Housing developments; City planning; Municipal government; Urban renewal;
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation Project Proposal - Acquisition application by the City of Boise to acquire approximatley 325 acres of land adjoing Boise River on both sides, for the purpose of creating a green belt.
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...
Wister, Owen, 1860-1938; Authors, American--19th century--Biography;Frontier and pioneer life in literature; West (U.S.) in literature; West (U.S.)--Intellectual life;
West, Jessamyn--Criticism and interpretation; Women and literature--United States--History--20th century; Quakers in literature; California in literature
Wood, Charles Erskine Scott, 1852-1944; Authors, American--19th century--Biography; Authors, American--20th century--Biography; West (U.S.) in literature
Boise State University; Diners (Restaurants); Restaurants
A view of the Round House restaurant, which opened about 1949 at the corner of Chrisway and College Boulevard (now University Drive). A popular hangout for Boise Junior College students in the 1950s, it featured a soda fountain and dining room. ...
Students compete in a relay race involving cardboard boxes at Boise State University. The competition was named after a popular television game show of the time, "Anything Goes."
Three contestants in the "Anything Goes (almost)" games. A Morrison Hall sponsored Homecoming event held on the baseball field, coed groups from each college dormitory competed in three events: "the pie factory", "Milkman", and "Day at the Office"....
A 1:53 minute waltz written by Viennese composer Joseph Lanner, popular in the United States during the 1850s. This waltz features Vivian Williams on the fiddle and Phil Williams on the guitar, as performed in 2011.
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...
Two men (bottom right) survey the land beneath the peaks of the Sawtooth Mountains near the town of Stanley. A log worm fence, popular in the Sawtooth Mountains, zigzags across the landscape.
Robert W. Limbert was a popular entertainer and lecturer that performed at many clubs during the 1920s, including the Shrine Club. This ticket emphasized Limbert's experience as a naturalist.
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,...
