Idaho
Lunch in the Chance Mine 1909 (colorized)
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This iconic western mining scene has been colorized by Western Mining History. In this image, miners are taking a lunch break in the Chance mine in 1909. The Chance is a silver mine located in Shoshone County, Idaho, in a region known as the “Silver Valley”. The Silver Valley is the top silver producing region in the United States, and second in the world.
Silver City, Idaho stage office 1868 (colorized)
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This iconic western mining scene has been colorized and enhanced by Western Mining History. 1868 was the year of the “Owyhee War”, when armed gangs fought bloody battles, some underground, for control of one of the district’s richest mines.
Lunch in the Chance Mine 1909 (colorized)
PURCHASE DIGITAL FILE
This iconic western mining scene has been colorized by Western Mining History. In this image, miners are taking a lunch break in the Chance mine in 1909. The Chance is a silver mine located in Shoshone County, Idaho, in a region known as the “Silver Valley”. The Silver Valley is the top silver producing region in the United States, and second in the world.
Silver City, Idaho stage office 1868 (colorized)
PURCHASE DIGITAL FILE
This iconic western mining scene has been colorized and enhanced by Western Mining History. 1868 was the year of the “Owyhee War”, when armed gangs fought bloody battles, some underground, for control of one of the district’s richest mines.
