Boise State University; Vocational Education; Aerial photographs;
Aerial view of the vocational education buildings on the Boise State Campus. These programs transitioned into the College of Western Idaho starting in 2007.
Fire extinction; Smoke; Fires; Fire hose; Department stores;
An aerial view of the Sonna Building fire. Smoke pours from the top of the building. Crowds of people gather at the corners of 9th and Main (below the fire) and 10th and Main (above the fire). A stream of water from a fire hose shoots across Main...
Fire departments--Equipment and supplies--Aerial ladders; Fire extinction; Fire fighters; Fire engines; Smoke; Warehouses;
A fire sends smoke into the air at the Peasley Transfer and Storage Company warehouse at the corner of 13th and Front Streets in Boise. A crowd watches the fire in the foreground on the other side of Front Street while fire fighters shoot water...
An aerial view of the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts at Boise State University, which from above resembles the outline of the state of Idaho. The main performance hall is on the west side of the building (right side in the photo);...
Fire departments--Equipment and supplies--Aerial ladders; Beauty contests;
Contestants of the 1958 Miss Flame Competition, pictured in front of the Boise Fire Department aerial truck during Fire Prevention Week. Second from the left on the first row is 1957 Miss Flame winner Ginger Brady, and fifth from the left is 1958...
Boise State University; Aerial photographs; Libraries
Aerial view of the Liberal Arts Building under construction, the Library in the foreground, and the Auditorium (Hemingway Western Studies Center) to the left.
Boise State University executive vice president Larry Selland (right) presents a framed aerial photo of the Boise State University campus and a copy of the book Idaho Entrepreneurs to Idaho businessman J.R. Simplot. Simplot was one of the Idaho...
A collection of markers in a kmz file, indicating the approximate location of aerial photos held at Boise State University Library, Special Collections. This file requires Google Earth to access. To download, click on the link above and save to...
Prison riots; Fire departments--Equipment and supplies--Aerial ladders; Fire fighters; Old Idaho Penitentiary State Historic Site (Idaho);
The Boise Fire Department responds to a riot at the Idaho State Penitentiary. Fire fighters use the aerial fire truck from Boise Fire Department No. 1 to gain access to the Penitentiary. One man observes from the bottom of the ladder, while...
Fire prevention--Fire drills; Fire prevention--Study and teaching; Fire departments--Equipment and supplies--Aerial ladders; Fire engines; Fire fighters; Fire stations;
As part of the Idaho State Fire School, a hook and ladder truck gives a demonstration at the Boise fire station at 16th and Front. The view is looking east on Front Street, toward the Peasley Warehouse. A crowd of onlookers surrounds the...
Fire prevention--Study and teaching; Fire fighters; Fire engines; Fire stations; Fire departments--Uniforms;
Participants of the Idaho State Fire School pose with fire engines in front of the fire station on S. 16th Street. Book caption: "All of Boise's fire equipment was lined up in 1951 for this historic picture. The department was proud of these...
Boise State University; Construction; Dormitories; Veterans; Apartment houses;
An aerial view of the construction of the Gymnasium at Boise Junior College, including a heating tunnel (bottom right) that connected the gym to an underground system of steam pipes. The U-shaped complex of buildings at the top right was housing...
