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,...
Twelve unidentified men and women explored Lost Valley near Arco with Robert W. Limbert in 1926. These people were part of the Seattle Mountaineers and Mount Stuart Alpine Clubs.
Three men pose on the ruins of the ancient hill city of Kala Bist (Qala Bist), where the Helmand and Arghandab rivers meet. The arch in the background is part of the castle structure. A yellow Willys Jeep helps with perspective.
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 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 first class to graduate from Boise Junior College. From left to righ, back row:, George Arthur Garrett Allman, Clyde Allen Crooks, George H. R. Taylor, Wallace Beard Pefley, Vernon Gustavus Gilbert, H. Elden McConnell. Second row: Louise...
The Driscoll Hall raft dodges brush and water balloons as they go under the Broadway bridge on the Boise River. The team is participating in the Raft Race; an annual event at the end of the school year during the late 1960s and 1970s.
The Boise Junior College Calliope parked outside the Assembly Hall. The Calliope was donated to Boise State by Michael Compton, of Boise's Compton Transfer and Storage Company.
Prison riots; Fire departments--Equipment and supplies--Aerial ladders; Fire fighters; Old Idaho Penitentiary State Historic Site (Idaho);
The Boise Fire Department responds to a riot at the Idaho State Penitentiary. Fire fighters use the aerial fire truck from Boise Fire Department No. 1 to gain access to the Penitentiary. One man observes from the bottom of the ladder, while...
Irrigation; Canals; International agricultural assistance;
Ted Y. Johnston, M-K: Afghanistan project manager, on top of a concrete culvert, part of the Boghra canal system. Ted Y. Johnston was an American from Fresno, California. He joined M-K in 1946 as a manager of the California highway division. In...
Boise State University; Fraternities & sororities; Picnics;
Students enjoying the last event of Greek Week, a Sunday picnic at Robie Creek. As described at the time, the 1973 Boise State fraternities and sororities took on the largest Greek Week ever. The week included eleven events hosted by various...
Some of the 1934 Boise Junior College graduates. From left to right: Arthur Allman, Vernon Gilbert, Mae Stanton, LeIlah May Foster, Mary Dudley, Shirley Barnwell, Margaret Maxwell.
