Irrigation; Canals; Shepherds; Sheep; International agricultural assistance;
An Afghan shepherd waters his sheep in a canal. The first phase of Morrison-Knudsen's 1946 contract with the royal government of Afghanistan was mostly funded by Afghanistan's export of a curly type of sheep wool called Caracul.
Merle Carpenter, Shirley Mae Johnson, Connie Obenchain, and John Elorriaga in conversation in front of a sign promoting the Spring Formal at Boise Junior College, featuring Jimmy Zito's band.
BJC faculty members make a sentimental visit to St. Margaret's Hall, the first home of Boise Junior College, shortly before its demolition in 1959. The two stones above the cornerstone read "Class of 1932" (of St. Margaret's School) and "We...
ASBSU judiciary Chief Justice Dennis Nelson swearing in new senators. From left to right: Mike Kruse, Joe Brennan, Steve Jackson, Gina Christensen, Jeff Stitzel.
[Caption from back of photo] "April 12, 1967. Laying of the cornerstone of the new Student Center [Student Union] at Boise College. Left to right: W.L. Gottenberg, Acting President;Ernie Weber, incoming student body president;Fritz Hummel of...
T.Y. Johnston, M-K Afghanistan project manager, poses on top of a culvert in a section of the Boghra canal system, possibly near Shagai Manda. Each concrete feature constructed on the canal system was numbered for maintenance purposes.
Four page pamphlet showcasing Robert W. Limbert's illustrated lecture on his explorations of Craters of the Moon before it was named a national monument. It also advertises for "God's Out of Doors" panorama exhibit in Boise, which included colored...
