Pioneer, Idaho, 1907 – Historic Photograph Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic image captures Pioneer, Idaho, 1907 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Pioneer
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Pioneer, Idaho, 1907
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Pioneer, a mining camp in the Boise Basin of Boise County, Idaho, sat in a country that had lived on gold since placer strikes drew crowds in the early 1860s. By 1907 the easy surface gold was largely gone, and the work that remained relied on larger operations, including hydraulic washing and the labor of men who had stayed on or moved in after the first rush. Idaho had been a state for only seventeen years, and its wider economy still rested on mining, timber, and stockmen grazing sheep and cattle, while irrigated farming in the Boise Valley was slowly expanding. Residents of a camp like Pioneer would have measured their year by the output of the claims, the condition of the roads to Idaho City and Boise, and the news of how the mines were faring.
| Created / published | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Creator | harvey, c. e. (chester eugene) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Idaho |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,081 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Pioneer |
| Reference | ID Pioneer 1907 |
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