Idaho Harvester

The University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives hopes you find a way to beat the heat this weekend. Maybe you can take a quick dip in a nearby lake, river or pool like this trio of water lovers in Coolin, Idaho. [Read More]

Equal opportunity isn’t always the first thought to come to mind when looking at historic mining collections, however with the Option Mining Company, typical gender occupations of 1925 seem to be reversed when Mrs. Lorena K. Stratton was elected chairman/president and Mr. William J. Stratton secretary. Presumably they make up... [Read More]

Did you know that Genuine IDAHO Potatoes offer your family… *Iron to Build Blood’ *Vitamin C for Healthy Teeth and Gums; * Potassium for Muscle Power; *Low Sodium; *Fewer Calories than Rice or Pasta and Twice as much Fiber! [Read More]

Idaho Argonaut Staff members read newspaper [Read More]

Fireworks display [1] [Read More]

Idaho was officially recognized as a state July 3, 1890.University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Cover to Cover celebrates Idaho’s statehood with a look at the 4 volume set History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains. [Read More]

In addition to silver, zinc and lead, copper also became a primary ore mined in the Coeur d’Alene Mining region. Incorporated in 1906, the National Copper Mining Company consisted of 8 mining claims and one mill site, shown here 5 years after its first demise after steadily declining production. National... [Read More]

Today we congratulate U of I Library Dean Dr. Lynn Baird on her retirement after 4 decades of service! Lynn joined the Library in 1974, quickly making her way up to Head of Serials in 1976, one of the few women in university leadership roles at that time. Lynn became... [Read More]

Yosemite Falls, from the Olaf P. Larson Stereopticon Slides. [Read More]