The Frisco Mine and Mill, Between Wallace and Burke, sometime before July 11, 1892. On that date, following strife between mine owners and union workers, an explosive was sent down the flume into the mill building in the center of the photo. Picnicing at St. Joe. At around 2200 feet in elevation, the St. Joe is one of the highest navigable rivers in the world. In the early 1900s steamships came up the river from Coeur d'Alene Lake for business and pleasure trips.
Hats appear to be mandatory for anyone over the age of three.
Located at a major intersection of two Union Pacific rail lines, streets in Pocatello were aligned with and perpendicular to the tracks. Dan Lester, postcard aficionado in the Boise State University library, assisted in their selection.