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Log, sod, and frame houses on the Quisenbury Ranch on the Snake River ...

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Snake River Falls, Cherry County, Nebraska

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Power Dam and Snake River, Idaho Falls, Idaho

J131153 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; F. J. Bandholtz; August 30, 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Des Moines, IA.

[Maria Gay, full-length portrait, standing, facing left; as Aida in co...

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Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project, Skidway, North Bank of Snake Riv...

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A Thriving Family of Snake River Indians, Alaska

10 Indians in front of teepee. J255490 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by the Keystone View Co. No. 21036. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: I. tribes;... More

[Man holding long snake skin] - Public domain photograph

A black and white photo of a man holding a piece of cloth. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

White migrant squatting down in front of his automobile while camped n...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A truck parked next to a pile of hay, Tennessee. Farm Security Adminis...

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Snake River Valley near Jackson Hole, Wyoming

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Snake River Valley near Jackson Hole, Wyoming

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Crude kitchen at Kirkwood Ranch on the Snake River, Hells Canyon, Idah...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

This prehistoric aboriginal art petroglyph shows carved footprints and...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

[Snake coiled around the letter T]

Illustration of a snake with an apple in its mouth, coiled around the capital letter T.

Swan Falls Village, Cottage 361, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County, ID

Snake River Bridge at Lyons' Ferry, State Route 261 spanning Snake Riv...

Significance: The oldest extant steel cantilever bridge in Washington. It is a good example of early-twentieth century cantilever bridge construction using carbon steel. The structure served first at Vantage Fe... More

Swan Falls Village, Clubhouse 011, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County, ID

Survey number: HABS ID-105-I Building/structure dates: 1901 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1925 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1938 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1955 ... More

Swan Falls Village, Superintendent's Cottage, Snake River, Kuna, Ada C...

Survey number: HABS ID-105-D Building/structure dates: 1910 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1921 Demolished Building/structure dates: 1923 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1929 Subse... More

American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...

Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More

American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...

Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More

Twin Falls-Jerome Bridge, U.S. Highway 93 Spanning Snake River, Twin F...

Significance: The bridge was built by The Union Bridge Company of Portland, Oregon. It is a cantilever deck truss that rises 550 feet above the height of the River. At the time of construction it was reported... More

Twin Falls-Jerome Bridge, U.S. Highway 93 Spanning Snake River, Twin F...

Significance: The bridge was built by The Union Bridge Company of Portland, Oregon. It is a cantilever deck truss that rises 550 feet above the height of the River. At the time of construction it was reported... More

Twin Falls-Jerome Bridge, U.S. Highway 93 Spanning Snake River, Twin F...

Significance: The bridge was built by The Union Bridge Company of Portland, Oregon. It is a cantilever deck truss that rises 550 feet above the height of the River. At the time of construction it was reported... More

Twin Falls-Jerome Bridge, U.S. Highway 93 Spanning Snake River, Twin F...

Significance: The bridge was built by The Union Bridge Company of Portland, Oregon. It is a cantilever deck truss that rises 550 feet above the height of the River. At the time of construction it was reported... More

Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project, 1921 Powerhouse, North Bank of S...

Survey number: HAER ID-45-E Public domain photograph of hydroelectric power station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project, 1921 Powerhouse, North Bank of S...

Survey number: HAER ID-45-E Public domain photograph of hydroelectric power station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Merrill Bridge, Spanning Milk River at Snake Creek-Merrill Road, Harle...

Survey number: HAER MT-123 Building/structure dates: 1913 Initial Construction

Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project, Intake, North Bank of Snake Riv...

Significance: The intake represents an original component of the 1921 expansion of the Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project and the point at which water is channeled into the tunnel and penstock system, which d... More

Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project, Intake, North Bank of Snake Riv...

Significance: The intake represents an original component of the 1921 expansion of the Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project and the point at which water is channeled into the tunnel and penstock system, which d... More

A political concert; the vocal parts by 1. Miss America, 2. Franklin, ...

Print shows a Native woman representing America and Britannia standing in the center holding a pole topped with a liberty cap, they are joined by Benjamin Franklin, Charles James Fox, Augustus Keppel, Lord Shel... More

Cunningham Cabin, Between Snake River & U.S. Route 89, Moose, Teton Co...

Significance: James Pierce Cunningham came to Jackson Hole in 1888 from the state of New York. In 1889 he filed a homestead claim on 160 acres east of the Snake River. The Cunningham Ranch was among the earli... More

Swan Falls Village, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County, ID

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Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Woodville Canal Company, West side of Snake River (River Mile 796), Wo...

Significance: The Woodville Canal Company represents one of the few remaining small-scale canal companies operating in eastern Idaho that continues to be administered and managed by district farmers. The Woodv... More

Snake River Ditch, Headgate on north bank of Snake River, Dillon, Summ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Joso High Bridge, Spanning Snake River at Union Pacific Railroad, Ayer...

Survey number: HAER WA-132 Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The American rattle snake, British Cartoon Print - James Gillray, Brit...

Cartoon shows "American" snake, the emblem used by Americans as a device on their flag before the adoption of the stars and stripes, with two of three coils around units of British soldiers, commanded by Burgoy... More

Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho. - stereocsopic card

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Swan Falls Dam, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County, ID

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Swan Falls Dam, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County, ID

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Swan Falls Dam, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County, ID

A narrow escape from a snake - Public domain book illustration

Illus. in: The Crockett Almanac, 1838, p. 25. Reference copy may be in LOT 4392-5. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: West; Reptiles; Almanacs; Shelf.

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia holding American flag and cornuco...

Addressed to Miss Julia A. Barnes, Granville, Bradford Co., Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp. Verse from song Starry Flag by John Savage: We must keep that flag where it e'er has stood; In front of the free, the wise, ... More

Snake River Falls, in Cherry County, southwest of Valentine, Nebraska

summary: Photographer's annotation "A cave was discovered under the falls several years before 1900 by boys while bathing below the falls. The boys found that the cave had the remains of a fire, extra fuel, and... More

Lone grave near Snake River Falls, Cherry County, Nebraska

summary: Photographer's note: "Hides Horse Thief Cave" original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Snake gathering [A]--Hopi - Public domain portrait print

Group of Hopi snake priests using hoes to dig out snakes, one is holding captured snake.

Lookout Point in Cherry County, near the Snake River.

summary: "The highest hill in all the surrounding country and was once covered with cedar trees clear to the top. A man in one of the trees could command a view of the country for miles in every direction." Se... More

Moqui (Hopi) snake dance, Walpi, Ariz.

Copyright by Elbridge Ayer Burbank. Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hopi (Moquin?) Indians, Snake Kiva, Oraibi pueblo, [Arizona]

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Hopi snake dance, 5/15/26 - Public domain photograph

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Tel Aviv Zoo. [Rat caught by snake and squeezed to death]

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man standing next to a row of parked cars...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Snake River Valley near Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Twin Falls, Idaho is one of the main agricultural buying and distribut...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s, United States, cars, streets, John Kennedy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rattlesnake Rodeo in Opp, Alabama

Eastern Diamondback rattlesnakes have been rattling since the dawn of time, but they have been a main attraction in Opp, Alabama, for the past 48 years. Mr. J.P. Jones was the mastermind behind this small-town,... More

Swan Falls Dam, Wood Shop, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County, ID

For written descriptive information, see narrative report on Swan Falls Dam, HAER ID-20. Significance: Swan Falls Dam was the first hydroelectric dam on Snake River in Idaho, and one of the earliest built in th... More

Swan Falls Village, Cottage 361, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County, ID

Menor's Ferry (Museum), Snake River, Moose, Teton County, WY

Menor's Ferry (Museum), Snake River, Moose, Teton County, WY

Menor's Ferry (Museum), Snake River, Moose, Teton County, WY

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

[Design drawing for stained glass window showing St. John with eagle, ...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Snake River Bridge at Lyons' Ferry, State Route 261 spanning Snake Riv...

Significance: The oldest extant steel cantilever bridge in Washington. It is a good example of early-twentieth century cantilever bridge construction using carbon steel. The structure served first at Vantage Fe... More

Swan Falls Village, Cottage 101, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County, ID

Survey number: HABS ID-105-A Building/structure dates: 1910 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1993 Demolished

Swan Falls Village, Superintendent's Cottage, Snake River, Kuna, Ada C...

Survey number: HABS ID-105-D Building/structure dates: 1910 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1921 Demolished Building/structure dates: 1923 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1929 Subse... More

Swan Falls Village, Superintendent's Cottage, Snake River, Kuna, Ada C...

Survey number: HABS ID-105-D Building/structure dates: 1910 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1921 Demolished Building/structure dates: 1923 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1929 Subse... More

Swan Falls Village, Superintendent's Cottage, Snake River, Kuna, Ada C...

Survey number: HABS ID-105-D Building/structure dates: 1910 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1921 Demolished Building/structure dates: 1923 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1929 Subse... More

Swan Falls Village, Cottage 191, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County, ID

Survey number: HABS ID-105-C Building/structure dates: 1919 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1937 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1944 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1950 ... More

American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...

Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More

American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...

Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More

American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...

Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More

American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...

Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More

American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...

Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More

American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...

Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More

Twin Falls-Jerome Bridge, U.S. Highway 93 Spanning Snake River, Twin F...

Significance: The bridge was built by The Union Bridge Company of Portland, Oregon. It is a cantilever deck truss that rises 550 feet above the height of the River. At the time of construction it was reported... More

Twin Falls-Jerome Bridge, U.S. Highway 93 Spanning Snake River, Twin F...

Significance: The bridge was built by The Union Bridge Company of Portland, Oregon. It is a cantilever deck truss that rises 550 feet above the height of the River. At the time of construction it was reported... More

Twin Falls-Jerome Bridge, U.S. Highway 93 Spanning Snake River, Twin F...

Significance: The bridge was built by The Union Bridge Company of Portland, Oregon. It is a cantilever deck truss that rises 550 feet above the height of the River. At the time of construction it was reported... More

Swan Falls Dam, A-Frame Crane Gantry, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County, I...

For written descriptive information, see narrative report on Swan Falls Dam, HAER ID-20. Significance: Swan Falls Dam was the first hydroelectric dam on Snake River in Idaho, and one of the earliest built in th... More

Swan Falls Dam, A-Frame Crane Gantry, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County, I...

For written descriptive information, see narrative report on Swan Falls Dam, HAER ID-20. Significance: Swan Falls Dam was the first hydroelectric dam on Snake River in Idaho, and one of the earliest built in th... More

Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho. - stereocsopic card

Original negative number: 84. Caption number on back of stereo: No. 50. Part of series: U.S. War Dept., Corps of Engineers; Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of 100th Meridian, Expedition of 1874; Lie... More

Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project, 1907 Powerhouse, North Bank of S...

Significance: The powerhouse, with its two horizontal shaft systems, was the focal point of the first hydroelectric development at Shoshone Falls. In 1907, the powerhouse generated 500 kilowatts of power. With ... More

Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project, 1907 Powerhouse, North Bank of S...

Significance: The powerhouse, with its two horizontal shaft systems, was the focal point of the first hydroelectric development at Shoshone Falls. In 1907, the powerhouse generated 500 kilowatts of power. With ... More

Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project, 1907 Powerhouse, North Bank of S...

Significance: The powerhouse, with its two horizontal shaft systems, was the focal point of the first hydroelectric development at Shoshone Falls. In 1907, the powerhouse generated 500 kilowatts of power. With ... More

Swan Falls Dam, Carpenter Shop, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County, ID

For written descriptive information, see narrative report on Swan Falls Dam, HAER ID-20. Significance: Swan Falls Dam was the first hydroelectric dam on Snake River in Idaho, and one of the earliest built in th... More

Swan Falls Dam, Blacksmith Shop & Annex, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County...

For written descriptive information, see narrative report on Swan Falls Dam, HAER ID-20. Significance: Swan Falls Dam was the first hydroelectric dam on Snake River in Idaho, and one of the earliest built in th... More

Swan Falls Dam, Blacksmith Shop & Annex, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County...

For written descriptive information, see narrative report on Swan Falls Dam, HAER ID-20. Significance: Swan Falls Dam was the first hydroelectric dam on Snake River in Idaho, and one of the earliest built in th... More

Swan Falls Dam, Blacksmith Shop & Annex, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County...

For written descriptive information, see narrative report on Swan Falls Dam, HAER ID-20. Significance: Swan Falls Dam was the first hydroelectric dam on Snake River in Idaho, and one of the earliest built in th... More

Swan Falls Dam, Blacksmith Shop & Annex, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County...

For written descriptive information, see narrative report on Swan Falls Dam, HAER ID-20. Significance: Swan Falls Dam was the first hydroelectric dam on Snake River in Idaho, and one of the earliest built in th... More

Swan Falls Village, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County, ID

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Swan Falls Village, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County, ID

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Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More