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...
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...
Miner operating brake and reverse engine. Close up of pipes, springs, bearings, and valves. A mining employee is featured in the right side of the photo.
Ruby Creek Mine near Bovill in Latah County circa 1933. Photo shows mine buildings in fore ground three early 20th Century automobiles are parked in the yard. Two miners are pushing an ore car along the track in the midground of the photo. The...
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...
View of two stationary steam engines. The interior view is well lit and clearly shows the large fly wheels, single cylinders, and connecting pipes and valves that make up the engine. A pile of nuts and bolts lies on the floor.
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...
OK Team hauling a large boiler up grade to the Minnie Moore mine near Hailey, Idaho. Seven men are in this view guiding a mixed team of oxen and horses.
A great photo of a very busy sidewalk as Movie goers line up for the feature, "Return to Payton Place", at the Boise Theater. Dozens of neon signs crowd the buildings lining this section of the street.