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Louisiana State Capitol at night, Baton Rouge, LA, 1936

Subject
Historic Towers
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1936 (Linen)
Front of Louisiana State Capitol at night, Baton Rouge, LA, 1936, c. 1936 linen postcard
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Back of Louisiana State Capitol at night, Baton Rouge, LA, 1936, c. 1936 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A night view of the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, its floodlit Art Deco tower rising above a low office wing and a landscaped lawn with young trees. Completed in 1932 under Governor Huey P. Long and designed by the New Orleans firm Weiss, Dreyfous & Seiferth, the 34-story building rises 450 feet, then the tallest building in the South, with 249,000 square feet of floor space and a cost of $5 million. More than 30 varieties of imported marble and stone from Italy, France, Spain, Greece, and Belgium were used in its construction. Long was shot in the capitol's corridors in 1935 and is buried on the grounds.

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PublisherC. T. & Co.
The State Capitol at Night, Baton Rouge, La. Thirty-four stories high. Tallest building in the South, being 450 feet high. There are 249,000 square feet of usable floor space. Cost of Capitol $5,000,000. Over 30 varieties of marble and stone were used in its construc- tion, which were imported from Italy, France, Spain, Greece and Belgium.
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PublisherC. T. & Co.
SeriesLA-2 6A-H1143
ConditionVery good
Place depictedLouisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge, LA
PublisherC. T. & Co., Chicago, IL
NotesWhite border; strong vertical linen ribbing; Curteich-Chicago production code 6A-H1143 printed vertically at right edge; series LA-2. No postmark; unused card. Divided-back linen-texture card with white border (front), light soiling and a few foxing spots; printed descriptive text on the message half; photo credit Francis Pullen.

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Louisiana State Capitol at night, Baton Rouge, LA, 1936, postcard, c. 1936. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/louisiana-state-capitol-at-night-baton-rouge-la-1936. Accessed November 2, 2026.