Idaho’s grant of statehood in 1890 makes it one of the last to be officially incorporated into the continental US. This means that a little over a century ago, Idaho was still in its infancy, caught in the middle of a dramatic transformation from a thriving livestock and natural resource-based economy to a growing agricultural powerhouse in a swiftly industrializing America.
Here, you’ll catch a glimpse of daily life and economic growth in Idaho just after the turn of the century (1905-1920), when commerce was booming. But the simple, rural lifestyle that we still know and love today was at the core of our great state’s evolution.
1. Orchard State Fairgrounds before the roller coasters. Boise, 1915
According to the back of this photo, "These fish came down the irrigation lateral in the town of Nampa and were caught in the fish trap shown directly under the line of fish."
8. There aren't many of these around today. A sheep and cattle farm in Southern Idaho, 1915
Idaho has such a rich and unique history Even one hundred years later, you can still see remnants of our past as a rural, forested, and recreation-loving paradise. If you have any photos from this era stored away, we’d love for you to share them!
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