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Winans, Fonville. Aerial photographs of Baton Rouge, 1947. 0.5 linear ft. Location: 102:79. Theodore Fonville Winans (1911-1992) was a photographer at Louisiana State University, the State Highway Commission, and his own portrait and wedding photography studio in Baton Rouge. The collection is comprised of 13 rolls of 35mm black & white negative photographic film that were shot by Winans between February and June 1947. The rolls contain 457 usable frames. The images depict the extent of Baton Rouge development at that time, when the city was undergoing a post-World War II expansion. Part of the Fonville Winans Collection. Mss. 4605.
Manuscript Number
Mss. 4605
Manuscript Topic
Baton Rouge
Record Type
Manuscript Collections
Year
1947
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