A giant B consisting of old clothes tied to a wooden frame burning in the center of the football field as part of the homecoming ceremonies. Boise Junior College homecomings traditionally included a large bon fire.
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...
Contestants in the "King Beard" competition line up so their beards can be judged during Homecoming festitivites in 1966. Behind the men is a giant B made of old clothing tied to a wooden frame. The B will be burned later in the evening (see AR...
President of the Valkyries, Mary Lynn Hepner, receives an award for the homecoming parade float created by the Valkyries from the master of ceremonies, Mac Wright.
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.
"The Royal Court," left to right: Gloria Johnston, Gerri Privett, Luane Brent, and Barbara Moulton sitting in the back of a convertible inside the football stadium. These four women were finalists for the Homecoming Queen competition won by June...
Boise State University; Floats (Parades); Beauty contests; Table Rock
Five homecoming queen contestants sitting on a parade float. In no order: Susan Hamilton, Pat Trask, Carolyn Carley, Jackie Voorhees, and Virginia Chapin. Table Rock is in the background, as are business on Broadway Avenue, notably Gem Furniture...
Boise State University; Beauty contests; Shaving; Beards
Janice Welsh shaves Jeff Inglis as Roger Carpenter and Lloyd McGrath (glasses) look on, during the King Beard competition during Homecoming at Boise College.
Boise State University; Beauty contestants; Homecomings
The five women competing for 1955 Homecoming Queen at Boise Junior College. From left to right: Mickey Frahm, Joretta Moeller, Anne Donnelley, Julie Phillips, and Lee Pinson. At halftime of the football game (November 12, against Everett Community...
Boise State University; Floats (Parades); Parking garages
The Valkyries float in the 1965 Boise College Homecoming parade proceeds east on Bannock Street through downtown Boise. Behind the float is a parking garage in the 900 block of Bannock.
