Underground mine opening (could be a stope) at the De Lamar Mine, Owyhee County, Idaho. Note the lack of timber or other types of underground support and the miner standing on the right.
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100-yard foot race on main street in De Lamar, Idaho. Bunkhouse on right. Townspeople line the both sides of the street. Wooden buildings and sidewalks are clearly shown. The track is marked by white lines in the left forground.
Coeur d' Alene Mountains, prospectors cabin on Pine Creek near Smelterville, in Shoshone, County, Idaho. The cabin is covered in snow and icicles. Firewood and tools are stacked on the porch.
Upper row: 1. Helen Murphy Blackinger (left), 2. Fred Irwin, Mgr. Idaho-Pittsburg later Trade Dollar Mine, 3. Permeal French, later Dean of Women, University of Idaho. Lower row: 1. R. H. Britt, Mgr. Poorman Mine.
Drilling contest in 1922 in Warren, Idaho. standing: L-R 1. Unknown, 2. Theodore Mauresburger, 3. Joe Powell, 4. Mannering, 5. Jack Murphy, 6. Austin James (owned freight line & drove from Salt Lake to Boise), 7. Harvey Smith, 8. Unknown, 9. Jess...
Miner's candlestick - one 10 1/4 inch long iron candle holder, used by miners. There is a heart-shaped handle, a hook for hanging the candlestick, and a circular iron strip for holding a candle with the standardized diameter of 3/4 inches. This...
In her interview conducted on July 23, 1981 by Kris Major, Dorothy McKenzie describes how she came to the Yankee Fork area in 1940. She first stayed in a campground, Flat Rock Campground, and later lived in a log cabin with the rest of the mining...
Excerpt from interview with Dorothy McKenzie conducted on July 23, 1981 by Kris Major, where Dorothy McKenzie describes how she came to the Yankee Fork area in 1940. She first stayed in a campground, Flat Rock Campground, and later lived in a log...
An Idaho City citizen posed next to a wall of tools and equipment. Included in the array are miners lamps, gold pan, hatchet, hand saw, pick, snow shoes, hat, rope, deer antlers, and rifle scabbard.
