Boise State University; Marching bands; Storefronts; Homecomings
A drum major leads the Boise Junior College marching band down 8th street, between Idaho and Bannock streets. Behind the band are storefronts for Boise Music and Appliance, and Sexty's Jewelers.
Boise State University; Librarians; Clocks & watches; Periodicals;
Librarian Ruth McBirney discusses a donation of material with a man. Behind them is a grandfather clock, which is still located in the Albertsons Library.
Men pose with a line of trucks. The men are holding paint guns and hammers; they are most likely students of the vocational program. Behind the line of trucks is a repurposed World War II barracks building.
Boise State University; Coaches (Athletics); Football
Coach George Blankley carried by #31 Noland Ford after winning the Potato Bowl in Bakersfield, California, for a second time. #29 Pete Quinn , #47 Dwight Winslow (behind Blankley).
Boise State University;Smoking;Fraternities & Sororities
Students eating breakfast in old the Student Union;some wearing jackets with the insignia of the Intercollegiate Knights. The sign on the door behind them reads "Pine Room."
A group of students running down Main street in downtown Boise during the 1956 Boise Junior College Homecoming parade. The J.J. Newberry Co. store is visible behind them.
Boise State University;Ground breaking ceremonies;Dormitories
President Eugene Chaffee turns the first shovel of dirt at the groundbreaking for a new dormitory building, later named Chaffee Hall. At far left is student body president Bill Ilett. Behind them is Morrison Hall. See also photo AR 10053.
Boise State University;Universities & colleges;Boise Foothills;
A view of the east side of the Boise Junior College campus and the snow covered Boise foothills, taken from the roof of the Administration Building. Assembly Hall (Hemingway Western Studies Center) is at the right. The small frame building behind...
A view of the main dining room of the Student Union. To the left behind the three arches is the soda fountain; between the two double doors is a jukebox.
