Promotional materials; Publicity photographs; Union Pacific Railroad Company; Tourism
Union Pacific Railroad Company published this promotional booklet to promote tourism and the railroad in Idaho, written and illustrated by Robert Limbert. The booklet is filled with photographs taken by Limbert while exploring Craters of the Moon,...
Housing developments; City planning; Municipal government; Urban renewal;
The Urban Renewal plan for Boise Central District, the downtown area, including Project Area Maps, Revenue Allocation Area, and Statement of Objectives.
The Finger of Fate remains a landmark of the Sawtooth Mountains, with an altitude of 9,775 feet. Limbert's Redfish Lake Lodge brochure caption reads "Finger of Fate...9 miles from Lodge...one of the many freaks of nature found close to the lodge."
Boise State University; Marching bands; Engineers; Construction industry
The Boise Junior College band performs at the headquarters of Morrison-Knudsen Company in Boise, Idaho, to show appreciation of Harry W. Morrison (far left) for his donation of new uniforms for the marching band.
Seven of the 29 Sophmores honored at the 1937 commencement ceremonies at Boise Junior College. From left to right: Wilma Elizabeth Hjort, Barbara Gordon Smith, Maxine Havird, Harriet Jean Klingler, Harley Arthur Sullivan, unidentified, and Harry...
Robert W. Limbert uses an air pump to inflate an automobile flat tire on a dirt road. The sign inside the windshield of the car reads "Boise Chautauqua, June 28 to July 5"
Recommendations for revitalizing downtown Boise made by the Urban Lands Institute Panel, commissioned by the City of Boise Planning adn Development Committee.
A 1:15 minute quadrille sett, which is a series of square dances called "figures" or "changes" done one after another with only a brief pause in between, by the same groups of dancers with the same partners, and with a different for each change....
City planning; Municipal government; Urban renewal; Stores & shops; Shopping centers;
Plans for The Janss Corporation to construct a new single story retail building upon the site fronting 8th Street between Idaho and Main Streets (commonly known as Block Three Retail).
Nell Shipman's California drivers license, issued in 1929, not long after her return to the state. She originally signed it "Nell Shipman Ayers." Many years later she added "Locke," in recognition of her partnership with Amerigo Serrao, who was...
Gay rights; Gays; Activists; Political issues; Campaign managers; Political campaigns; Press conferences;
Kelly Walton, chairman of the Idaho Citizens Alliance, vows to not slander gays and to run a clean campaign for the passage of his anti-gay initiative.
Entries from Lyman Wilbur's daily diary from 1956 describing the Wilburs' 1956 trip to Afghanistan as well as the days leading to the trip, when Wilbur met with people to discuss the project in Afghanistan. While these diary entries do not cover...
