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Campus and dormitories, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, circa 1910

Subject
Schools & Universities
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1902 (Early)
Front of Campus and dormitories, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, circa 1910, Mrs. C. V. McGovern, IL, USA, c. 1902 printed photo postcard
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Back of Campus and dormitories, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, circa 1910, Mrs. C. V. McGovern, IL, USA, c. 1902 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

A grainy black-and-white view across a broad lawn toward two long, low brick dormitory buildings with two-story colonnaded porticos, linked by a rear wing, with bare winter trees scattered around them. The caption names the scene as the campus and dormitories of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. LSU moved from its old downtown Baton Rouge barracks to this new campus south of town in the mid-1920s, so a card showing these colonnaded dormitories reflects the university's early-20th-century growth period.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello Mrs. McG - Any getting nice at a "Teachers Convention" She

PublisherThe Rotograph Co.
A 16515 Campus & Dormitories, La. State University, Baton Rouge, La. --- POST CARD This side for the Address. The Rotograph Co., N. Y. City. (Germany.)
PostmarkedMt. Vernon, NY, April 3, 1906
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. C. V. McGovern

669 S. Vernon Ave, Chicago, IL

Postcard record

Postmarked, Mt. Vernon, NY
PublisherThe Rotograph Co.
SeriesA 16515
ConditionFair
Place addressedMrs. C. V. McGovern, 669 S. Vernon Ave, Chicago, IL
PublisherThe Rotograph Co., New York, NY
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902
NotesLower-left corner torn away; handwritten message in brown ink across the bottom margin; heavy halftone grain, no white border. Postmark: MT. VERNON N.Y. APR 3 1906 D.F.S. Undivided back ("This side for the Address."); Rotograph Co. imprint, printed in Germany; white border; lower-right corner torn away.

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Campus and dormitories, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/campus-and-dormitories-louisiana-state-university-baton-roug. Accessed October 24, 2026.