Baton Rouge, La. Downtown. Two story house. 744 Main Street. Home of the Nickeldeon Restaurant, Saloon and antique store. November, 1972 (now demolished). Color slide.
Levy Store and Mann store in lower St. Francisville during the flood of 1912. Water was on both sides of the levee with protective "mud box" on top of levee almost covered with water. Seated on mud box is Rufus Quinn.
On December 15, 1961 approximately 2000 people peacefully marched through downtown Baton Rouge to protest the arrest of 23 Southern University students the day before for picketing restaurants that continued to refuse to serve African Americans. ...
On December 15, 1961 approximately 2000 people peacefully marched through downtown Baton Rouge to protest the arrest of 23 Southern University students the day before for picketing restaurants that continued to refuse to serve African Americans. ...
Members of the fire department's fire prevention bureau are shown inspecting a new store at Bon Marche Shopping Center 7401 Florida Blvd., allowing it to be open for business. Original located in the 1960 Fire Prevention Week Scrapbook.
The Carver Branch Library Bookmobile holds over 1,500 books. Once a week stops were made at Zion City School, Rite Away Oyster House, Capitol Avenue at 44th Street, East End Theatre on 33 rd St., Peter Nasca's Grocery (Polk Street and East...
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...