Idaho Desert

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Idaho Desert

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Desert area, greasewood plant with sagebrush in the back
A view of a Greasewood plant with Sagebrush plants in the background in the 1973 Idaho desert.

A view of desert hills outside of Caldwell towards Mayfield, Idaho.

A photograph of tumbleweeds in the Idaho desert.

A photograph of a broken-down fence among tumbleweeds in the Idaho desert.

Burning of Sagebursh
An image of a man burning off the sagebrush around his property.

Wild Hay and Sagebrush
An image of wild hay and sagebrush overlooking a river in the Idahoan desert.

Clearing Sagebrush
Two men clearing sagebrush in a field. They are using a horse pulled cart to grub the brush, which will be later used to created livestock fences. Clearing the sagebrush helps to cultivate crops.

Sagebrush
An image of sagebrush which was cleared away in 1867 by Rueben Cox, Tom Johnson ,and A.R.T. Newland in order to build the Canyon Hill Cemetery.

Canyon County Sagebrush, 1907
A 1907 image of Canyon County's vast array of sagebrush. This plant needed to be cleared by pioneers in order to create space for crops and irrigation.
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