In his two interviews with Anabelle Alexander, conducted June 20, 1975 and July 1, 1975, Willis Brassey remembers his life in Idaho. Brassey spoke of the time period between the 1870s and 1940s where he mined in Quartzburg, ran a stage, hauled ore...
Blasting on one of the benches in the open pit mine at Stibnite, circa 1940. The mine, operated by the Bradley Mining Company produced gold, tungsten and antimony between 1927 and the mid 1950's.
Photograph of the Cumberland Mine and mill located on the Orofino Vein System on War Eagle Mountain in Owyhee County near Silver City. Mines on War Eagle produced silver between 1863 and 1875.
Mining; Prospecting; Forms (Documents); Meetings; Ore industry;
Collection of documents, letters and assessments, pertaining to Triumph Mining Company. These documents cover the different mining claims owned by the Triumph mine and discusses the differences between the mine with the same name from the 1880s.
In his interview with Nona Dobberpfuhl on October 27, 1969, Hurbert Butler spoke of his experiences with mining in Idaho. Butler discussed the time period between the 1890's and the 1960's and the following topics: gold mines and mining around...
Miner's candlestick - metal - "Standard design" with thimble, spike, handle, and hook - 8 3/4 inches long. The spike is located atop a large letter "A". Attached to the "A" are miner's tools, a pick, sledge, and prybar. Between the 2 legs of the...
Folding miner's candlestick - combination-lock - metal - 7 3/4 inches long when fully extended - "Standard Design" with thimble and tab, spike, handle, and hook. Rare excellent workmanship, one of three known locking candlesticks. Next to the...
Pest control; Men; Equipment and supplies; Conservation and restoration;
Company 2527 members lined up to spray pesticide dust on crickets. Direct contact between insect and dust is the most effective. Early morning hours were safest times to dust for the crews.
Correspondence between McDonald, his step-sister Mrs. Alis T. Wrench of New York, and their respective lawyers, Procter K. Perkins and Harrison P. Lindaburg, regarding the settlement of the estate of James McDonald, Sr. who was the foreign...
Taylor, Glen Hearst, 1904- --Miller, Bert H. --Idaho-Politics and government-History-Sources.
Papers concerning the activities of Hawley's father James Henry Hawley (1890-1988) as a member of the Borah Memorial Statue Commission; correspondence between father and son (1949) concerning senators Bert H. Miller and Glen H. Taylor; and other...
University of California, Berkeley-Students-History-Sources. --Boise (Idaho)-History-Sources.
Personal correspondence, including letters to Hyatt in Boise, Idaho, from his daughter, Madge, a student at the University of California at Berkeley (1917-1919), and letters between other family members.
Democratic Party (Idaho)-History-Sources. --Elections-Idaho-1942. --Elections-Idaho-1944. --Legislators-Idaho-Records and correspondence. --Idaho-Politics and government-History-Sources.
Correspondence between Robert Coulter, a Cascade, Idaho, rancher who served as state representative and chairman of the Idaho Democratic Party, and T.A. Walters, U.S. assistant secretary of the interior; Edward J. Flynn chairman of the Democratic...
United States Assay Office (Boise, Idaho) Payette National Forest (Idaho)-Headquarters. Historic buildings-Idaho-Boise. Public buildings-Idaho-Boise. Boise National Forest (Idaho)-Headquarters.
Correspondence between J.R. McBride, assay office superintendent; Albert Wolters, assayer; and the U.S. Treasury Department (1872-1975); circulars from the Treasury Department (1869-1875); account books (July 1870-Oct. 1870, July 1886-July 1921);...
daho-History. --Idaho-Biography. --Historians-Idaho-Biography. --Historians-Idaho-Correspondence. --Historians-Idaho-Records and corresponde --Personal narratives of the West. --Photographers-Idaho-History.
"This is a very preliminary inventory of the papers of Merle W. Wells. These papers were processed in his condominium at 200 North 3rd Street #701, Boise, Idaho, between August and late November, 2000. It is important to note that Merle was...
