In 1923, 92 years ago, University of Idaho sent out its first radio broadcast of students singing Christmas Carols, heard as far away as Chicago, a distance of almost 1500 miles. That Spring semester, the station became designated as KFAN, broadcasting programs, lectures, recitals, concerts, band and orchestra music, and...
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Same Old Holiday Greetings
This 1933 Holiday Greeting served as card and envelope all in one. When it is folded into quarters then sealed with a flap on one side, it was able to be sent through the mail. The delightful depiction of campus was sent by Jesse and Leah Buchanan. Jesse was the...
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Mrs. Murphy
Mrs. Murphy
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A Delightful Law to be Broken
December 5, 1933, 81 years ago today, America ratified the 21st amendment once again legalizing alcohol. The 18th amendment, prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within the United States, originally passed in 1919 with the best of intentions to improve society and home life, but quickly spiraled...
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Giving Thanks
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Aaron R. Gould letter
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Scripophily
Standard Dairy Company
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Moscow, Idaho in 1886
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Oregon Washington & Idaho Gazetteer and Business Directory
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World's Smallest Bilingual Dictionary?
Well, perhaps not, but this Lilliput Swedish-English Dictionary is the smallest one I’ve ever held! Published by Barnes and Noble, Inc. and printed in Germany, it has 640 pages and measures just 2 inches tall, 1 ½ inches wide, and ¾ of an inch thick.
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Happy Halloween!
Mrs. Homer Coverly posing in costume for a play, "Sweeping in the Moon"
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Content Warning: Immoderate Germination
"The wheat smut center of the world." That was the dubious distinction of the Pacific Northwest thirty years ago. It was a critical situation and one which threatened the very existence of the grain industry in this region. Through the concerted efforts of plant scientists, farmers, and commercial interests this...
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