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...
Founded late in the fall before the big rush to Thunder Mountain in the beginning of 1902, Roosevelt soon became the leading camp in the new mining district. Thousands of men, having heard that Thunder Mountain was destined to be the biggest gold...
World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Theater--Personal narratives.
In his December 2001 interview with Andy Griff and Jason Garner, Roger Vincent offers his memories of World War II. Vincent served in the U.S. Army, beginning in September 1945, a month after the U.S. dropped the atomic bonbs. He mustered out of...
In his December 2001 interview with Veronica Monroe, Tiffany Taylor, and Janae Hymas, Joseph Marshall offers his memories of the Vietnam War. Marshall went to the U.S. Naval Academy in the late 1950s, joined the U.S. Marine Corps in the early...
In his January 2002 interview with Elizabeth Rose, Robert Hoke offers his memories of the Korean War. Hoke served in the National Guard, the U.S. Army, and the U.S. Army Reserves from the late 1940s until about 1956, training and serving in the...
Miners outside one of the camp buildings at a mine in Rocky Bar, Elmore County, ID, probably taken in late 1800s. The men are holding miners candlesticks with unlit candles, pipes, and other equipment.
The Caswell brothers in their cabin. The Caswell brothers discovered gold at Thunder Mountain in Valley County. The discovery of gold at Thunder Mountain initiated a massive rush to the area in the late 1890's. Left to right: Lew, Ben, Dan based...
