Baton Rouge, La. Aerial view of Downtown Baton Rouge and Mississippi River looking South. Taken from top of New State Capitol. November, 1959. Color slide.
Baton Rouge, La. Aerial view of Municipal building and courthouse looking south towards St. Louis. Taken from top of a building on Third. Date: ca. 1970's b/w slide.
"Where rail and river meet for world commerce. The Mississippi at Baton Rouge is ample to navigate the largest ships afloat." Aerial view of Downtown Baton Rouge. Taken from the Souvenir edition of the Louisiana Chronicle Democrat. Date: May 6,...
Aerial view of Arsenal Park taken from top of New State Capitol. Built in 1838, it was important to development of the southwest, as well as the Mexican War and the Civil War. Later it became part of Louisiana State University, served as library...
Nouveau Outer Orleanians, Ltd. Extravaganza held at the Laborer's Union Hall. The group is composed of men who formerly lived in New Orleans, but now reside in Baton Rouge. The group has two purposes, to provide social activities for members and...
African Americans--History, African American churches
The Christian Bible College of Louisiana Baton Rouge Extension. The school offered degrees in Bachelor of Religious Education, Bachelor of Theology, Master of Religious Education, Master of Theology and Doctor of Divinity. . Classes were held at...
Funky Larry Jones WXOK Programming Director, Matt Morton, Tony Dean WXOK Disc Jockey, Council Woman Pearl George, Henry Crump and School Board Member Frank Millican celebrate Unity Day with WXOK and The Baton Rouge Community Leader. Taken from the...
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,...
African Americans, Bicentennial Commission, Port Hudson (La.) History Siege, 1863
The Black Man in the Civil War. Taken from Charles H. Wesley and Patricia W. Romero, International Library of Negro Life and History; Negro Americans in the Civil War. Published in Baton Rouge as part of the American Bicentennial celebration. Ca....
Advertisement for the Bank of Baton Rouge located at 416 N. 3rd Street. Taken from the Souvenir edition of the Louisiana Chronicle Democrat. Date: May 6, 1916
Brochure of the First National Bank with listing of assets and directors. Taken from the Convention Street School Cornerstone. Laid in 1900, opened in 1957 .
"Some Prominent Citizens of Baton Rouge" R.J. Hummel, Solon Farrenbacher, Joe Ramires, H. Payne Breazeale, Frank Kean, Eugene Cazedessus, L. Paul Amiss, G.A. Waterman, Alex Grouchy, Jr.; I.H. Rubenstein, W.P. Barnes and J.T. Rucker. Taken from the...