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Dwellings

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the history and description of human shelters. Works on the social and economic aspects of housing are entered under Housing. Works on the architectural aspects of residences are entered under Architecture, Domestic.

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Alexander Family Photographs

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: P2002-015
Content Description

Images of the 11th Governor of Idaho, Moses Alexander and the Alexander family.

Dates: Existence: 1885 - 1963

Alexander Simons photograph of the Alexander family in front of their home at 3rd street and State Street - Boise, Idaho

 Collection — Box 1977
Identifier: P1977-039
Content Description

This black and white photographic print shows Moses Alexander and Leha Alexander with their children and other family members outside of their home on 3rd Street and State Street in Boise, Idaho. Identified individuals include Moses Alexander (far left), Nathan Alexander (second from left), Leha Alexander (sixth from left in dark skirt), Nettie Alexander (seventh from left, seated between bicycles), and Emma Alexander (seated far right). All others in photograph are unidentified.

Dates: 1898

Bacon Home in Round Valley, Idaho

 Collection
Identifier: P2001-010
Content Description

Mounted photographic print of the Bacon Home in Round Valley, Idaho. People identified on back are Wade Bacon and Gratia.

Dates: Existence: 1880

Blewett family photographs of Peter E. Engel

 Collection — Box 1983.1
Identifier: P1983-59
Content Description This collection contains 4 copy photographic prints of images relating to Peter E. Engel of Caldwell, Idaho. Subjects include several images of Engel himself, his residence in Caldwell, Idaho, and a portrait of his son-in-law, Karl L. Mann, who served as the manager of Gem County Abstract Company in Emmett, Idaho. These images were donated with nine tools that belonged to Engel that were given to the Blewett family by Mann. It is assumed these tools are stored in the Idaho State Museum...
Dates: 1882 - 1970

Boise Public Library collection of lithographic prints

 Collection
Identifier: P1977-022
Content Description

This collection contains 28 black and white photographic print copies of lithographic prints that appeared in Augustus Koch's "Bird's Eye View of Boise City" and "Boise City, Principal Business Houses and Private Residences." These negatives are reproductions of the images loaned to the Idaho State Historical Society in 1977 by Boise Public Library.

Dates: 1878 - 1890

Cuddy family photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1966-070
Content Description

Photographs from the John Cuddy Collection (MS 170). Images of the Cuddy family and various Boise scenes. John Cuddy owned the Cuddy Flour Mill and Mercantile store in Rush Creek and Salubria, Idaho.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1905 - 1909

Dorothy King collection of Boise, Idaho area photographs

 Collection — Box 1983.1
Identifier: P1983-081
Content Description

This collection contains 13 black and white photographic prints of sites and buildings in the Boise, Idaho area. Images include the O'Farrell cabin, Spanish Village, the Idaho State Historical Museum, and various dwellings.

Dates: 1950 - 1959

Ednamae Loder photograph collection

 Collection — Box 1977.2
Identifier: P1977-115
Content Description

This collection contains fourteen black and white photographic prints of locations and people from the Boise, Idaho area, including Boise Depot, the residence of Cora E. Long, and portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Timan A. Johnson

Dates: Majority of material found within 1911 - 1914

Fred Dykes photographs of Montpelier, Idaho

 Collection — Box 1983.2
Identifier: P1983-115
Content Description

This collection contains eight black and white photographic prints of the Union Pacific depot in Montpelier, Idaho, including the turntable and two houses in the area.

Dates: 1983

Guy Atley photographs of Saint Anthony area

 Collection
Identifier: P1963-251
Content Description

Photos .1-.13 and .18-.19 were taken by Dr. Guy Atley who lived in St. Anthony, Idaho. He died in 1918. Photographs include Ashton, Marysville, Saint Anthony and various other unidentified locations. Photos .14-.17 were taken later, by an unknown photographer. Donated by Paul Gifford

Dates: 1911 - 1942

James A. Priebe collection of Walter R. Priebe photographs

 Collection — Box 1982
Identifier: P1982-108
Content Description

This collection contains seven photographic prints related to Walter R. Priebe of Twin Falls, Idaho. Two of the images are of Priebe on his 100th birthday. The remaining five images are of Priebe's house at 155 7th Avenue East, including interior shots of the parlor room.

Dates: 1981-05

Janie Horner photographs of Boise, Idaho

 Collection — Box 1982
Identifier: P1982-137
Content Description

This collection contains two black and white photographic prints. One is of the Horner residence which stood at 36th Street and State Street in Boise, Idaho. The other image was captured during the sale of a saddle at Main Auctions, 29th Street and Main Street in Boise, Idaho.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1920 - 1943

Jennie M. Cornell photographs of Middleton, Idaho

 Collection — Box 1982
Identifier: P1982-052
Content Description

This collection contains nine black and white photographic prints of buildings in and around Middleton, Idaho. Also includes an image of McNish Sawmill in Emmett, Idaho and a portrait of Reverand Benjamin F. Morrow of Dixie, Idaho.

Dates: 1860 - 1973

K. K. Stratton collection of Boise related photographs

 Item
Identifier: P1963-098
Content Description

Various images of Boise, including a glass plate of the Idaho State Penitentiary, W.C.T.U water fountain, and the old First Baptist Church.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1920 - 1949

Moses and Nathan Alexander

 Collection
Identifier: P2002-016
Content Description

Photographs of 11th Governor of Idaho, Moses Alexander, the Alexander home in Germany and Boise, and Colonel Nathan Alexander.

Dates: Existence: 1916 - 1920

Ollie Gunderson Grindstaff collection of Horseshoe Bend area photographs

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: P1977-061
Content Description

This collection contains 25 black and white photographic prints and 22 black and white photographic negatives of people, residences, and activities in the area of Horseshoe Bend, Idaho. Several families are pictured, including the Gunderson and Mann families. Locations include Quartzburg, Horseshoe Bend, and Porter Creek.

Dates: 1885 - 1924

Riordan and Reeves Family

 Collection
Identifier: P2002-013
Content Description

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.

Dates: Existence: 1910 - 1936

Rupert Shaw photograph collection of Boise, Idaho buildings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: P1977-026
Content Description

This collection contains sixteen black and white photographic prints and nine black and white photographic negatives. The images are of buildings across Idaho, including residential houses in Caldwell and the post office in Pocatello, but primarily focus on stores and schools in Boise, Idaho.

Dates: 1940 - 1947

Sites Survey

 Collection — Box 1983.1
Identifier: P1983-005
Content Description

This collection contains 56 black and white photographic prints of buildings and landmarks in southern and central Idaho. Of particular interest are buildings on the Idaho State University campus at Pocatello, Idaho and dwellings and buildings in Placerville. This collection also contains a series of images of the Alexander House in Boise, Idaho, shortly after a remodel in 1982. Some prints have negatives.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1976 - 1982-11