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A digital collection comprised of historical photographs of over 130 Idaho Cities and Towns.

The images and documents span the years 1862 to 1998, documenting Idaho's buildings, landscape and people.

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Browse the selections below to see images from 134 Idaho cities
from Aberdeen to Yellow Dog

Alpine Community 4th of July picnic., 1901 Farmers' Day. Aberdeen Sub-station. Aberdeen, Idaho., 1916 Albion State Normal School. Old Administration Building. Albion, Idaho., 1915 Nelson-Ricks Creamery Co. St. Anthony, Idaho., 1930 Creamery. Ashton, Idaho., 1933 Sunday School group standing in front of church building. Avon, Idaho., 1905 Nevada Hotel in foreground. Bayhorse, Idaho., 1884 Black Bear, Idaho. Standard Sorting Plant in background., 1900 Team of horses and wagon loaded with cream cans. Creamery. Blackfoot, Idaho., 1930 Aerial view of Boise Penitentiary. Boise, Idaho., 1920 Parade. Boise, Idaho., 1925-04-16 Interior of creamery. Bonners Ferry, Idaho., 1920 Bovill, Idaho looking north., 1982-08-01 Creamery. Buhl, Idaho., 1920 Old mine on east ridge of Burke Canyon. Idaho., 1982 Gorges Gulch. Burke, Idaho., 1910 Group of people gathered at Hercules Mine after snowslide. Burke, Idaho., 1910 Sugar Beet Plant. Burley, Idaho., 1930 Cloverleaf Creamery Co. Caldwell, Idaho., 1930 Panoramic view of Challis, Idaho., 1945 Street scene. Wilson Mercantile Co. and Clarkia Mercantile. Clarkia, Idaho., 1888 Clayton, Idaho showing bridge across river and homes., 1964 Panoramic view of Cobalt, Idaho., 1935 Flood at Great Northern depot and tracks. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho., 1933-12-25 Concord,Pick Ward leading a pack string out of the old ghost town of Concord, Idaho. Paddy's Saloon in center., 1934 Exterior view of Priory of St. Gertrude. Cottonwood, Idaho., 1982-08-01 Crowd of people in street with band in foreground. DeLamar Mercantile in background. DeLamar, Idaho., 1902 Deary, Idaho., 1906-06-23 Group picture of school children and teachers in front of school. Delta, Idaho., 1885 Dixie Hotel. Dixie, Idaho., 1930 Creamery. Eagle, Idaho., 1932 Schmidt Brothers Lumber Co. camp. Eileen, Idaho., 1919-06-01 Jack Mountain Lookout cabin and tower. Located 14 miles south by southeast of Elk City, Idaho., 1951 Elk Prairie, Idaho., 1909 Hunters with deer above Elk River., 1930 A.M. Whelchel Studio. Emmett, Idaho, 1911 Boat excursions up the St. Joe River. Crowd of people on bank. Boat "Idaho" at left, boat "The Spokane" in center. Ferrel, Idaho., 1908-07-04 Florence, Idaho., 1896 Reproduction of a painting of Fort Hall, Idaho., 1890 Pioneer Monument. Franklin, Idaho., 1968 Showing town and Frisco Mill. Frisco, Idaho., 1938 Creamery. Gannett, Idaho., 1920 Hecla Mill. Gem, Idaho., 1915 Genesee grain elevator and warehouse. Genesee, Idaho., 1949 Creamery. Georgetown, Idaho., 1926 Old stagecoach stop. Gibbonsville, Idaho. Version 2., 1965 Panoramic view of Gilmore, Idaho., 1966 Panoramic view of Cooperative Experiment Station. Gooding, Idaho., 1925 Exterior view of side of Creamery. Grace, Idaho., 1939 Scene after flood caused by cloudburst. Grangeville, Idaho., 1921-05-21 View of Greer, Idaho from Greer Grade., 1901 Nelson-Ricks Creamery Co. Hagerman, Idaho., 1940 Main Street. Hailey, Idaho., 1895 School. Harrisburg, Idaho., 1918 Lamb Bros. General Machinist and Blacksmithing. Harrison, Idaho., 1914 Creamery. Hazelton, Idaho., 1934 Aerial view from 2000 feet. Headquarters, Idaho., 1950 Helmer School. Helmer, Idaho., 1906 Hope, Idaho looking east southeast from Lake Pend Oreille., 1965 Risdon dredge. Operated by Boston and Gold Dredging Company near Idaho City., 1920 View of the falls with town in distance. Idaho Falls, Idaho., 1987 Vollmer 4th of July parade. Ilo, Idaho., 1928 Portion of Juliaetta, Idaho showing brewery site., 1906 Kamiah Presbyterian Church. Kamiah, Idaho., 1952 Bunker Hill and Sullivan & Concentrating Company. Kellogg, Idaho., 1929 Flood at Division Street Bridge. Kellogg, Idaho., 1933-12-22 Copy print of panoramic view of Ketchum, Idaho., 1945 E.S. Sweet sawmill. Near Keuterville, Idaho., 1899 Knox, Idaho., 1905 Kootenai County Track Meet. James Hawkins, Robson, Graf, 1914 Creamery. Kuna, Idaho., 1935 Distant view of Fort Lapwai Indian Sanitarium. Idaho., 1918 Group gathered for baptizing in Lawyer's Canyon., 1902 View of Leland, Idaho taken from the schoolhouse steps., 1942 Salmon-Redrock stage on the Continental Divide. Lemhi Valley, Idaho., 1903 Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington., 1970 Birdseye view of C. Weisgerber Brewery and Wite Bros. Fruit. Lewiston, Idaho., 1902 Creamery. Lewisville, Idaho., 1935 After the snowslide of February 27, 1910. Mace, Idaho., 1910-03-08 Northern Pacific tracks after the snowslide. Mace, Idaho., 1910 Aerial view of portion of Payette Lake. McCall, Idaho., 1977 Creamery. McCammon, Idaho., 1930 Creamery. McDermott, Idaho., 1919 Creamery. Meridian, Idaho., 1920 R.B. Washeteria Dry Cleaning and other establishments. Midvale, Idaho., 1984 Mohler Blacksmith Shop. Mohler, Idaho., 1908 Creamery. Moreland, Idaho., 1935 4th of July parade on Main Street. Looking southwest from the corner of 6th and Main Streets. Moscow, Idaho., 1907-07-01 Large group of children standing in front of Williamson's Store. Moscow, Idaho., 1915 Sale held in front of old stable on northwest corner of 1st and Main Streets. Moscow, Idaho., 1890 Courthouse. Mount Idaho, Idaho., 1892 Business section. Mullan, Idaho., 1940 Murray, Idaho. White building in center, Louisville Hotel., 1886 Myrtle Claim on Trail Gulch. Myrtle, Idaho., 1886 Carnation Milk Co. Nampa, Idaho., 1950 Street scene with horses, men and cars lined up [parade?]. Nez Perce, Idaho., 1932 Distant view of Orofino, Idaho., 1913 Mackay Bar Bridge., 1935 Distant view of Osburn, Idaho., 1970 Creamery. Paris, Idaho., 1920 Paul Butter and Cheese Co. Paul, Idaho., 1947 Union Pacific Railroad Station. Payette, Idaho., 1984-10-01 Aerial view of Peck, Idaho., 1914 Shoshone County Courthouse (1861- ). Pierce, Idaho., 1952 Aerial view of Idaho State University. Pocatello, Idaho., 1969 Post Falls, Idaho., 1964 Fire at Potlatch Mercantile. Potlatch, Idaho., 1963-01-13 Commanding officer speaking to group. CCC camp-Camp Harry Marsh, F-30, Co. 967. Prichard, Idaho., 1933 Erickson's Mill. Reubens, Idaho., 1902 Creamery. Rigby, Idaho., 1921 Idaho Creamery Co. and Garlson Tire & Battery Co. Rupert, Idaho., 1935 Ramey's Mill on Murphy Place. Russell, Idaho., 1901 Panoramic view of Salmon, Idaho., 1930 Pend D'Oreille Creamery Co. Sandpoint, Idaho., 1933 Panoramic view of Silver City, Idaho., 1954 Panoramic view of Spalding, Idaho., 1870 Big white pine. St. Joe Forest. Idaho., 1933 Excursion Day. St. Maries, Idaho., 1886 Copy print of panoramic view of Stanley, Idaho., 1945 Main Street. Stites, Idaho., 1902 Nelson-Ricks Creamery Co. Sugar City, Idaho., 1935 Brass Ranch as it appeared when purchased by Union Pacific Railroad for development as Sun Valley, Idaho., 1936 Wheat field in Teton Valley. Teton County, Idaho., 1910 Creamery. Tetonia, Idaho., 1920 Grain warehouse and tramway. Tramway, Idaho., 1905 Four men standing on Main Street in winter. Troy, Idaho., 1921 Sugar beet plant. Twin Falls, Idaho., 1971 Creamery. Ucon, Idaho., 1930 Creamery. Ustick, Idaho., 1920 Nelson-Ricks Creamery Co. Victor, Idaho., 1936 Panoramic view of Viola, Idaho looking south.., 1914 Vollmer School fire. Vollmer, Idaho., 1928 Looking up King Street from the junction of Placer Creek on the main South Fork of the Coeur D'Alene River. Placer Creek Flood. Wallace, Idaho., 1933-12-23 Railroad tracks washed away by Placer Creek Flood. Wallace, Idaho., 1933-12-23 Panoramic view of Wardner, Idaho., 1889 View of historical mining camp of Warrens, Idaho., 1952 Group gathered in front of Westlake Hotel for camp meeting. Westlake, Idaho., 1902 Jensma Creamery Co. Wilder, Idaho., 1935 Yellow Dog, Idaho., 1938



About the Collection

questions?

Contact Devin: dbecker@uidaho.edu
(208) 885-7040

About the Collection

The Idaho Cities & Towns collection was put together by the Digital Initiatives department over the course of the 2011-2012 school year. The 1083 historical photagraphs in the collection document Idaho cities and towns from the mid 1800s to the end of the twentieth century. To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/index.html.
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Finding Aid

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