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

1894 map of Baton Rouge "Compiled expressly for City Directory".
Baton Rouge (La.), Maps
1894 map of Baton Rouge "Compiled expressly for City Directory". Lists public buildings and churches. Circles represent location of street arc lamps. M.F. Dunn & Bro. Lithographers, New Orleans.
Baton Rouge Room Maps

1970 Official Road Map Parish of East Baton Rouge
Maps, Baton Rouge (La.)
"Adopted as the official road map of the Parish of East Baton Rouge by the Parish Council of East Baton Rouge, by resolution number 2887 at the regular meeting on August 27, 1958." Includes index of roads. 61 x 61 cm.
Baton Rouge Room Maps

"Awakening" Sculpture by Al LaVergne
Southern University and A & M College, Public sculpture
"Awakening". Sculpture by Al LaVergne on Southern University Campus, F. G. Clark Center Parking Lot. Constructed of steel and weighing three tons, it is a "representation of a facet of positive changes in America." Erected ca. 1976
Baton Rouge Room Collection

"Awakening" Sculpture by Al LaVergne
Southern University and A & M College, Public sculpture
"Awakening". Sculpture by Al LaVergne on Southern University Campus, F. G. Clark Center Parking Lot. Constructed of steel and weighing three tons, it is a "representation of a facet of positive changes in America." Erected ca. 1976
Baton Rouge Room Collection

Walnut Hills Primary School 1958 Christmas Pageant
East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools (East Baton Rouge Parish, La.)
"Merry Christmas Mr. Snowman" presented by Walnut Hills primary graders. December 10, 1958
Baton Rouge Room Collection

Monument to Education
Baton Rouge (La.), Public sculpture
"Monument to Education" an avant garde sculptor built ca. 1985, formerly located on the corner of Clay Cut Road and Jefferson Highway. The sculpture was dismantled and moved to storage by the Baton Rouge Department of Public Works in 2009.
East Baton Rouge Parish Library Historic Photographs

"Pieta" by Croatian artist Ivan Mestrovic
Public sculpture. Meštrović, Ivan, 1883-1962
"Pieta" by Croatian artist Ivan Mestrovic, ca. 1950. Located in the River Center Plaza.
Baton Rouge Room Collection

"Pieta" by Croatian artist Ivan Mestrovic
Public sculpture, Meštrović, Ivan, 1883-1962
"Pieta" by Croatian artist Ivan Mestrovic, ca. 1950. Located in the River Center Plaza.
Baton Rouge Room Collection

A Tribute to Oliver Pollock by Frank Hayden
Public sculpture, Hayden, Frank
A tribute to Oliver Pollock by Frank Hayden. Created for the Baton Rouge Bicentennial celebration in 1976 Oliver Pollock was Representative of the Continental Congress ion Spanish Louisiana. He financed the Army of George Washington and negotiated...
Baton Rouge Room Collection

A Tribute to Oliver Pollock by Frank Hayden
Public sculpture
A tribute to Oliver Pollock by Frank Hayden. Plaque on sculpture. Created for the Baton Rouge Bicentennial celebration in 1976 Oliver Pollock was Representative of the Continental Congress ion Spanish Louisiana. He financed the Army of George...
Baton Rouge Room Collection

Advertisement for American Art Week Celebration, 1958
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...
Baton Rouge Room Collection

Preparing to Open the North Baton Rouge Branch Library
East Baton Rouge Parish Library
Alvin Davis and men from the Public Works Department moving furniture and shelving to the North Baton Rouge Branch Library. Located at the corner of Plank Rd. and Winbourne St., at the time of its opening, this library was the largest in the...
East Baton Rouge Parish Library Historic Photographs

September 3, 1976: Unemployment in Baton Rouge Tied to Lack of Public Transportation
Unemployment, Transportation
An investigative report explores the reason behind the unemployment rate in Baton Rouge and why it affects mostly poor African Americans.
WAFB Newsreel Films

Public Works United Givers Fund Drive Sign
Parish of East Baton Rouge and the City of Baton Rouge (La.). Dept. of Public Works
Baton Rouge, La. City Parish Department of Public Works United Givers Fund Drive sign. Location unknown. November, 1959. Color slide.
Baton Rouge Room Collection

Historic Marker for Gras-Devall Plaza
Baton Rouge (La.), Historic markers
Baton Rouge, La. Downtown. Historic Marker for Gras-Devall Plaza. 4th and Main Sts. "These four corners were dedicated for public use in 1809 by Antonio Gras and Edith and Richard Devall. A market was to be in the center and the corners used for...
Baton Rouge Room Collection

August 30, 1976: Stop Rape Crisis Center, A Baton Rouge Midwife, Conserving Energy in the Schools
Rape--Prevention, East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools (East Baton Rouge Parish, La.), Energy conservation, Midwives, African Americans,
Beauregard Town rape , serial rapists, controversy at the District Attorney's Federally funded Stop Rape Crisis Center(00:00-04:10), Baton Rouge midwife (04:11-11:16), conserving energy in Baton Rouge schools (11:17-13:00). Original format is 16 mm...
WAFB Newsreel Films

"Marche de Galvez" by Frank Hayden
Public sculpture, Hayden, Frank
Bronze relief sculpture by Frank Hayden commemorating the "Marche de Galvez". Created to celebrate the Baton Rouge Bicentennial celebration in 1976, imbedded within the sculpture is the poem "La prise du morne du Baton Rouge par Monseigneur de...
Baton Rouge Room Collection

Campanile at Louisiana State University
Postcards,Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)
Campanile, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. "The Louisiana State University ranks among the foremost educational institutions and one of the few places which can boast free public education form beginners' days to university post...
Baton Rouge Room Collection

Capital Improvements Program 1969-1973
East Baton Rouge Parish (La.)--Politics and government, Printed ephemera
Capital Improvements Program 1969-1973. City of Baton Rouge-Parish of East Baton Rouge Planning Commission. Includes public building projects such as the Municipal Complex, Civic Auditorium and Libraries. Other infrastructure improvements and...
Baton Rouge Room Collection

Catholic-Presbyterian Apartments Construction
Public housing
Catholic-Presbyterian Apartments, 655 North St. under construction. Designed by Desomond_Miremont-Burks and built by The Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge and the First Presbyterian Church in order to provide housing for low income seniors
Baton Rouge Room Collection

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