Housing developments; City planning; Municipal government; Urban renewal;
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation Project Proposal - Acquisition application by the City of Boise to acquire approximatley 325 acres of land adjoing Boise River on both sides, for the purpose of creating a green belt.
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.
Three school aged boys in a scene Lyman Wilbur called "Kabul Lumber yard." One difficulty Morrison-Knudsen engineers faced in countries like Afghanistan was the lack of lumber for construction projects. Two solutions to this problem were to limit...
Fire engines; Fire engines--Chemical fire engines; Horse-drawn vehicles;
Three generations of fire fighting vehicles are parked together as a part of Fire Prevention Week. From left to right: Chemical Fire Engine made by American LaFrance Fire Engine Co. in 1899, a 1920s American LaFrance Hose Wagon, and a 1950 American...
The Valentines Day themed dance at Boise Junior college included a competition called King of Hearts. The female student body would vote for one of these seven men to be crowned "the King of Hearts". This photo was published in the student...
Boise State University; Initiation rites; Fraternities & sororities; Hotels;
The pledging freshmen of the Intercollegiate Knights standing outside the Hotel Boise lounge wearing costume helmets and potato sacks as part of the initiation rites. A similar photo on the IK page in the 1951 yearbook indicates that this photo is...
Boise State University; Initiation rites; Hotels; Fraternities & sororities
The pledging freshmen of the Intercollegiate Knights standing outside the Hotel Boise lounge wearing costume helmets and potato sacks as part of the initiation rites. A similar photo on the IK page in the 1951 yearbook indicates that this photo is...
Boise State University; Fraternities & sororities; Coats; Emblems
The Intercollegiate Knights pose for a group photo with their new club jackets. The photo was on the front page of the student newspaper later that week. The article describes the jackets as blue with an orange emblem.
The Girls' Ensemble, a singing group. Left to right, first row: Marjorie Kinsey, Suzanne Craven, Betty Moorehouse, Ruth Muhonen, Edith Little. Second row: Connie Obenchain, Pat Crane, Mrs. Forter, Marjorie Anderson, Lavona Shawver.
The BJC football team at practice and try-out for starting positions. The buildings in the background are most likely the temporary housing facilities that were located in the 1950s on Bellevue Street (College Boulevard), immediately east of Webb...
The 1950-1951 B.J.C. cheerleaders at the beach in Southern California. Most likely during the trip to Pasadena for the Junior College Rose Bowl, December 1950. L to R: Joe McMains, Caryl Clover, Gloria Crandall, Milas Hinshaw.
Irrigation; Canals; International agricultural assistance;
Ted Y. Johnston, M-K: Afghanistan project manager, on top of a concrete culvert, part of the Boghra canal system. Ted Y. Johnston was an American from Fresno, California. He joined M-K in 1946 as a manager of the California highway division. In...
Sweetheart Ball, sponsored by the Association of Women Students. Sam Breshears was crowned the King of Hearts by AWS president Margaret Taylor. Looking on are flower girl Judy Winters and Eddie Lungren and Joe Dietrich, the two Jacks of Hearts.
