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| Title | Miner in unidentified underground mine, Shoshone County, Idaho, ca. 1920 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1920 |
| Notes | Caption on image: MR 17050 |
| Contextual Notes | Shoshone County is the location of the Silver Valley, which is one of the richest sources of silver in the United States. It was also the site of tension between miners and mining companies in the late 1890s, which resulted in several strikes and military intervention. The conflict eventually culminated in the assassination of former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg in 1905. In 1972 the Sunshine Mine, located in Shoshone County, was the site of the worst mining disaster in U.S. history when 91 miners dies from smoke inhalation when the mine caught on fire. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Miners--Idaho |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Mine shafts--Idaho |
| Location Depicted | United States--Idaho--Shoshone County |
| Digital Collection | Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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| Order Number | AWC1976
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Milnor and Milnora Roberts Photograph Collection. PH Coll 153 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | Silver gelatin ; b&w ; 3 x 4 1/4 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a ScanMaker 6800 at 100-175 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2007. |
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