Boise State University;Construction equipment;Ground breaking ceremonies;
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Administration Building, March 1940. L to R in front: State Senator E. D. Baird;architect Frank Hummel;BJC trustee J. J. Chapman, and BJC president Eugene Chaffee standing by a steam shovel.
Boise State University;Construction equipment;Ground breaking ceremonies;
L to R: State Senator E.D. Baird, architect Frank Hummel, BJC trustee J. J. Chapman, and BJC President Eugene Chaffee standing by a steam shovel during ground breaking ceremonies for the Administration Building, March 1940.
Canal construction; Canal construction workers; Canals; Construction equipment; International agricultural assistance;
Afghan natives, including children, watch a P & H dragline excavator. One of the men is wearing pants and western style hat, similarly to the heavy machine operator in the background, indicating he probably worked for Morrison-Knudsen.
A view from the Administration Building of the construction of the Heating plant. In the background are Webb Hangar (right) and the football field. further away are two hangars from the Boise Municipal Airport which were turned into workshops for...