The extensive collections at the Library of Congress contain historic artifacts and cultural materials from across the U.S. The list below is just a sample of the many Idaho resources available for free on the Library's Web site.
The tools at the end of the page can help teachers use these in the classroom. Teachers can find even more primary sources, along with the tools to help use them in the classroom, at www.loc.gov/teachers. They can also search the Library's American Memory or Prints and Photographs collections.

Lewis and Clark in the Rocky Mountains, 1990
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Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1909
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Sham battle at the Pan-American Exposition, 1901 |

1994 Idaho State Winner; Patches for the Past
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Governors, Coats of Arms - Image 14 (W. Duke Sons & Co.), 1888 |

Idaho. 1864
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Certainly not in mid-stream, 1924 |

New and short route to the gold mines of the Black Hills, Montana and Idaho. 400 miles saved. The “Black Hills exploring and mining association” desires to call the attention of miners and emigrants to the new and short route to the gold mines, 1865 |

Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho, 1874 |

Samantha Lake Brimhall, 1936 |

Tu ya no me quieres = You don't love me any more, 1939 |

Boise County Courthouse, Northeast corner, Main & Wall Streets, Idaho City, Boise County, ID, c1933 |
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