"Rear View" from Regional History

By Diana Tellez-Muñoz, Museum Operations and Communications Intern A well deserving summer has arrived at last after a lengthy winter. With its arrival comes a multitude of delights: the blissful heat, the invigorating beverages the quench our thirst, and the occasional unexpected downpours that bring a refreshing change. It is a time when friends can bask in the summer sun both poolside and lakeside in freedom, well-earned after a year of diligent schoolwork. College students … [Read more...] about Cherish the Beauty

By Kelley Moulton, Regional History Librarian Summer is slowly coming upon us and with it comes high waters, flowers blooming, and the start of fishing season for some. Outdoors people of all ages are starting their summer activities in the mountains around the Wood River Valley, including those looking for the perfect bite or to spend a night outside under the stars. This image comes from the Union Pacific Photo Collection, showcases a fisherman standing waist deep in a mountain lake … [Read more...] about Summer Adventures

By Olivia Terry, Regional History Museum Librarian This photograph from the Hailey Centennial Project Collection depicts one of Hailey’s most famous early residents, the famed and often controversial poet, Ezra Pound with his mother Isabel. Pound was born on October 30th, 1885 in Hailey while his father, Homer Loomis Pound, worked as a registrar for the General Land Office during the silver mining boom. Shortly after his birth, Isabel, moved herself and eighteen month-old Ezra to New York, … [Read more...] about Lovingly, Belle

By Kelley Moulton, Regional History Librarian George Matsumoto was a well-known member of the tight-knit communities of Sun Valley and Ketchum. After work as a chef at the Ore House Restaurant, he was often behind his camera capturing his friends creating wild times. George often had a camera with him and captured candid and cheerful shots of The Wood River Valley’s people and events. One of his photos here is of Baldy with a Kneissl advertising balloon at Dollar. Following George’s … [Read more...] about Hot Air Balloon and Baldy

By Olivia Terry, Regional History Museum Librarian Pictured here in this turn of the century studio portrait from the Mary Lemon Brown Collection, is Gertrude Edna Lewis Gates (1867-1945). Gertrude was the daughter of Isaac Ives Lewis, one of Ketchum’s most influential men during the silver mining boom. When Gertrude was thirteen, she and her family moved to Ketchum and built a house near where Sun Valley is currently located. Shortly after, Issac Lewis monopolized business, purchasing … [Read more...] about Everything and the Kitchen Sink

By Kelley Moulton The Sun Valley Ski Patrol has been a part of the Sun Valley story since the resort opened its doors in 1936. The image here shows a training drill from 1953 where the members of the ski patrol are practicing what they would do in the event of a plane crash. The seven visible members are being pulled across the snow by a CAT, ladened with various pieces of equipment. This drill included scaling a mountain and then possibly bringing down the plane crash victims. The … [Read more...] about Training Drill for the Ski Patrol