Left to right: UI President Jesse Buchanan, Restaurateur Dario L. Toffenetti, and Idaho Governor Charles A. Robins. Mr. Toffenetti helped put Idaho potatoes on the national restaurant scene by extensively yet poetically advertising Idaho-grown baked potatoes that were served in his restaurants in Chicago and New York.
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University Avenue and Pine Street
University of Idaho, looking north from Administration building, 1912
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harvesting potatoes in Teton County
Harvesting potatoes in Teton County.
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The beginning of Special Collections!
Happy International Archives Day! To celebrate, here is the first mention of a Special Collections at the University of Idaho Library.
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That's a lotta potatoes!
Pile of potatoes
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The Arboretum
![U of I Arboretum [1]](https://objects.lib.uidaho.edu/harvester/thumbs/ua1991-40_box1_folder27-1_th.jpg)
U of I Arboretum [1]
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eruption of Mt. St. Helens
Menard Law Building after Mt. St. Helens eruption
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Happy Birthday Latah County!
Originally a part of Nez Perce County, Latah (pronounced Lay-tah) County became official on May 14, 1888. According to the county government website, Latah County has the distinction of being the only county in the United States created by an Act of Congress. In 1887, Idaho’s delegate in Congress introduced...
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Traditions and Rituals
Burning bonds at Commencement
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taking notes
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lecture notes on extinct reptiles
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