8 miners standing in Larry Brogan's claim, Granite Creek as hydraulic equipment washes hillside. Image is out of focus and there are spots and squiggles on the image. One miner is directing the waterflow and the other seven men are looking on...
Ball mill at the Bradley Mine mill at Stibnite in Valley County, Idaho circa 1940. This photo gives a close up view of the ball mills which are used to crush ore. The opening and trough where crushed ore exits the mill is clearly shown in the...
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.
Canyon County Courthouse in Caldwell. Canyon County Court House. "Mr. Pratt in his new car: Margaret Trevey. Picture dated circa 1906, cornerstone was laid that year
Close connected bucketline dredge owned and operated by the Bed Rock Dredging Company near Placerville, Idaho in 1898-1899. The dredge was named the H W Lippencott after the company president Howard Lippencott. The Bed Rock Dredging Company was a...
Mill Building at the De Lamar Mine on Jordan Creek near Silver City, Idaho circa 1900. Note the barren hills as much of the timber in the area was removed to fuel the mill and for use as support in the underground working.
Mine and mill buildings and a number of waste dumps at the Black Jack Mine on Florida Mountain in Owyhee County near Silver City, Idaho circa 1900. Note the snowshed covering the tracks leading from the mine to the mill in the middle of the photo.
Miners outside the mill buildings at the Check Mate Mine near Pearl, Idaho circa 1903. Left to right: 1-5 unknown; 6 Rush Van Horton; 7 Fred Turner; 8-11 unknown; 12 Charlie Charlton; 13 Jim Roarabou
Photo of the Monday Camp at Bradley Mining Company's Meadow Creek gold mine in the Yellow Pine Mining District in Valley County, Idaho circa 1931. The Meadow Creek Mine was one of the state's largest producers of lode gold in the 1930's.
Rear view of mill at Bradley Mining Company's Stibnite Mine in Valley County, Idaho circa 1940. This view shows the mill in its mountain setting. Many wooden buildings and sheds are visable on the mountainside and around the mill yard.
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...
Switch gear of the first electric hoist used at the Bunker Hill Mine operated by the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining and Concentrating Company near Kellogg, Idaho. The hoist serviced the No. 1 shaft. Photo circa 1917.
Two miners drilling underground with a column mounted drill. Miners are wearing soft hats, not hard hats. Candles are used for illumination. Extra drill steel is visible on left side of photo. Photo probably taken at the Bunker Hill Mine circa...
