Caption on back of postcard: "This is a picture of the fire where Captain Fred Lindsay was killed. He got his back broke but died a year after. The place marked with an "x"is what fell on him. I worked for that Captain for five years, he was a...
Boise State University; Broncos; Homecomings; Mascots
One of Boise Junior College's early traditions was the burning of the bronco, nicknamed Elmer. BJC president Eugene Chaffee described Elmer in his book An Idea Grows: A History of Boise College(page 47): "He began as a wooden or paper mache...
An informative booklet for citizens of Boise, Idaho and surrounding areas. The booklet was intended to assist individuals connect with services available to them.
Recommendations for revitalizing downtown Boise made by the Urban Lands Institute Panel, commissioned by the City of Boise Planning adn Development Committee.
Joseph A. Albertson, founder of the Albertson's grocery chain (seated), is presented the first lifetime membership in the Bronco Athletic Association after pledging $200,000 from the Joseph A. and Kathryn B. Albertson Foundation toward the...
Pre-game or post-game festivities? Included in the picture are Charles O. Brown (left) and Clyde Potter (second from right). Potter was longtime business manager of Boise Junior College;Brown retired as head of building and grounds in 1967 after...
Boise State University;Football;Coaches (Athletics);Horses
Idaho Governor Cecil D. Andrus sits astride the Boise State mascot "Big Blue" after proclaiming Wednesday, September 12 as Bronco Day in the State of Idaho. Others are (from left) Dr. John B. Barnes, president of Boise State;Lee Scott, president...
Boise State University;Parachutists;Medical personnel;Police;
President of the Sky-Diving Club, Wally Benton, lying on the football field after a failed attempt to land his parachute during the opening ceremonies for the new Bronco Stadium. Dyke Nally, Director of the Student Union, kneels at left.
Boise State University;Parachutists;Medical personnel;Police;
President of the Sky-Diving Club, Wally Benton, lying on the football field as medical personnel respond after his failed attempt to land his parachute on the field during the opening ceremonies for the new Bronco Stadium.
Boise State University;Medical equipment & supplies;Parachutists; African American students
Well wishers visit sky diver Wally Benton in the hospital after his parachuting accident during the opening ceremonies of Bronco Stadium. L to R: Gary Gray, Dr. William Hendry, Lee Mercy, Dieter Helfen, Marilyn Olmstead, Tom Sullivan, William...
Bill Scott, President of Boise State College Alumni Association, presents a check to Gary Gray, treasurer of the BSC skydiving club, for Wally Benton after the injuries Benton received from his failed attempt to parachute onto the football field...
A rendering of what a Boise Junior College campus map would have looked like in 1947. A map from the early 1950s was used as the basis for this rendering. Structures built after 1947 were eliminated from it.
