North Boulevard. Four men identified as Black Muslims stand atop a car as the block the street prior to a shootout between blacks and police that left two officers and one black dead. January 10, 1970. Baton Rouge, La.
Sadie Connor Keel and a student in 1964. Keel (October 20, 1914-February 6, 2010) was a long time educator with the East Baton Rouge Parish Schools serving as a teacher and principal at the Reddy Street Elementary School for 29 years, retiring in...
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 .
The Roumain Building. A six story terra cotta building with a Beaux Arts façade. Built by Joseph K. Roumain in 1913, architects Favort and Livaudais. Located at 343 Third Street Baton Rouge, La. Photo taken by Frank C. Read in 1914