Fishing

This collection contains glass plate negatives documenting the activities of unidentified people in and around Boise. Highlights include downtown buildings and parade in downtown Boise, homesteading, and outdoor pursuits.

This collection contains recorded interviews with Boise citizens. Notable topics include Boise Bench history, Greenbelt history, Foothills Levy history, Boise Fire Department history, Boise Police Department history, and personal and political histories of former mayors and councilmembers.

Don Anderson discusses his family’s history in the Weiser River Valley beginning in 1868, his life as a resident of Weiser, and his work with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game as a fish culturist. He also recounts memories of fishing in the Weiser River and other Idaho waterways beginning in the 1950s.