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This collection consists of manuscripts and research notes by Virginia S. Burlingame concerning Johnny Healy, his life and family, mining around Florence, Idaho Territory, in the 1860s, Fort Whoop-Up and the whiskey trade, Fort Benton, Montana Territory, the Klondike gold rush and mining in Alaska; and a manuscript entitled "John Barr, River Pilot" by John Linton Struble (Virginia S. Burlingame's pen name).

Abstract This collection consists of records collected and created by the Oscar Mueller family. The records document their professional and personal lives spanning from 1856 to 2017. Oscar Mueller’s papers span from 1864 to 1997 and mainly consist of his activities as a lawyer and an amateur historian. Record types include correspondence, biographical articles, masonic membership documents, obituaries, certificates and diplomas, court papers, financial records of attorney fees, real estate contracts...

Content Description One black cloth photograph album with 98 black paper pages containing 198 black and white photographic prints. The album likely belonged to a member of the crew that built the Volta Dam (now Ryan Dam) on the Missouri River and the photographs document several construction projects as well as family activities. Includes views of construction of the Volta Dam (now Ryan Dam) on the Great Falls of the Missouri River and its powerhouse, as well as views of the Thompson Falls Dam and powerhouse. ...