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Robert C. Strom collection of T. N. Barnard photographs and postcards, 1986-1926

Overview of the Collection

Title
Robert C. Strom collection of T. N. Barnard photographs and postcards
Dates
1986-1926 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 folder
Collection Number
MG 5802
Summary
Photographs by T. N. Barnard, postcards, and a photocopy of a paper by Karen Longeteig.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Robert Charles Strom was born on September 11, 1927 to Clarence and Myrtle Strom in Kellogg, Idaho. Strom attended the University of Idaho College of Law and was very active on campus. He was a member of the Scabbard and Blade, Pershing Rifle, Alpha Phi Omega, Pi Gamma Mu, and Bench and Bar. Strom completed his undergraduate degree in 1949, and finished his graduate degree in 1952. He met Shirley Longeteig while at U of I, and they married that same year. Strom continued to be an active Vandal family member, often giving talks on campus. He practiced law for about 55 years, served on the Idaho Constitutional Revision Commission, and was general counsel for the Nez Perce Tribe. Strom also served as president of the University of Idaho Library Associates and the U of I Library Board. He died on March 18, 2008 at 80 years old. Currently there is a Shirley Longeteig Strom and Robert C. Strom Library Endowment.

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Content Description

Robert C. Strom was a well-known member of the Moscow and University of Idaho community. He was a U of I alum, and practiced law for more than fifty years. This is his small collection of T. N. Barnard photographs which feature northern Idaho towns and cities, as well as various postcards from the early 1900s.

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Other Descriptive Information

Materials in this collection may contain images, language, or other content that may be offensive or disturbing. These materials are a product of a time and place in history and should be viewed within their historical context. To maintain historical accuracy, the materials appear as they were originally created to serve as historical evidence of the social mindsets, occurrences, behaviors, and norms of their time. They do not reflect the current views of the University of Idaho. For more information about how we treat materials with offensive or disturbing content, please see the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections & Archives Offensive Content Policy.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection was separated into three series. Series I is photographs, Series II is postcards, and Series III is miscellaneous.

Location of Collection

This collection is located in the Small Manuscripts area of Special Collections and Archives.

Acquisition Information

These materials were donated by Shirley Strom in 2008.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • I: Photographs

    • Description: Day shift, Standard Mine
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder 1, Object 1
    • Description: McKinniss Hotel, the pioneer hotel of Kellogg, Idaho
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder 1, Object 2
    • Description: Seven men in a mine
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder 1, Object 3
    • Description: Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mill, Wallace, Idaho
      Taken by T. N. Barnard.
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder 1, Object 4
    • Description: Rex Mill, Wallace, Idaho
      Taken by T. N. Barnard.
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder 1, Object 5
    • Description: View of an unidentified mill or mine
      Taken by T. N. Barnard.
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder 1, Object 6
    • Description: Bunker Hill and Sullivan Concentrator at Kellogg, Idaho, after Dynamite Explosion, 2:25 p.m., April 29, 1899
      Taken by T. N. Barnard.
      Dates: 29 April 1899`
      Container: Folder 1, Object 7
    • Description: Coeur d'Alene Bull Pen (Prison)
      Taken by T. N. Barnard. Caption states: In which were confined 324 men, June 2, 1899, for the supposed participation in the blowing up of the Bunker Hill mill, April 29, 1899. Also the Camps of Companies A, F and L, Twenty-fourth U. S. Infantry (colored), Capt. Benj. Leavell, commanding.
      Dates: 1899
      Container: Folder 1, Object 8
    • Description: B. H. & S. Power Plant, Mills, and Office, and Kellogg, Idaho.
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder 1, Object 9
    • Description: Bunker Hill and Sullivan Concentrator at Kellogg, Idaho, after Dynamite Explosion, 2:25 p. m., April 29, 1899 [2]
      Taken by T. N. Barnard.
      Dates: 29 April 1899
      Container: Folder 1, Object 10
    • Description: Two men stand with three horses
      The back of the photo reads: "George."
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder 1, Object 11
    • Description: Five men stand on the street outside of a cigar shop
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder 1, Object 12
    • Description: Five men stand in a cigar shop
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder 1, Object 13
    • Description: View of Wardner, Idaho
      Dates: 11 June 1928
      Container: Folder 1, Object 14
    • Description: Drilling contest, Wardner, Idaho July 5
      For reasons unknown, this photo has small black string criss-crossing over it like a grid pattern. Possible used for measuring during photo processing..
      Dates: 5 July (year unknown)
      Container: Folder 1, Object 15
    • Description: Group of sixteen men posed for a photo
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder 1, Object 16
    • Description: View of an unidentified town
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder 1, Object 17
    • Description: Ten men posed in a cigar shop
      Dates: undated
      Container: Folder 1, Object 18
  • II: Postcards

    • Description: No. 19. McConnell Hotel Kellogg, Idaho
      Address to Miss F. Harlan, 1062 S. Emerson, Denver Colo.
      Container: Folder 1, Object 19
    • Description: No. 5. Birds eye view Kellogg, Idaho.
      Addressed to Miss Francis Harlan 1062, So. Emerson, Denver, Colo.
      Dates: May 1917
      Container: Folder 1, Object 20
    • Description: The New Town of "Elk Prairie" on the Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad, 15 miles above St. Joe, Idaho
      Addressed to the Harlan Family, Wardner, Idaho Box 242.
      Container: Folder 1, Object 21
    • Description: Wallace, Idaho looking N. W. Richest Town of its size in the World
      Addressed to Miss Francis Harlan, Wardner, Idaho. On the postcard there is red crayon outlining where parts of the town got burned in 1910.
      Dates: 25 August 1910
      Container: Folder 1, Object 22
    • Description: Street view outside of Kellogg Hotel in Kellogg, Idaho
      Addressed to Miss Francis Harlan 1062 S. Emerson St. Denver, Colo.
      Container: Folder 1, Object 23
    • Description: Coeur De Alene Valley, Black Lake, Ida. 1867
      Addressed to Miss Francis Harlan Kellogg, Idaho.
      Dates: 30 August 1916
      Container: Folder 1, Object 24
    • Description: No. 11. McKinnley Ave. Kellogg, Idaho
      Addressed to Miss Frances L. Harlan, 1062 S. Emerson St., Denver, Colorado.
      Container: Folder 1, Object 25
    • Description: Birds eye view of Kellogg, Ida.
      Addressed to Mrs. Francis H. Reid. 832 S. Divs. St. Kellogg Idaho.
      Container: Folder 1, Object 26
    • Description: Wardner, Idaho
      Back reads: "Barnard's Studio. Discount Sale for January and February."
      Container: Folder 1, Object 27
    • Description: No. 15. Scene at Kellogg, Idaho.
      Addressed to Miss Frances Harlan Denver Colo. to 1062 S. Emerson St.
      Container: Folder 1, Object 28
    • Description: View of unidentified town
      Container: Folder 1, Object 29
  • III: Miscellaneous

    • Description: Ghost Towns of Lewis County by Karen Longeteig (photocopy)
      2 copies.
      Container: Folder 1, Object 30

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Subject Terms

  • Photograph collections
  • Photographers

Personal Names

  • Barnard, T. N. (Thomas Nathan)
  • Strom, Robert C., 1927-2008

Corporate Names

  • Barnard Studio (Wallace, Idaho)

Geographical Names

  • Bunker Hill Mine (Idaho)
  • Sunshine Mine (Kellogg, Idaho)
  • Wallace (Idaho)
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