Contains a collection of dance tunes from Warren’s Diggins, Idaho in the 1860’s. Peter Beemer, a musician with a small dance orchestra, wrote down and arranged the songs which were collected from various residents of the area. Includes...
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; Dance cards; Balls (Parties); Dance parties
Dance card of Boise Junior College student Carol Burnham from the Valkyrie dance held in the Elks Ballroom. Provides a description of the saving bonds program and albums, names of songs and singers, dance committee members, and patrons and...
Boise State University;Dance parties;Victory celebrations;War bonds & funds;
Yearbook caption reads "Dot McRitchie, Kenny Chilton, Ellen Lou Iverson, Chuck Massie, and other bond-buyers support Valkyrie-sponsored victory dance."
A 1:28 minute mazourka, which is a couple dance of Polish origin, characterized by stamping feet, clicking heels, and improvised steps. It became a popular ballroom dance in America in the mid-19th century. This tune may have come from Warrens...
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....
