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,...
Tom Trusky (1944-2009), professor of English at Boise State University, examines a reel of film in his campus office, surrounded by Nell Shipman memorabilia. Trusky first became intrigued with the filmmaker in the early 1980s when he learned she...
Gay rights; Gays; Activists; Political issues; Gays in military service; Military life; Military organizations; Military personnel; Military policy; Supreme Court decisions;
The US Supreme Court allows the Pentagon to implement the 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy for the US armed forces. The current ruling only applies to the sailor who challenged the policy but does set a precedence for the Pentagon to follow.
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 cover of Boise State University's catalog, 1989-1990. The picture was taken in the grove of trees on the north side of the Library, along the Greenbelt.
Recommendations for revitalizing downtown Boise made by the Urban Lands Institute Panel, commissioned by the City of Boise Planning adn Development Committee.
R.F. Barnette, and an unidentified man, pose with a hand saw next to a downed Elm tree, near the corner of 13th and Hays streets in the North end of Boise.
City planning; Municipal government; Urban renewal; Stores & shops; Shopping centers;
Plans for The Janss Corporation to construct a new single story retail building upon the site fronting 8th Street between Idaho and Main Streets (commonly known as Block Three Retail).
Roach, William Francis, 1891-1973; Fire engines; Fire fighters; Firehouse dogs; Fire stations; Horse-drawn vehicles; Horses; Fire departments--Uniforms;
Photograph of Boise Fire Station #2 in Boise's North End neighborhood, including the horse team the "Nasty Blacks" named Bird and King. On the carriage seat are Doc Roach and Captain Jasper Lindsay. Standing on the engine is Hoseman Bill Cates,...
Nell Shipman's animals on a barge at Coolin, Idaho, in 1922. They arrived in Coolin by truck from Spokane, Washington, where Nell Shipman kept them during the filming of "The Grub-Stake." They were being transported by water to the north end of...
