Bulletin from the Mining Department, Boise, Idaho, describing quicksilver (mercury) and antimony deposits in Central Idaho along with prospecting/mining opportunities and conditions.
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)
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...
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.
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.
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.