Five fire fighters in various stages of dress, with a sixth man going down the fire pole at the right. On the wall are various pin-ups and posters. Hand written on the back of the photo: "Going to a fire".
Fire fighters; Smoke; Flame; Fire extinction; Stores, Retail; Fire departments--Uniforms;
A view of the Foster Furniture Fire, taken from the rear of the building. A fire fighter stands next to a barrel of fire and smoke. A crowd of people stand on the right side of the photograph and at the end of the alley.
Fire extinction; Fire fighters; Smoke; Fires; Fire hose; Stores, Retail; Variety stores; Fire departments--Uniforms;
Smoke pours out of the front door and windows of the Sprouse-Reitz Variety Store. Two ladders are propped up against the store front. Two fire fighters spray water from a hose directly into the store, while two fire fighters walk on the sidewalk...
Fire prevention--Study and teaching; Fire fighters; Smoking;
One of many photographs taken as part of the fire prevention series on "Things not to do." Fire fighters Art Gregory (left) and Marion New (right) at the Central Fire station smoke cigarettes over a pile of debris.
Fire prevention--Study and teaching; Fire fighters;
One of many photographs taken as part of the fire prevention series on "Things not to do." Captain Charles Brock disposes of his ash tray in a garbage can while he sits at his desk in the Central Fire Station.
Fire prevention--Study and teaching; Fire fighters; Smoking; Service stations;
One of many photographs taken as part of the fire prevention series on "Things not to do." Boise fire fighter Don Baker pumps gasoline into a truck while smoking a cigarette.
Fire prevention--Study and teaching; Fire engines; Boys; African American children
Twin brothers with the last name of Smith slide down a fire pole as part of Fire Prevention Week. Another boy stands to the left of the pole. A fire engine sits inside the station behind the children.
Roach, William Francis, 1891-1973; Fire prevention--Study and teaching; Elementary schools; Entertainers; Magicians;
Entertainer Gene Perkins gives a presentation during Fire Prevention Week at Monroe Elementary School. A crowd of students sit on the grass and watch the presentation. Doc Roach leans against the bed of the truck behind the presenter.
Poem by Nell Shipman, in her own hand, to painter Charles H. Austin Ayers ("Carlos"). Shipman's reference to "prison days" in the last line probably refers to the bad times during her last months in Idaho (crushing debt, dissolving relationship,...
Boise State University; Fraternities & sororities;
A group photo of the Intercollegiate Knights at Boise Junior College during the 1948-49 school year. 1st row: Goebel, Sandy, Hochstrasser, Brandon, Davis. 2nd row: Ross, Erstad, Smith, Gibson, Kimball, Melander. 3rd row: Griffin, Breakenridge,...
Boise State University; Dormitories; Wheelchairs; People with disabilities
Morrison Hall residents (left to right): Patricia Austin from Boise, Charlene Buttars from Jerome, Sharon Nichols from Emmett and Mona Watson from Caldwell. Charlene Buttars (in the wheelchair) was the voted Morrison Hall Vice President of the all...
"Boise Junior College students - about 400 of them- took off about ten minutes from classroom activities Monday morning as they staged a pep rally on the steps of the college Administration building. Occasion was the welcoming home of the...
Boise State University; Political campaigns; Dormitories
A committee of Boise Junior College students who individually led other supporters in a canvassing project on behalf of a bond measure to build two dormitories at BJC. The Bond measure passed on April 11, 1950, resulting in the construction of...
Boise State University; Vocational education; HVAC systems;
W.H. "Dutch" Tucker uses a model air conditioning unit to instruct a class on air conditioning, refrigeration and heating - a vocational program at Boise State University.
A contestant in the King Beard contest is shaved by homecoming volunteers (possibly the Valkyries). King Beard contestants were typically given two to three weeks to grow a beard for prizes in a variety of categories - including longest beard, best...
A contestant in the King Beard contest is shaved by homecoming volunteers (possibly the Valkyries). King Beard contestants were typically given two to three weeks to grow a beard for prizes in a variety of categories - including longest beard, best...
