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Boise City Stereographs, circa 1882-1886, 1979, 2011
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Boise City Stereographs
- Dates
- circa 1882-1886, 1979, 2011 (inclusive)18822011
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- MSS 295
- Summary
- Three stereograph cards featuring birds-eye views of 6th, 7th, and 8th streets, respectively, in downtown Boise City, Idaho, taken between 1882 and 1886; together with supporting documentation identifying the scenes and the buildings in them.
- Repository
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Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is available for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Photographer M.M. (Martin Mason) Hazeltine was born on July 31, 1827 in Vermont. With his brother George, he operated a daguerreotype shop in San Francisco in 1853, which produced scenic photography of places such as Yosemite. The firm later moved to Mendocino, California.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection consists of three stereograph cards featuring birds-eye views of 6th, 7th, and 8th streets, respectively, in downtown Boise City, Idaho, taken between 1882 and 1886; together with supporting documentation identifying the scenes and the buildings in them. One card was annotated by Mary (Holcomb) Worswick (1865-1956), identifying Central School; another is annotated by her daughter, Mildred Worswick (1902-1992). The cards were part of "M.M. Hazeltine's Gems of the Pacific Coast" Series.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[item description], Boise City Stereographs, Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
Augusts Koch's 1890 birds-eye view map of Boise City (Spec. Coll. G4274.B6A3 1890 .K63), though published a few years later, assisted in the dating of the photographs. The balustrade on the gallery of the Central Hotel (7th and Idaho) was a particularly good landmark to orient the 6th and 7th Street photos in this collection with the map. The most noticeable difference between these stereographs and the Koch map is the Idaho Territorial Capitol building--present on the Koch map but not in any of the photos. The Capitol Building was built in 1886. Since Central School was built 1882, the photos are dated circa 1882-1886.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Stereograph 1
Seventh Street [later Capitol Boulevard] looking north, from the roof of the Central Hotel. The cross street running east-west is Idaho Street. Landmarks include: Central School, (built 1882) is marked with an "X." The building sits between 7th and 8th, on Jefferson (now the west wing of the present State Capitol.); St. Michael's Episcopal Church, on the west (left) side of the street, on the corner of Bannock (which runs behind it) and 7th. It was later renamed Christ Chapel and moved to the North End; then in 1964 to Boise Junior College campus; Central Hotel, whose peaked roof is in the foreground, was on the southeast corner of 7th and Idaho (now part of the site of City Hall). (See Statesman ad, January 1, 1884). Its gallery is clearly visible in Koch's 1890 bird's eye view of Boise; Kingsley Art Gallery on the east (right) side of 7th Street. An advertisement in the Statesman gives its location as "East Side Seventh St., two doors north of Idaho" (October 11, 1881). Its sign is visible and legible hanging in front of the shop.
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circa 1882-1886 |
| 1 | 1 | Stereograph 2
Grove Street in the foreground, running east and west, and 8th street running toward the north. Taken from the roof of C.W. Moore's mansion at the corner of 8th and Grove. Landmarks include: Central School (built 1882) in the distance marked by an X; Overland Hotel on the northwest corner of Main and 8th streets (later the site of the Eastman Building, and then the undeveloped lot known in the 1990s and 2000s as "the hole"). Its horizontal sign, but not the building, is visible on the west (left) side of the street.
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circa 1882-1886 |
| 1 | 1 | Stereograph 3
6th Street, taken from an upper floor of the Ada County courthouse on Jefferson, looking south. Landmarks include: Central Hotel at the corner of 7th and Idaho streets. Its large white mass is visible in the upper right quarter of the photo. The main block is a long rectangular building running east-west with 5 windows visible in the upper floor, 4 windows visible in the floor below it. A shorter north-south wing is in front of it; the balustrade of the gallery at the roofline is visible; it also appears on Koch's birds-eye view of Boise, 1890.
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circa 1882-1886 |
| 1 | 2 | Photo identifications
By Alan Virta.
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2011 |
| 1 | 3 | Correspondence from Mildred Worswick to Katie Copp | 1979 |
| 1 | 4 | Worswick/Holcomb genealogy research | 2011 |
| 1 | Boise Stereograph card for viewer
Not a part of Melinda Bellomy gift.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Hazeltine, M.M. (Martin Mason), 1827-1903
Geographical Names
- Boise (Idaho)
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs
- Stereographs
Collection processed by Alan Virta
2011; updated 2024
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