Entries from the diary of Henrietta Wilbur describing the Wilburs' 1956 trip to Afghanistan, starting in Boise and ending in Boise. This is not the 1957 trip documented by photos in this collection; Henrietta Wilbur's 1957 diary (if she kept one)...
View looking across Hell Roaring Lake. At an altitude of 7,407 feet, Hell Roaring Lake is one of many lakes located in the Sawtooth Mountain Range photographed by Robert W. Limbert. The lake displays a mirror image of the mountains.
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,...
Boise State University;Field hockey;Women athletes;
Three male Bronco players drive the ball past the opponent's goal keeper in a co-ed field hockey game. The ball can be seen a the top left of the goal.
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.
Students eating and studying in the Student Union. Four student organization crests can be seen on a back wall. Left to right: Pi Sigma Sigma;Tau Alpha Pi, the vocational student club;unknown (possibly Intercollegiate Knights);and Esquires.
Recommendations for revitalizing downtown Boise made by the Urban Lands Institute Panel, commissioned by the City of Boise Planning adn Development Committee.
Fire prevention--Study and teaching; Fire fighters;
One of many photographs taken as part of the fire prevention series on "Things not to do." Captain Charles Brock disposes of his ash tray in a garbage can while he sits at his desk in the Central Fire Station.
Mt. Snowyside (now known as Snowyside Peak) is photographed from Hell Roaring Summit. Explorer Robert W. Limbert described the peak as "an experience never to be forgotten ... in the vast scope of country spread out below, forty-one lakes can be...
Gay rights; Gays; Activists; Political issues; Campaign managers; Political campaigns; Press conferences;
Kelly Walton, chairman of the Idaho Citizens Alliance, vows to not slander gays and to run a clean campaign for the passage of his anti-gay initiative.
Idaho Statesman, February 1954: "Who says a gal can't keep a secret? Shirley Byrne [AWS President] of BJC isn't merely showing off a secret-pal valentine…she's the only one who knows the identity of the college "King of Hearts," the lucky...
