Irrigation; Canals; Shepherds; Sheep; International agricultural assistance;
An Afghan shepherd waters his sheep in a canal. The first phase of Morrison-Knudsen's 1946 contract with the royal government of Afghanistan was mostly funded by Afghanistan's export of a curly type of sheep wool called Caracul.
A view of what is currently called the Info Desk, where a sign reads;"Student Tickets for Idaho Game go on sale Nov. 11th till 5pm Nov. 16th or until Student allotment is gone!" [University of Idaho football game].
Boise State University; Fraternities & sororities; Fund raising; Scholarships;
Boise Junior College vocational students in a flatbed truck heading to downtown Boise for the annual fundraising program called the 'Hobo March,' which raised money for scholarships.
The Boise River near Capitol Boulevard bridge, also called Pioneer bridge. This river bank was artificially created by dredging the river before the 1930s, in order to create an airfield.
Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961--Criticism and interpretation; Chandler, William, 1888-1959--Criticism and interpretation; Women and literature--United States--History--20th century; American fiction--California--History and criticism; City and town...
Entries from Lyman Wilbur's daily diary covering the Wilburs' 1958 trip to Afghanistan and the days leading up to the trip. These entries describe the trip documented by the photos in this collection.
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,...
Fisher, Vardis, 1895-1968--Criticism and interpretation; Frontier and pioneer life in literature; West (U.S.) in literature; West (U.S.)--Intellectual life; Idaho in literature;
A 1:15 minute quadrille sett, which is a series of square dances called "figures" or "changes" done one after another with only a brief pause in between, by the same groups of dancers with the same partners, and with a different for each change....
Nell Shipman, her son Barry, and actor Otto Lederer pose for a World War I fundraising appeal. Lederer appeared with Shipman in the films "The Wild Strain" and "Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers," both released in 1918. Shipman also spoke at...
