron works. Considered to be one of the oldest standing structures in Baton Rouge. These townhouse style buildings were constructed by Charles Tessier , the first...
Baton Rouge Room Collection

Tessier (Lafayette) Building: Interior Hearth
Historic buildings
Tessier (Lafayette) Building ca. 1820. 342, 346, 348 Lafayette St., interior hearth. Considered to be one of the oldest standing structures in Baton Rouge. These townhouse style buildings were constructed by Charles Tessier , the first probate...
Baton Rouge Room Collection

Mayor Dumas and Camp Fire Girls
Baton Rouge (La.), Mayors, Camp Fire Girls
Camp Fire Girls visit with Mayor Woody Dumas after a tour of the Governmental Buildings in Baton Rouge. Date: 1970's
Woody Dumas Collection

Miss Fire Prevention 1968 Receives a Kiss from Chief LeJeune
Fire departments, Fire prevention
Miss Cyndi Ricks, daughter of Captain Ray Ricks, is the first Miss Fire Prevention Queen in Baton Rouge. She is being bussed by a proud fire chief and looking on is principal speaker for the Fire Prevention Banquet 1968, Mr. Woody Valentine.
The Robert E. Bogan Fire Museum Collection

Miss Fire Prevention 1968 and Fire Chief LeJeune
Fire departments, Fire prevention
Miss Cyndi Ricks, daughter of Captain Ray Ricks, is the first Miss Fire Prevention Queen in Baton Rouge. She is being bussed by a proud fire chief and looking on is principal speaker for the Fire Prevention Banquet 1968, Mr. Woody Valentine.
The Robert E. Bogan Fire Museum Collection

Acie Belton
Portraits, African Americans
Acie Belton (1916-1995) Belton was a leader in the Civil Rights movement in Baton Rouge. He was founder of the Baton Rouge Second Ward Voter's League, served on the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council and was a member of the East Baton Rouge...
Willie Harris Collection

Louisiana State Penitentiary Carte de Visite
Historic buildings
Carte de visite showing the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Baton Rouge. Street in the foreground is Florida going east, the penitentiary grounds covered the entire block between Florida and Laurel from 7th Street to 10th Street. The ...
Baton Rouge Room Collection

Warden's House
Historic buildings, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Warden's House, 701 Laurel St., built ca. 1840. Originally housed the prison store, the clerk and his family, later various prison officials occupied it when the Louisiana State Penitentiary was in Baton Rouge. Constructed in the Classical Revival...
Baton Rouge Room Collection

Warden's House Door
Historic buildings, Louisiana State Penitientiary
Warden's House door, 701 Laurel St., built ca. 1840. Originally housed the prison store, the clerk and his family, later various prison officials occupied it when the Louisiana State Penitentiary was in Baton Rouge. Constructed in the Classical...
Baton Rouge Room Collection

Asylum for the Deaf and Blind Carte de Visite
Historic buildings
Carte de Visite showing the Asylum for the Deaf and Blind in Baton Rouge. During the Civil War, the asylum was used as a hospital. Located on St. Ferdinand St. and South Boulevard. Date: Ca. 1861
Baton Rouge Room Collection

Survey of Mississippi [River] Fortifications
Mississippi River, Maps
Survey of Mississippi Fortifications from Port Hudson to Bayou Sara. Map of the course of the Mississippi from Bayou Sara to Baton Rouge. By J. Covington, Top. Eng. February 10, 1863. 15.5 in x 11 in
Baton Rouge Room Maps

Mayor Jack Christian with 1960 Miss America Lynda Lee
Mayors--Baton Rouge (La.)--1950-1960
Miss America, Lynda La Meade cutting the ribbon at the opening of Bon Marche Mall in Baton Rouge. Date: November 10, 1960
Jack Christian Collection

December 25, 1976: Christmas Greetings, Solar Energy, Out Patient Services
Edwards, Edwin W., Mayors, Christmas, Solar energy, Minority engineers, Ambulatory medical care
(00:01-00:25) Christmas greeting from Edwin Edwards (00:26-01:09) Children put on a Christmas play (01:09-01:25) Christmas greeting from Woody Dumas (01:26-02:45) Solar energy project for the Housing Authority of East Baton Rouge Parish by the...
WAFB Newsreel Films

January 13, 1976: Steamboat Natchez, Accident on I-10, Denham Springs Junior High School
Natchez (Steamboat), Traffic accidents, Denham Springs (La.)--schools.
Film footage taken on January 13, 1976 by WAFB television in Baton Rouge. This file has three segments: Overturned tanker on approach to Mississippi River Bridge, I-10 west bound (00:00-00:48), Steamboat Natchez on the Mississippi River in Baton...
WAFB Newsreel Films

June 19, 1977: C. DeLores Tucker, Red River Waterway Project, Baker Golf, Electric Cars
Tucker, C. DeLores, Equal Rights Advocates, Red River (Tx. La.), Minorities--Employment, Golf, Electric Automobiles
(00:01-00:51) Louisiana Women's Conference, C. Delores Tucker as keynote speaker discusses the ERA (00:51-01:24) Baker Four Ball Golf Invitational (01:25- 02:01)The Red River Waterway project is opposed by the Louisiana Minority Peoples Council who...
WAFB Newsreel Films

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