Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.); Exhibitions; Grains
View from the intersection of the Idaho Grain Exhibit and the Shoshone Falls Model in the Palace of Agriculture building. The exhibit was designed and built by Robert W. Limbert.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.); Exhibitions; Scaffolding
The scaffolding behind the Idaho Exhibit in the Palace of Agriculture. This is the same framework behind the Limbert's papier-m�ch� models of Arrowrock Dam and Shoshone Falls, which measured 93 feet long, 25 feet wide, and 26 feet high.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.); Exhibitions; Urns; Potatoes
Idaho Grain Exhibit, featuring sixteen urns of Idaho grains. The exhibit sat next to the baked potato booth to the right of the Shoshone Falls model. The exhibit was designed and built by Robert W. Limbert.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.); Exhibitions; Waterfalls;
Robert W. Limbert stands next to his model of Shoshone Falls. The model consisted of actual water flowing over the falls. In the foreground lies a relief map of Idaho with a sign that reads, "See America First. Begin with Idaho."
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.); Exhibitions; Waterfalls; Potatoes;
Unknown person standing next to the model of Shoshone Falls. The sign above the Shoshone Falls model reads: "212 ft. high, 47 ft. higher than Niagara Falls, One of the scenic wonders of the northwest / In the heart of a million acres of irrigated...
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.); Night photographs; Architecture; Towers
Evening view of the Tower of Jewels. This building was the tallest at the fair and was covered in thousands of colorful cut-glass that hung on the exterior of the building.
Parades; Fire engines--Chemical fire engines; Horse-drawn vehicles; Horses; Trolley cars; Street-railroads;
A parade of fire engines takes place down the middle of the street as people watch from the sidewalk during Fair Week in Boise. According to penciled notes on the back of the photo, the scene is at 12th and Main Streets and the parade included...
Parades; Fire engines; Fire prevention; Stores, Retail;
As part of the Fire Prevention Week activities, an evening parade took place. This photo was taken as the parade crossed Ninth Street, heading west on Main, in front of the Yates Building (only the sign is visible). A fire engine is in the...
Parades; Horse-drawn vehicles; Horses; Fire engines; Fire fighters; Stores, Retail;
A horse-drawn fire engine, driven by two fire fighters, takes part in a parade in downtown Boise. A crowd of people line the street to watch. The engine is proceeding east on the 800 block of Main Street. Businesses visible in the photo on the...
Lloyd Peters, in costume as the Indian, in Nell Shipman's lost film, "Wolf's Brush." He is on location at Lookout Mountain, near Priest Lake, Idaho. Peters chronicled his experiences working with Nell Shipman in his book, "Lionhead Lodge."
Cover illustration of "Lionhead Lodge," Lloyd Peters' memoir of his experiences as part of Nell Shipman's company in Spokane, Washington, and at her movie camp, Lionhead Lodge, at Priest Lake, Idaho, 1922-1924. The book was first published in...
Brothers Ray Peters (as the Prince) and Lloyd Peters (on the ground, as the Witch), in a scene from Nell Shipman's short unfinished film, "The Love Tree," filmed at Priest Lake, Idaho.
Robert W. Limbert's mother, Ida, plays the piano at their home located at 2518 Heron Street in Boise. The sheet music reads "Just Across the Bridge of Gold." Two Mallard ducks that underwent Limbert's taxidermy process sit across the top of the...
