Burke (Idaho)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Burke and Wallace Idaho Postcards
Collection
Identifier: P2022-018
Content Description
2 copies of color postcard of city view of Wallace, Idaho 1 color postcard of Main Street Burke, Idaho
Dates:
circa 1950-1965
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:
undated