Portraits

This collection contains eight black and white photographic prints, mostly relating to political parties and elected officials in the State of Idaho. Images include members of the Idaho State Legislature. Of particular interest is an image showing legislators inside the chambers of the Idaho Territorial Capitol building.

One mounted family portrait of John H. Hall, Gladys Hall, Grace Hall, and baby Clara Hall. Photograph by Tonkin and Griffin in Boise, Idaho.

Four mounted photographs featuring the Senate Human Resources Committee, Senate Commerce and Labor Committee, Senate Health and Welfare Committee and Senate Judiciary and Rule Committee, all from 1989-1990.

Two photographs of Letah Beatty Heimback in the Puget Sound Naval yards.

Photo prints from the Luoma family. John and Lena Luoma immigrated to the United States from Finland. They met in Butte, Montana where they had their first child, Impie. In 1905 they settled in Enaville, Idaho where they had three children, Jalmar, Emil and Sigrid. The family farmed and logged in the Enaville area.

This collection contains 13 black and white photographic prints related to the Salmon River and the area around Salmon, Idaho. Subjects include several early images of Salmon, Idaho, a scow boat floating Pine Creek Rapids, and several unidentified portraits. Of particular interest are two images of David Sandilands, brother of George Sandilands, a scow boat pilot who assisted Henry "Harry" Guleke until his death on the Salmon River in August 1907.

Photographs, albums, and one scrapbook from Margaret Cobb Ailshie (1886-1959), publisher of the Idaho Statesman.

Portrait of Mary McConnell, spouse of William E. Borah.

Four photographic prints of the Morrow family ("Peg Leg Annie's" family).

One color and one black and white official portrait of State Senator Lee Heider, one color group portrait of the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee, one color group portrait of the Health and Welfare Committee, one color group portrait of the Resource and Environment Committee. 61st Legislative Session, 2011.

11 x 14 mounted photograph of Larry Echo Hawk

Unidentified portrait of girl from Eddy Studio in Payette, Idaho, transferred from Linn County Historical Museum. Collections also includes copy of drawing of First Methodist Episcopal Church in Boise and photograph of an American Falls girls basketball team from 1931.

This portrait photographic print features four individuals, including Albert Wolters (2nd from left), taken while attending college in Germany. Wolters appears to be holding a cane while shaking the hand of a man holding a cigar. Three of the men are holding canes. One is wearing a top hat. Original inventory describe the men as "rehearsing a scene in a play."

Charcoal sketch, inscribed to "Bill and Mary" Borah.

Miscellaneous portraits collected by David Porter Baker Pride, register of Land Office in Idaho in the 1880s.

Collection includes a portrait of an unidentified teacher from Tuttle, Idaho taken by Leyson in Jerome, Idaho and a portrait of Iona Sefton, a teacher from Camas, Idaho.

Framed photo of President Wilson

Photographs are of the Bowman family and the Ashley Sign Company established in Boise in 1910. Also includes 19 tintype portraits.

Various mounted photographs, tintypes, and photographic prints of Ed Riordan and Effie Reeves's family and friends. Ed and Effie were married in Idaho City and Uncle "Web" and Uncle Rilly Reeves had a cigar store and Reeves Wholesale in Boise and maybe earlier in Idaho City.