COLLECTION
Potlatch Lumber Company Photograph Collection Item Info
- Title:
- Potlatch Lumber Company Photograph Collection
- Link:
- https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/plcphotos/
- Date Created:
- 1865
- Archival Date:
- 1865-1999
- Collection Description:
- A collection of over 1500 photographs from the Potlatch Lumber Company depicting working conditions, workers, logging and mill operations, and other related subject matter.
- Librarian Explanation:
- Students can explore Idaho's forestry industry, from logging and milling to lumber transport and reseeding. Photographs also depict other critical aspects of forest stewardship, such as controlled burns and fire lookouts.
- Relevant Standard:
- 4.SS.3.2.2 Describe how geographic features of Idaho have determined the economic base of Idaho's regions; 6-9.WG.2.11 Analyze the locations of the major manufacturing and agricultural areas in regions throughout the world; 6-9.WG.3.1 Describe abundance, scarcity, and distribution of resources; explain their impact on decision making such as trade, settlement, stewardship of the natural environment, and development of infrastructure.
- Location:
- Potlatch, Idaho
- Latitude:
- 46.92142861
- Longitude:
- -116.8988258
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Language:
- eng
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Potlatch Lumber Company Photograph Collection", University of Idaho Library Open Education Portal, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://thecdil.github.io/oep/items/potlatch-lumber-company-photograph.html