COLLECTION
Idaho Cities and Towns Collection Item Info
- Title:
- Idaho Cities and Towns Collection
- Link:
- https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/cities/
- Date Created:
- 1862
- Archival Date:
- 1862-2000
- Collection Description:
- A digital collection comprised of historical photographs of over 130 Idaho Cities and Towns, spanning the years 1862 to 2000.
- Librarian Explanation:
- Students can explore the growth of cities and towns across Idaho as well as the effects this growth had on the environment and local indigenous groups through photographs of main streets, major historical events, businesses, and people.
- Relevant Standard:
- 4.SS.2.3.2 Discuss the impact of settlement in Idaho on American Indian tribal lands, such as aboriginal and/or ceded territories, and the Treaties of 1855 and 1863.; 4.SS.2.3.3 Identify the geographic features of Idaho and explain their impact on settlement.; 4.SS.2.3.4 Compare and contrast: city/suburb/town, urban/rural, farm/factory, and agriculture/industry; 5.SS.1.10 Review that American Indians were the first inhabitants of the United States and analyze the impact of westward expansion on Indigenous peoples; 6-9.WH.2.5 Explain how transportation routes stimulate the growth of cities and the exchange of goods, knowledge, and technology.
- Subjects:
- cities and towns westward expansion
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Language:
- eng
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Idaho Cities and Towns Collection", University of Idaho Library Open Education Portal, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://thecdil.github.io/oep/items/idaho-cities-and-towns.html