Boise (Idaho)--History. --World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, --Gowen Field (Boise, Idaho). --Gowen Field Beacon (newspaper). --Idaho Statesman (newspaper).
In his June 2000 interview with Rachel Smythe, John Collias discusses his time training and working at Gowen Field during World War II. He specifically describes his time working for the base newspaper, Gowen Field Beacon. Collias also talks...
Gowen Field (Idaho)--History. --World War, 1939-1945-Idaho--Personal narratives.
In this April 4, 2002 interview with Rachel Smythe, Mary Cozine describes working as a clerk at Gowen Field from 1942 through 1944. She also describes different activities for servicemen statoins during World War II, including dances at the...
mining; education; families; gold; history; livestock; country life; dogs;
A first person account of two daughters being raised in Idaho City from 1930 - 1943. They moved to Spanish Creek area in 1934 and wintered in Caldwell. The father was a gold miner. Describes his activities sluicing and panning gold. Describes their...
Prospectus describing the stock offerring for the Antimony Gold Ores Company of Boise, Idaho in 1963. Describes mining holdings and operations in the Central Idaho area in the vicinity of Yellow Pine, Idaho.
Personal letter concerning experiences during the Thunder Mountain, Idaho, gold rush. Describes a prospecting trip that began in Meadows, Idaho and the ways that the trail was outfitted with gear and essentials. Describes the types of food and the...
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...
Letter written to a friend from Bolton, Idaho describes family, and life in a mining town. Describes dancing, skating, parties, sleighing and snow in Deer Creek area. Describes the process of buying stock in the mining company and says to, "help a...
Newspapers from the Roosevelt and Thunder Mountain area tells interesting stories, and describes area businesses that were later destroyed by the mudslide and flood. First page describes "The Golden Goal" of a miner which was to proceed at all...
