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

Subjects: City Halls & Courthouses Historic Towers
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Louisiana State Capitol at night, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, circa 1936, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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Night view of the Louisiana State Capitol, its 34-story Art Deco tower floodlit above a low wing of offices and a landscaped lawn with young trees. Designed by the New Orleans firm Weiss, Dreyfous & Seiferth under Governor Huey P. Long and completed in 1932, it is the tallest state capitol building in the United States and a National Historic Landmark; Long was shot in its corridors in 1935 and is buried on the grounds. The card's caption names it simply as "The State Capitol at Night, Baton Rouge, La."

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PublisherCurteich

LA-2 The State Capitol at Night, Baton Rouge, La. © C. T. & CO., CHICAGO PHOTO BY FRANCIS PULLEN 6A-H1143 --- 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. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.)

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Publisher	Curteich
Series	LA-2
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Louisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge, LA
Publisher	Curteich, Chicago, IL
Notes	White border; strong vertical linen ribbing; Teich production code 6A-H1143 printed vertically at right edge. 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.

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Louisiana State Capitol at night, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, circa 1936, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/louisiana-state-capitol-at-night-baton-rouge-louisiana-circa. Accessed October 25, 2026.