"Old jail in Pierce city. First jail built in Idaho. All the logs for this building were hauled on hand sleds one winter in the early [eighteen] sixties. In this picture it is seen as a Residence but the hold from one of the cells can bee seen in...
mining; education; families; gold; history; livestock; country life; dogs;
A first person account of two daughters being raised in Idaho City from 1930 - 1943. They moved to Spanish Creek area in 1934 and wintered in Caldwell. The father was a gold miner. Describes his activities sluicing and panning gold. Describes their...
Shoup, George Laird, 1836-1904. --General stores-Idaho-Salmon-History-Sources. --Indians of North America-Wars-1862-1865. --Massacres-Idaho-Birch Creek. --Frontier and pioneer life-Idaho. --Idaho-Politics and government-History-Sources.
A miscellaneous assortment of material from Shoup's varied career as Idaho territorial legislator, territorial and later state governor, and U.S. senator. Included is a copy of a diary kept during Shoup's military campaigns in Colorado, New Mexico...
Churches; Cities & towns; City & town life; Cityscapes; Cityscape photographs; Social & civic facilities; Stone buildings; Storefronts; Stores & shops; Streets; Architecture;
A panoramic view of a main business district in Boise, Idaho, 1900. Businesses including Zee Tai Chung Co, selling Chinese goods, at 904 W. Idaho. The building is the same as the Pacific Hotel run by George B. Smith. The background scene is...
