Picnic in boats
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Miniature photos of Moscow and the University of Idaho
Another Mrs. Murphy
Mrs. Murphy and an unidentified woman
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Happy National Memo Day!
Idaho's First State Forester
Born in 1873, Ben Bush was enlisted as Sergeant in Company D of the First Regiment of Idaho Volunteers in the Philippine Insurrection, on May 1st, 1898. He received two medals, and was mustered out on September 25, 1899.
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The 1974 World’s Fair in Spokane
Logging Day April 21, 2015
In anticipation of Logging Day at the University of Idaho Library tomorrow, April 21, 2015, UI Special Collections is celebrating all things wood. We have selections of plates from Hough’s American Woods showing samples of the types of lumber commonly forested in North Idaho:as well as cruise books and diaries...
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The largest map I’ve ever seen
This map from our Bunker Hill Mining Company Records Collection measures about 5 feet by 20 feet. The different colors show a different level underground, showing levels 9 through 17 in the Bunker Hill Mining Complex. Unfortunately the date is not known.
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Happy Vandal Friday!
Today is the first of our two Vandal Fridays this year, welcoming incoming freshmen to get acquainted with University life. It’s an exciting time for UI Library Special Collections to help family members connect with previous generations of Vandals, through our yearbook collection the Gem of the Mountains, and historical...
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May I Have This Dance
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