This defile is named for a series of skirmishes between Indians and Emigrants on the Oregon Trail, August 10, 1862. Nine whites were killed, and six more were wounded. As the traveler speeds through this opening in the rocks, he seldom thinks of...
Oregon Trail from the Missouri River to the Pacific Northwest with the principal connections, the forts along the line, and the territorial divisions of 1852.
John David Rogge Sr. was born July 14, 1920, in Payette, Idaho. While helping Morrison Knudson to build an airbase on Wake Island, he, along with many others, was captured by the Japanese in 1941. The correspondence in the collection is mainly to...
Early Days: Before road signing became more prevalent, the old �Sampson orange markers� along with a Sampson map usually got the motorist to his or her destination. (1916 Model Ford)
Ruby Creek Mine near Bovill in Latah County circa 1933. Photo shows mine buildings in fore ground three early 20th Century automobiles are parked in the yard. Two miners are pushing an ore car along the track in the midground of the photo. The...
Bulletin from the Mining Department, Boise, Idaho, describing quicksilver (mercury) and antimony deposits in Central Idaho along with prospecting/mining opportunities and conditions.
People riding in a stagecoach along the Snake River Canyon Road. The coach is being pulled by four horses. Six men and one woman ride on top of the coach.
Pittsburgh & Idaho Mill buildings visible at the West end of Main street iin 1866 or 1867. Nine structures are arranged along a primitive road in the bottom of the gulch at Rocky Bar.
Yellow Pine Mine, Bradley Mining Company. The complex is spread along the base of a forested mountain side. Vehicles, trailers, houses and sheds are in this panoramic view.
This picture shows a bridge crossing the Ridenbaugh Canal in Boise. A car is on the bridge. Next to the bridge is a billboard advertising Camel cigarettes. In the background are homes along the steet. The canal is dry and the trees do not have...
