The 1992 Mining History Association 2nd Annual Conference predated the widespread use of digital photography and the Internet that we know today.  Years later when the web page was created to document the Boise conference, few photos could be found.  Patty Pickett offered to share some of the collection of photos she has taken of many of Idaho’s old mining towns, including those visited on the MHA field trips.  We hope that you will enjoy her evocative pictures of Idaho’s mining heritage.  CLICK ON any of towns listed below and join Patty on her photographic journey through Idaho’s scenic back country.  Learn more about the history of these historic mining areas in Merle Wells, “Gold Camps and Silver Cities,” which can be downloaded from the Idaho Geological Survey website.

Atlanta and Rocky Bar   Bayhorse   Caribou Mountain   Custer and Bonanza   Gilmore and Nicholia   Idaho City*   Alder Creek-Mackay   Shoup and Ulysses   Silver City and Delamar*   Yellow Jacket   * Historic mining towns visited on the 1992 MHA field trips.

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE Historic Mill at Bayhorse, ID.