Collection: Leo J. Leeburn photograph collection

Content Description

This collection contains primarily film negatives taken by Leo J. "Scoop" Leeburn. The collection documents Boise businesses, streets, and events such as parades, beauty pageants, and weddings. Sports events including baseball, wrestling and boxing are well documented as is Boise's night life. There are photographs of the clergy, police and elected officials. Although most of the images are of Boise, the collection includes some photographs of Mountain Home and Glenns Ferry, Idaho that were taken in the 1950s.

Dates

Creation: 1945 - 1999

Biographical Note

Leo J. "Scoop" Leeburn was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in 1921, the son of Leo J. and Grace M. Leeburn. The family moved to Boise, Idaho in 1943 where Leeburn was often seen, both day and night, walking around downtown Boise with his camera. He worked for Ada County Sheriff's Department for several years and was often the first reporter on a crime scene which led to his nickname of "Scoop". As a freelance photographer his photographs frequently appeared in local newspapers. Leeburn died in Boise, Idaho in 2002.