1920 silver gelatin print of miners posed outside of a mine shaft in Shoshone County, Idaho.
Courtesy of University of Washington/Wikimedia
Built in 1906, the Bunker Hill Staff House originally served as the primary residence of Stanley Easton--the General Manager of Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining & Concentrating Company--and his family. After the family relocated to Coeur d'Alene, the home was renovated and used for company social functions and as a guest house. In 1981, the Bunker Hill Company closed, leaving the home unoccupied and deteriorating without proper care. Four years later a group of citizens created the Shoshone County Mining & Smelting Museum and proposed it be housed in the Bunker Hill Staff House. They acquired the house and opened in the summer of 1986 with only three exhibit rooms on the first floor. 35 years later, the museum houses more than 12 exhibits spread across three floors and includes artifacts from both the mines as well as domestic life in early-20th century Idaho. Additionally, the museum has an extensive collection of historical film and photos from the mining era.
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