Photograph of mining town Burke, Idaho
Collection — Box: 1985
Identifier: P1985-052
Content Description
One damaged black and white photograph and negative of Burke, Idaho. Burke was established in 1887 as a mining town for silver, lead, and zinc. The Hecla, Star, and Hercules Silver mines operated out of Burke. The last mine in Burke closed in 1991.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Extent
1 Photographic Negatives
1 Photographic Prints
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Finding aid for P1985-052 Photograph of mining town Burke, Idaho
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- MFS
- Date
- 2025-04-24
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Idaho State Archives Photograph Collections Repository
Contact:
2205 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise ID 83712 United States
(208) 334-2620
public.archives@ishs.idaho.gov
2205 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise ID 83712 United States
(208) 334-2620
public.archives@ishs.idaho.gov