Idaho State Library building groundbreaking

Collection

Identifier: P1969-115

Staff Only

Content Description

Photographs of the groundbreaking of the Idaho State Library building in August of 1969.

Dates

Creation: 1969-12

Extent

11 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Inventory

.a Truman Joiner addresses an audience at the site; Helen Smith watches; of the the audience, seated front: Sawyer, ?, Miller, Samuelson, ?, 2nd: ?, Shaw, Wells, ?
.b T. Joiner shovels a symbolic load of dirt at the site; Samuelson is watching on his left as are Wells and further right: Ricks and Smith
.c Helen Smith is at the rostrum as others are standing around the ceremonial site; among those standing are 1. to R: Truman Joiner, (back to camera), ?, Wells talking with Dan Samuelson, Helen Smith (hidden behind Don and a little out of the conversation), Kimber Ricks, and an unidentified person
.d People standing around at the ceremonial site; at left is Edith Mathews (with her back to camera), Don Samuelson talking with Helen Miller, Dr. Merle Wells talking with Kimber Ricks and a profile of Mary Faith Bollinger
.e More ceremonial shoveling by the efforts of Dr. Merle Wells; Don Samuelson gesturing near him and Kimber Hicks and Helen Smith watching at far right
.f The empty seats of the ground breaking crew consisting of: Don Samuelson who is handling the shovel, a photographer preserving the historical occasion (bending over) and at the right of the rostrum: Smith, Miller, Wells, Rick
.g The backs of some people who participated in the groundbreaking (either as audience or others); facing the camera are Gov. Samuelson and Truman Joiner
.h Helen Smith addresses the audience at the groundbreaking site; a few of those seated are at far left, Don Samuelson, 2nd from end front row, Miller, Ricks, and Sawyer
.i Gov. Don Samuelson addresses the audience at the historical ground breaking ceremony
.j People at the ground breaking ceremony discussing the memorable event
.k Photo taken of the site of the ceremony and library, but at a later time