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.
Oregon anti-gay activist and chairman of the Oregon Citizens Alliance, Lon Mabon, comes to Boise and pledges to put an anti-gay initiative on Idaho's 1994 ballot.
Dams; International agricultural assistance; Kajakai Dam (Afghanistan);
Ted Y. Johnston (left) and an unidentified man, on the intake control tower at the Kajakai Dam. The tower stands 311 feet from the bottom of the reservoir. It regulates the tunnel gate which draws water from the reservoir for irrigation.
Three school aged boys in a scene Lyman Wilbur called "Kabul Lumber yard." One difficulty Morrison-Knudsen engineers faced in countries like Afghanistan was the lack of lumber for construction projects. Two solutions to this problem were to limit...
Four men on the Boghra diversion dam across the Helmand River near Girishk. This structure diverts water from the river into the Boghra canal system which irrigates the Helmand River Valley.
A view of the Boghra diversion dam from the opposite bank of the Helmand River. This structure diverts water from the river to the Boghra canal system which irrigates the Helmand River Valley.
Rivers; Dams; Irrigation; Automobiles; Station wagons;
Morrison-Knudsen's Afghanistan project manager T.Y. Johnston (bottom) and others at the Boghra diversion dam on the Helmand River near Girishk. This structure diverts water from the river to the Boghra canal system which irrigates the Helmand...
Visiting geology students study rock formations during a stop on the tour from the West Slope Intercollegiate Field Conference. Boise State hosted the conference in 1976, which included a speech by Dr. Terry Maley, geologist for Idaho Department of...
Geology student Dave Schwarz holding a spiral fossil shell which he found on a paleontology class field trip. The fossil was considered an extraordinary find, due to the fact similar specimens found in the region and time period were much smaller.
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. ...
The trophy presentation at the Kern County Shrine Club's 4th annual Potato Bowl, which featured Boise Junior College vs Bakersfield Junior College. From left to right: #20 Merlin Howard (BJC), #47 Dwight Winslow (BJC), Bowl Queen Ruth Armstrong,...
Boise State University; Fund raising; Ice cream cones;
Members of the Albertson's Inc. ice cream department ready to serve ice cream for the Great Lunch event at Boise State. The ice cream department made 600 pounds of ice cream for the event, which was a fund raiser for the Easter Seals society....
"Boise Junior College students - about 400 of them- took off about ten minutes from classroom activities Monday morning as they staged a pep rally on the steps of the college Administration building. Occasion was the welcoming home of the...
An aerial view of the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts at Boise State University, which from above resembles the outline of the state of Idaho. The main performance hall is on the west side of the building (right side in the photo);...
