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...
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...
An Idaho City citizen posed next to a wall of tools and equipment. Included in the array are miners lamps, gold pan, hatchet, hand saw, pick, snow shoes, hat, rope, deer antlers, and rifle scabbard.
This picture shows a bridge crossing the Ridenbaugh Canal in Boise. A car is on the bridge. Next to the bridge is a billboard advertising Camel cigarettes. In the background are homes along the steet. The canal is dry and the trees do not have...
Automobiles; Automobile racing; Automobile racing drivers; Automobile driving; Fairs; Utility poles; Stadiums; Racetracks; Racing; Racing automobiles;
This picture shows several old race cars (tin lizzies) lined up to start a race at the old fairgrounds on Fairview Avenue in Boise, Idaho, in 1939. Hundreds of spectators are in the stands next to the racetrack. Part of the stands is covered. ...
Weiser & Payette, Statesman Anniversary Edition 1939 - 1940. Foreground is Payette Eastside Elementary School (with brick arches above the windows). The next building over in the background is Payette High School.
