BREC's Gulf States Tennis Tournament at Baton Rouge's City Park Tennis Courts. (Left to right) ?, Mayor Christian and Mr. McGehee of BREC. Date: August 20-25, 1962.
Postcards, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments
Postcard: "Confederate Monument, Baton Rouge, La." Located on North Boulevard at Third Street. Built by the Confederate Monument Association, the cornerstone was laid in 1886 and the monument was unveiled on August 5, 1890.
Postcards, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments
Postcard: "Confederate Monument, Baton Rouge, La. 1865". Located on North Boulevard at Third Street. Built by the Confederate Monument Association, the cornerstone was laid in 1886 and the monument was unveiled on August 5, 1890.
Postcard: "Baton Rouge Bridge, over the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge, La." Reverse reads A view of the new bridge across the Mississippi with Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the thirty-four story capitol, and the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana in the...
April 30th at LSU 1926-1976. Program presenting the LSU A Capellea Choir in a concert of Marcha de Galvez by Dinos Constantinides in observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the Baton Rouge Campus of Louisiana State University and the...
Henson Moore (b. October 4, 1939). Republican representative of the 6th Congressional District from 1975-1987. Served as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy from 1989-1992 and Deputy Chief of Staff for President George H.W. Bush in...
Bob Livingston (b. April 30, 1943), served as the first Republican since Reconstruction to represent New Orleans in Congress from 1977 until his resignation in 1999 after he revealed he had had an extra-marital affair. From 1995 through 1998,...
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.
Introducing The Prince of the Blues Kenny Ray Neal. 45rpm record. "Kenny Ray Neal has been singing and playing guitar since age 6. He has performed throughout the United States, Canada and Europe with Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Eddy Vinson,...
African Americans--History, Printed ephemera, Leland University (New Orleans, La.)
Leland University 1899-1900 catalog, Leland University was established in New Orleans, La. in 1870. Primarily a school for African Americans, the university was open to all races. Leland originated and was carried on for the purpose of promoting...
African Americans--History, Printed ephemera, Leland College (Baker, La.)
First Reunion of Leland College June 27-29,1980. Leland University was established in New Orleans, La. in 1870. Primarily a school for African Americans, the university was open to all races. Leland originated and was carried on for the purpose of...
African Americans--History, United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps
Junior ROTC Rifle Team at Capitol Senior High School. Won first place in the over all Fourth Annual East Baton Rouge Parish Invitational Air Rifle match March 10, 1979, held at Glen Oaks High School. Front row left to right C/MAJ Lindacolar,...
Hamilton "Ham" Farrar Richardson, right, (August 24, 1933 - November 5, 2006)from Baton Rouge, La. He was the top ranked tennis player in the United States in 1956 and 1958. Richardson was a Rhodes Scholar who attended Tulane University in New...
American Artists Professional League, Community arts projects, Printed ephemera
Advertisement for American Art Week Celebration at the Old Governor's Mansion. Celebrated annually in the first week of November. Sponsored by the American Artists Professional League beginning in 1930. Each year, hundreds of applicants from all 50...
1813 map of the Greensburg District T. 7 S.-R. 1 W. Office of the Surveyor General Charles H. Dickinson, shows United States Garrison Grounds, Spanish Road and North Street. 45 cm x 65 cm.
Mayors--Baton Rouge (La.)--1950-1960, Morrison, deLesseps S. (deLesseps Story), 1912-1964
(left to right) Baton Rouge Mayor-President Jack Christian, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1966-1977) Alvin Rubin and New Orleans Mayor Chep Morrison. Location unknown. Date: March 12, 1958
African Americans--History, Leland College (Baker, La.)
Leland University was established in New Orleans, La. in 1870. Primarily a school for African Americans, the university was open to all races. Leland originated and was carried on for the purpose of promoting Christian education among the people...
African Americans--History, Leland College (Baker, La.)
The President's Home. Leland College Baker, La. Campus 1926-1956. Leland University was established in New Orleans, La. in 1870. Primarily a school for African Americans, the university was open to all races. Leland originated and was carried on...
African Americans--History, Leland College (Baker, La.)
Leland College Baker, La. Campus circa 1940. Leland University was established in New Orleans, La. in 1870. Primarily a school for African Americans, the university was open to all races. Leland originated and was carried on for the purpose of...