Boise Cascade sawmill - Winchester, Idaho, 1964-06

Item — Cabinet: H-1-P-2

Identifier: .19

Staff Only

Content Description

From the Collection:

This collection contains 43 black and white photographic prints and four black and white photographic negatives related to locations across the state of Idaho. Dams feature heavily in this collection, including Teton Dam shortly after its collapse in 1976, Dworshak Dam under construction in 1971, Albeni Falls Dam, and a dam on the Clearwater River near Potlatch Mill in Lewiston, Idaho. Other Idaho landmarks include Whitebird Hill, Boise Airport, and the Saint Joe River.

Dates

Creation: 1964-06

Biographical / Historical

This sawmill was built in 1909 by Craig Mountain Lumber Company, which became the Halleck and Howard Mill in 1955. Taken over by Boise Cascade in 1960, and closed in 1965. The buildings at the mill were lost to fire and the establishment of Winchester Lake State Park.