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Boise (Idaho)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 89 Collections and/or Records:

Lyle A. Deckard collection of Boise, Idaho photographs

 Collection — Box 1982
Identifier: P1982-136
Content Description

This collection contains 14 black and white photographic prints of scenes and activities in and around Boise, Idaho. Subjects include a high school football game, Arrowrock Dam, and Boise High School R.O.T.C.

Dates: ca. 1920

Margaret Cobb Ailshie photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1960-001
Content Description

Photographs, albums, and one scrapbook from Margaret Cobb Ailshie (1886-1959), publisher of the Idaho Statesman.

Dates: 1880 - 1960

Marylou Sharp photographs of Blackinger family

 Collection — Box 1984
Identifier: P1984-017
Content Description

This collection contains four black and white copy photographic negatives related to the Blackinger family of Boise, Idaho. Of particular interest is an image of the Blackinger residence at 1420 Franklin Street in Boise, Idaho

Dates: 1899 - 1923

Members of the First Congregational Church of Boise

 Collection — Box 1985
Identifier: P1985-30
Content Description This black and white photographic print is of the congregation in front of the First Congregational Church of Boise. Scope and Contents Identified members of congregation: First row on steps - Reverend R. B. Wright Second row - Mr. Ross, Ben Allen, Mr. Kerr Third row - Daddy Fisher (beard) Sixth row - Center, Mrs. Philippi To left kneeling - Attie A. Miller Second row - Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Gill, William Allen, Tom Latimore, Sally...
Dates: ca 1915

Mode Suit Shop

 Collection
Identifier: P2000-022
Content Description

According to Mrs. Anna V Craig, age 87, of Moscow, Idaho (in 1974) this photograph was of the Mode Suit Shop in Boise,Idaho. Date unknown. Mrs. Craig believes that one of the clerks shows was a Mrs. Ida or Ada Laverty who later married Mrs. Craig's brother, Ernest Van Hise. Mrs. Laverty was a widow at the time the picture was taken.

Dates: Existence: 1910

Moses Alexander

 Collection
Identifier: P2002-017
Content Description

Photographs of Alexander One Price Clothier, William H. Simons, Alexander's Store and Governor Moses Alexander

Dates: 1920

Old Boise City Hall

 Collection
Identifier: P2001-021
Content Description

One photographic print of Ted Dumont cleaning out the interior of the old Boise City Hall.

Dates: Existence: 1953

Ansgar Johnson, Jr. aerial photographs of downtown Boise, Idaho

 Collection — Box 1984
Identifier: P1984-106
Content Description

This collection contains six color transparencies of showing aerial shots of downtown Boise, Idaho.

Dates: ca. 1960s

Former Governor Phil Batt Memorial Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: P2023-004
Content Description

Color digital photographs of the transport and transfer of former Governor Phil Batt's casket to the Idaho Capitol. An honor guard keeping watch while former Governor Batt lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda 9 March 2023 in Boise, Idaho.

Dates: 03-09-2023

Panorama of Boise Boys Band on front steps of Capitol Building

 Collection — Cabinet G-15-H-2
Identifier: P1977-017
Content Description

This black and white photographic panoramic print shows members of the Boise Boys Band on the front steps of the Idaho State Capitol Building. Band members are wearing white uniforms with dark colored bowtie and holding instruments. Director Spess is the adult in the middle. Vern Edwards and Ralph Edwards are in the photograph, but are not specifically identified.

Dates: ca. 1930

Panorama of Downtown Boise circa 1920s

 Collection
Identifier: P2022-010
Content Description

Three identical black and white panoramic photographs of the downtown Boise skyline taken from 10th Street and Idaho Street. Shows Idaho, 10th, and 11th streets circa 1920s

Dates: circa 1920s

Patrick Dowling papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2/0390
Summary

Certificate of citizenship and accompanying letter from the Second Judicial District Court, Boise, Idaho.

Dates: 1868-1877.

Photograph of G.H. Ah Fong Chinese Remedies and Herbs shop

 Collection — Box 1998
Identifier: P1998-008

Photos from Nez Perce County Historical Society and Museum

 Collection
Identifier: P2002-026
Content Description

The following items were brought to the Nez Perce County Historical Society and Museum by Paul Krause, Director of the Lewis Clark State College Library. The items are part of the "Talkington Museum" collection. The college no longer maintains a museum and were transferred to the Idaho State Historical Society. Images are of the Representatives of 12th Session of Idaho Legislators and the first building in Boise built in 1910.

Dates: Existence: 1913

Portraits by Charles Kingsley

 Collection
Identifier: P2001-007
Content Description

Miscellaneous portraits collected by David Porter Baker Pride, register of Land Office in Idaho in the 1880s.

Dates: Existence: 1880

Ranches - J.M. Bowman; photographer - Stevens, Caldwell, ID

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: .4
Content Description From the Collection:

Photographs are of the Bowman family and the Ashley Sign Company established in Boise in 1910. Also includes 19 tintype portraits.

Dates: Existence: 1910 - 1971

Robert Quick photographs

 Item
Identifier: P2017-002
Content Description

The bulk of images consist WWI Veterans at the Boise Veterans Administration Tuberculosis Hospital and grounds.

Dates: c. 1920

Roger B. McGinnis collection of "back to school" photographs

 Collection — Box 1982
Identifier: P1982-119
Content Description

This collection contains 16 black and white photographic prints related to "back to school" events in Boise, Idaho. Four images show a "Welcome Teachers" picnic at Julia Davis Park organized by the Boise Chamber of Commerce Education Committee. The remaining 12 images show children in a "Back to School" parade through downtown Boise, Idaho.

Dates: 1957-08 - 1958-08

Rupert Shaw photograph collection of Boise, Idaho buildings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: P1977-026
Content Description

This collection contains sixteen black and white photographic prints and nine black and white photographic negatives. The images are of buildings across Idaho, including residential houses in Caldwell and the post office in Pocatello, but primarily focus on stores and schools in Boise, Idaho.

Dates: 1940 - 1947

Sherm Perry photographs of Boise, Idaho jewelry merchants

 Collection — Box 1983.1
Identifier: P1983-034
Content Description

This collection contains five black and white photographic prints of businesses and businessmen of Boise, Idaho. Jewelry merchants William C. Perry and Constance W. Hesse are featured prominently, along with the interiors of their respective businesses. Also includes an image of the interior of Boise Ice Cream Company.

Dates: 1910 - 1925