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...
A crowd of Boise Junior College students gathered at the Boise train depot to welcome the Pasadena Community College football team to Boise for the homecoming game. Once the team arrived, the crowd welcomed them, then paraded them down to the...
Boise State University; Coca-Cola Company; Floats (Parades);
A float in a BJC Homecoming parade sometime in the 1950s. The building behind the float is the Eastman Building, on the corner of Main street and 8th in downtown Boise. This building was destroyed by a fire in 1987, and the site has long been the...
A four-sided stack of railroad ties topped with an outhouse, with garbage inside, built by the Intercollegiate Knights to be set afire during the homecoming celebrations later that night.
Boise State University; Automobiles; Boise Foothills;
A group of students at Boise Junior College washing a station wagon in front of the Administration Building. The college dormitories and Boise Foothills are in the background.
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.
A group picture of foreign students at Boise Junior College. First row: Jerry Bujakowski, India;Nora Perez, Philippines;Nurol Kurd, Turkey;Carmen Pagoago, Spain;Firooz Raphaely, Iran;Roberto Villeda, El Salvador. Second row: Parviz Faramarze,...