Photos

From the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress, has over 2700 Photos, Prints & Drawings for Idaho, including 27 for Owyhee County.

Sampling from Florida Mountain Mining Sites (1968): -


View of Silver City with east side of Florida Mountain in background. Camera pointed west. Florida Mountain Mining Sites, Silver City. Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Stone Cabin I, West Slope Florida Mountain, Northwest
Empire Mine below summit, Silver City. Original construction ca. 1860
Tip Top Mine, West face of Florida Mountain, approximately 150 feet below summit, Silver City. The Tip Top Mine is associated with the most active time of historic mining activity. Initial construction, ca. 1880

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