Baton Rouge, La. Downtown. View of Riverside Mall (now 3rd. St.) at North Blvd. looking north. Stroube's drugstore, Sammy's Record Shop. Date: ca. 1980
Postcard: "Louisiana Steam Products, Inc. Baton Rouge, La." Reverse reads "[addressed to] Mr. Paul Willey, Elizabeth City, N.C. Hello Paul, I appreciated you card and was glad to hear from you. Do you have a land lubber job now? I am managing to...
Postcard: "The Cottage, Baton Rouge, La." Reverse reads: "'The Cottage' was built in 1824 by the great-great grandfather of the present occupants. Adjoining the 20 room house is the 1000 acre plantation. The house, with many original furnishings,...
Postcard: "Ferry at Foot of Main St., Baton Rouge, La." Written on reverse [Addressed to] Miss Lillie Heldenfel , 40 Robert Simke (sp?) Ey. Beeville, Bee County, Texas. Dear Lillie, Your invitation was received and thanks for remembering me. Will...
Postcard: "Community Club, Baton Rouge, La." Published by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee. Postmarked April 25, 1927, New Orleans." Once located on the corner of St. Anthony St. (now 7th and Florida Boulevard).
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,...
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, Historic buildings
Interior view of the Southern Bell Telephone Company switch board room, 1930's. Photograph was submitted with the following poem: Farewell, Old Building-Fare ye well. Of joys and sorrows, you well might tell. Many have entered and left your...
Offices of the Baton Rouge Lumber Company. Located on South First Street (now River Road) this example of Romantic Eclecticism architecture was built in the 1870's. Occupied until 1968, it was originally constructed as offices for the Burton...
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...
Downtown Baton Rouge: Front Street (now River Road), looking north from Government St. I.C.R.R. Depot [Yazoo and Mississippi River Valley Depot], Old State Capitol. October 1959. Color slide.
Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)--History
The children of Professor Coates of the LSU Chemistry Department on the University (now Capitol) Lakes in Baton Rouge, La. December 1914. Photo taken by Frank C. Read.