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;
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation Project Proposal - Acquisition application by the City of Boise to acquire approximatley 325 acres of land adjoing Boise River on both sides, for the purpose of creating a green belt.
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 construction of the Gymnasium from the southwest, with the Boise foothills and Table Rock in the background. The channel between the trees was dug for a heating tunnel, a source of heat for many buildings on the Boise Junior College campus.
The Church family poses with President Lyndon Johnson during a reception at the National Reactor Testing Station in Idaho. Left to right: Forrest, Bethine, President Johnson, Chase, and Frank.
Fire fighters; Fire engines; Fire stations; Horse-drawn vehicles; Horses; Parades; Fourth of July celebrations; Fire departments--Uniforms;
The Boise Fire Department poses in front of the Central Fire Station on Sixth Street during the holiday parade. Four horse-drawn fire engines stand in the background, while the remaining members of the Boise Fire Department are arrayed in front of...
Boise State University; Geology; Prospecting; Gold
Students pan for gold and other rare minerals in a summer course on "Mineral Prospecting in Field Geology" taught by Kenneth Hollenbaugh. Students in this course also learned about mineral identification, map reading, and mining laws.
Senator Jordan visits the National Reactor Testing Station Health Services Laboratory in Idaho with W. L. Ginkel, manager of the Atomic Energy Commission Idaho Operations Office.
Robert W. Limbert's article, "Idaho's Natural Bridge Revealed to the World," described the natural wonder which he named "Bridge of the Moon." The caption in the article reads, "this wonderful rock formation spanning an abrupt canyon in central...
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"
Oregon anti-gay activist and chairman of the Oregon Citizens Alliance, Lon Mabon, comes to Boise and pledges to put an anti-gay initiative on Idaho's 1994 ballot.
Nell Shipman, in one of the publicity stills from her Shipman-Curwood Productions album. The caption under the photo as published in the Los Angeles Times on July 31, 1918, reads "Nell Shipman as Nepeese / The Indian girl who became the 'close...
Housing developments; City planning; Municipal government; Urban renewal;
Men's Wardrobe store requests information from Senator Len Jordar regarding supossed distruction of the current store building and potential reconstruction of a new structure under federal urban renewal financing.
City planning; Municipal government; Urban renewal; Shopping centers;
Letters to and from Senator Len Jordan regarding the City of Boise city council, chamber of commerce, application for funding of an urban renewal project. The project seemed to be approved but no funds were available for the project in 1969.
