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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

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