Portal of tunnel at the Rescue Mine near Warren in Idaho County, Idaho.This photo shows twelve miners and one dog posed at the mine entrance. Notice the variety of work clothing and hats. Mine timbers for shoring up the underground workings lie in...
One photocopy of Smith's 1908 original diary with a typed transcript. The diary was written on a prospecting trip in Northern Idaho and Montana from July to November 1908. Robert Bush Smith was born on a farm in Big Flats, New York in 1882. As a...
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.
Flotation cells in the mill at the Bradley Mining Company's Stibnite Mine. During World War II, this mine was one of the principal producer of tungsten and antimony in the United States.
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.
Mine and mill buildings at the Bradley Mining Company's Stibnite Mine in 1942. Note the mill building, offices, boarding house and hotel, also the busses and cars. Also note the tailings impoundment to the rear of the mill building. The Stibnite...
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.
Mine and mill buildings at the Ima Mine near Patterson, Idaho. Located on the Pahsimeroi River. Photo shows the mine and buildings at the base of a rocky brush covered mountain as well as a residence in the right foreground. A tailings...
Two log cabin structures at Thunder Mountain, Idaho. One is being used as a saloon and the other as a post office. The post office has a canvas roof. Possibly Roosevelt.
Six men and one woman are posed in front of a log cabin. A variety of men's clothing is represented. Earl Willson identifies the black woman as "Mandy" and the black man as "Brown Gravy Sam." Possibly Roosevelt.
People riding in a stagecoach along the Snake River Canyon Road. The coach is being pulled by four horses. Six men and one woman ride on top of the coach.
Some of the first buildings at Leesburg, Idaho. The photo taken in 1870 by A, F. Thrasher shows a group of men stand on a wooden sidewalk in front of the buildings. One man is mounted on a horse.
Miner's candlestick - one 10 1/4 inch long iron candle holder, used by miners. There is a heart-shaped handle, a hook for hanging the candlestick, and a circular iron strip for holding a candle with the standardized diameter of 3/4 inches. This...
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...
Hachured. Hand colored. Pages 192 & 193 from one of Cram's Atlas' published 1879. Scale: 23 miles to an inch. Map index lists names and locations of cities and geographic features. Principal roads and rail road routes are shown. 59 x 44 cm.
