Collection Timeline

1910 to 1977

1910
Clearwater Fire Protective Association. Letter from the office of Ben E. Bush to Mr. Day, drafted by acting secretary Joanna Sinclair.
Managers letters, Easton to Bradley. Letter detailing the Wallace area fire of 1910.
Managers correspondence about Wallace area fire, Easton to Bradley. Telegram, August 21, 1910
Managers correspondence about Wallace area fire, Easton to Bradley. Telegram, August 21, 1910
Managers correspondence about Wallace area fire, Easton to Bradley. Telegram, August 21, 1910
Managers correspondence about Wallace area fire, Bradley to Easton. Telegram, August 22, 1910
Managers correspondence about Wallace area fire, Easton to Bradley. Telegram, August 21, 1910
Managers correspondence about Wallace area fire, Easton to Bradley. Telegram, August 23-24, 1910
Image labeled "Trail crew cutting out burned timber, Little N. Fork" taken following forest fire of 1910
Image of Wallace, Idaho after the fire of August 20, 1910. Caption ""General view from Samuel's Hotel, showing Oregon, Washington Railroad and Navigation station, August 20, 1910""
Image of Wallace, Idaho taken five days after the fire of August 20, 1910
Image of Wallace, Idaho after the fire of August 20, 1910.
Image of Wallace, Idaho after the fire of August 20, 1910, shows the corner of Samuel's Hotel on August 22, 1910.
Oil tank that withstood the forest fire of August 20, 1910
Taken from the tank of the town after the forest fire of August 20, 1910
Image of Wallace, Idaho after the fire of August 20, 1910, East Wallace
Image of Wallace, Idaho after the fire of August 20, 1910, East Wallace
Showing ruins of the Pacific Hotel; Hotel street from 7th. Forest fire 1910
Plumes of smoke appear over Wallace before August 20 forest fire enters town
Images shows two men standing in the yard of a home. 1910 Forest fire
Men burned in the forest fire of August 20, 1910.
Night time image of the forest fire burning buildings in Wallace, Idaho August 20, 1910.
Night time image of the forest fire burning buildings in Wallace, Idaho August 20, 1910.
Night time image of the forest fire burning buildings in Wallace, Idaho August 20, 1910.
Night time image of the forest fire burning buildings in Wallace, Idaho August 20, 1910.
Night time image of the forest fire burning buildings in Wallace, Idaho August 20, 1910.
Image of Wallace, Idaho after the fire of August 20, 1910, people can be seen in the distance assessing the damage
Image of Wallace, Idaho after the fire of August 20, 1910, appears to caputre a pile of burned-over debris from a building and maybe equipment
Image of Wallace, Idaho after the fire of August 20, 1910, with debris from a damaged building
Image of Wallace, Idaho after the fire of August 20, 1910, with debris from a damaged building that bears the words "Levi Strauss & Co's Overalls"
Image is of the big pine that killed three men, Big Creek. 1910 Forest fire. Copied from S.A. Woodbury.
Image shows the remains of brick building at 721 Bank Street and, in background, O.R. & N railroad depot, after fire of August 20, 1910.
Image shows the remains of brick building at 721 Bank Street and, in background, O.R. & N railroad depot, after fire of August 20, 1910.
Image is of debris from damaged Wallace Brewery building. Forest fire 1910.
Image shows Mr. Morris at the Pulaski tunnel in Placer Creek. 1910 Forest fire. Copied from S.A. Woodbury.
Image is of debris from damaged Wallace Brewery building. Forest fire 1910.
Image shows burned timber surrounding Placer Creek after the fire. Forest fire 1910.
Image shows burned timber surrounding Placer Creek after the fire. Forest fire 1910.
Image labeled "After the fire on the Lille North Fork St. Joe." Copied from S.A. Woodbury.
Postcard: description was handwritten on front, "Wallace after 1910 fire"
Harlan Ridge fire from Bertha Hill. Beaver Creek
Image shows the entrance to War Eagle Mine where Edward C. Pulaski led 40 men and two horses to escape from fire. 1910 Forest fire. Copied for Edward Pulaski, 1960.
View of burnt over Striped Peak area.
View of burnt over ridge top. Here the fire came up the ridge and crowned to the top, slowed down at the ridge crest. It burned very hard as can be noted by the burned out green timber. A wall of searing flame.
View of burnt over valley in Clearwater area.
View of burnt over area after August 1910 forest fire
View of burnt over Dull Axe area after August 1910 forest fire
Image shows burned timber surrounding Placer Creek after the fire. Forest fire 1910.
View of burnt over ridge top
View of burnt over Fish Hook Creek in St. Joe country
Image shows the debris from the Coeur d'Alene Hardware Warehouse on September 3, 1910 after the fire on August 20, 1910 swept through Wallace, Idaho.
Images shows tents of a Black soldiers camp set up outside of Wallace, Idaho. Forest fire 1910.
Image shows men working on the hill opposite of 6th St. in Wallace, Idaho. Forest fire 1910.
Image shows damage from the forest fire to the Worstell Co. Store. A young boy stands in the intersection looking back at the camera. Forest fire 1910.
Image shows the debris from the Coeur d'Alene Hardware Warehouse on September 3, 1910 after the fire on August 20, 1910 swept went through Wallace, Idaho.
Image shows the debris from the Coeur d'Alene Hardware Warehouse on September 3, 1910 after the fire on August 20, 1910 swept went through Wallace, Idaho.
Image is of debris from damaged Wallace Brewery building. Forest fire 1910.
Image of Wallace, Idaho after the fire of August 20, 1910.

1912
Advertisement for Walter H. Hanson as a Republican candidate for State Senator. Made into slide for theatre showings.

1917
Portrait of Elsie Pulaski
Group shot of Edward C. Pulaski.

1942
A history of the 1910 forest fire written in 1942 by Elers Koch, National Forest Supervisor of the Lolo Forest.

1977
Oral History - Ione "Pinkie" Adair, part 1
Oral History - Ione "Pinkie" Adair, part 2
Conversation with Ione ("Pinkie") Adair at her Moscow home February 24, 1977, as well as sister Bernadine Cornelison. Women homesteaders in the timber. Experiences of 1910 fire. Friendship with father. Dr. Watkins family. Carrie Bush and Mary Borah. 2-24-77 2.5 hr 59p