Boise Junior College students congregate around one of the side entrances of the newly built Administration Building. In the foreground, top soil is raked smooth for the installation of a new lawn.
Edward Rhodenbaugh's daily, sometimes hourly, account of activities during the summer break of 1924. As a teacher at Gooding College, Edward had the summer off. He spent his time traveling throughout Idaho and Easter Oregon, including Craters of...
Exterior of Christ Chapel. This church was restored and moved to the Boise State campus in 1963-64 with assistance from the Sons and Daughters of Idaho Pioneers, Boise Junior College, and community leaders. Built in 1866, Christ Chapel is the...
Field trip notebook of Edward F. Rhodenbaugh, mostly in Idaho locations. Note: blank pages were not included in the digital copy, but included in the pagination.
Housing developments; City planning; Municipal government; Urban renewal; Assistance;
HUD announces the city of Boise was awarded a grant to develop a comprehensive program to improve social, economic and physical conditions within the Model Cities area.
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; Gems; Rocks;
Interior view of the Idaho Mining Exhibit, which featured different types of Idaho gemstones and minerals. The exhibit was designed and built by Robert W. Limbert.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.); Exhibitions; Dams;
Margaret Limbert and son Robert Limbert Jr. in front of the Arrowrock Dam model built by her husband, Robert W. Limbert, located in the Palace of Agriculture.
On the ridge, ruins of a wall built on a hill in Kabul, possibly the fortification Bala Hissar. Lyman Wilbur captioned this slide "Ancient wall--Kabul."
Opened in 1925, the Boise Train Depot was built by Union Pacific Railroad. It sits at the top of the Boise bench, where Capitol boulevard turns into Vista avenue.
Petitt Lake (historically known as Petit Lake), one of the largest lakes in the Sawtooth Range, sits at an altitude of 6,996 feet. Photographed by Robert W. Limbert for the Sunday Oregonian.
Fire stations; Horse-drawn vehicles; Horses; Fire fighters; Fire engines;
Pictured is the newly built Boise Central Fire Station, along with four chemical engines, four teams of horses, fire dog, and the fire fighters. Book caption: "The first professional department, its new Central Station, and all equipment, 1904."
