It’s been exactly one month since Stranger Things 3 came out and these mining photos of a hoist room and ore grinding mill from Hercules Mining Company in North Idaho look strangely similar to the giant laser that the Russians use in Stranger Things 3 to reopen the gate to the upside-down at Hawkins Lab! University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives has a lot of materials related to mining in Idaho, including photographs, documents, and published books. Come check us out!

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Photos courtesy of PG83 Tabor Drug Company collection, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives