View from the rear of the building after a propane gas line leading to a stove caught fire. Firefighters and volunteers search through the wreckage. Six people were killed and fifty injured in the explosion.
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,...
Fire fighters; Fire engines; Fire departments--Uniforms; Fire stations;
Two men in uniform (Bill Foster, left, and Charley Fanckboner, right) sit inside the Boise's first Chief's car, an E.M.F. The building on the left reads "Post No Bills"underneath a skull and crossbones image. The Fire Department building is...
Tom Trusky (1944-2009), professor of English at Boise State University, examines a reel of film in his campus office, surrounded by Nell Shipman memorabilia. Trusky first became intrigued with the filmmaker in the early 1980s when he learned she...
This photograph captures the Bruneau River from the bottom of the canyon. First found and named "Le Canyon de Brun" (Canyon of Brown) by French Canadian fur trappers, the Bruneau Canyon was publicized by Robert Limbert in numerous publications,...
These men appeared before the Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources to testify on S. 697, the Southwest Idaho Water Development project. Top left to right: Al Benson of Emmett; U.S. Representative James...
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.
The Simplot children see Washington for the first time and stop by to see Senator Jordan. Front row, left to right: Debbie Simplot, Senator Jordan and Michael Simplot. Back row, left to right: Mrs. Don Simplot, Ruby Simplot, Don Simplot.
The pledges of the 1959-60 school year Golden Z's, a student organization at Boise Junior College affiliated with the Zonta Club. This student organization was formed in 1956, and was the first junior college in the United States to be selected to...
Boise State University; Fraternities & sororities;
The Intercollegiate Knights at Boise Junior College pose for a group picture. Left to right, first row: N. Howard, B. Moulton, S. Hadley, E. Charlton, M. Baptie; second row: C. Taylor, D. Luce, G. Collett, N. Clark, J. Bell; third row: S. Snyder,...
The head table at the reunion dinner for the Boise Junior College Class of 1934. From left to right: Dwight Dickey, Mrs. Dickey, Elsie Buck, Mary Hershey, President Eugene B. Chaffee, Lois Chaffee, Camille Power, unidentified, and Ada Hatch. The...
The Great Mogul (now known as Grand Mogul), a 9,733 foot peak at the south end of Redfish Lake. Named by Robert W. Limbert, he described the peak as "a great white granite dome which rears its head a few miles above the upper end of Big Redfish...
