Underground mine opening (could be a stope) at the De Lamar Mine, Owyhee County, Idaho. Note the lack of timber or other types of underground support and the miner standing on the right.
Near the base of this hill, over 100 cavalry men and volunteers met disaster in the opening battle of the Nez Perce War. Rushing from Grangeville on the evening of June 16, 1877, Captain David Perry planned to stop the Indians from crossing Salmon...
This defile is named for a series of skirmishes between Indians and Emigrants on the Oregon Trail, August 10, 1862. Nine whites were killed, and six more were wounded. As the traveler speeds through this opening in the rocks, he seldom thinks of...
Mining; Gold mining; Gold; Indian reservations; Indigenous peoples; Prospecting; Miners
Part of the reference series from the Idaho State Historical Society about E. D. Pierce (1824-1897) and his prospecting. Instead of searching for gold in country that was reasonably accessible, he became obsessed with the opening of a new mining...
Opening of the Fort Sherman Replica Gateway on the North Idaho Junior College campus at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, June 16, 1963. From left to right: Unidentified man, Unidentified woman, Edgar Bryan, Queen Janice Carole Compton, Governor Smylie, Oliver...
Reception at the Capitol for the opening of the Traveling Library in June 1899. The photograph features the Educational Committee of the Columbian Club, who were the founders of the Traveling Library.
(good parade shot on Capitol Blvd) Parade banner announcing the opening game for the Boise Pilots vs Lewiston Indians. Pioneer League baseball. Great shot of the Capitol in the background.
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...
