Idaho, Clark County, Historical Photograph Collection - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The Clark County Idaho Historical Photograph Collection consists of 5,000 images that depict people, events and locations from the early history and subsequent development of Clark County, Idaho. The collection spans the years mostly from the 1890’s to the 1990’s. The Clark County Historical Society collected the photographs for the book it published in 1990 for the Idaho Centennial called Settlers of the Silver Sage. The collection includes all the photographs that the Historical Society had collected from donors throughout the area, including many photos which were not used in the publication. The collection is housed at Brigham Young University Idaho in Rexburg. This index does not include every photograph in the collection but is limited to those containing individuals who have been identified by the record custodian. The entire collection, as well as a more detailed description of each photograph, can be found on the BYU (Provo) Library website.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The records generally contain the following:
 * Contractor's name - usually refers to the family name associated with the photograph
 * Date photograph was taken
 * Description of the content of the photograph

How Do I Search the Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the person
 * The date of an event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * In case you need to find this record again later, copy the citation below in the Citing This Collection section.
 * Use a Probate record to identify adoptions, guardians, heirs and relatives.
 * For earlier years, use the probate record or will to substitute for civil birth and death records.
 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find county or Idaho Vital Records such as birth, baptism, and marriage, records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in the United States Census, 1900 (FamilySearch Historical Records) or the United States Census, 1930 (FamilySearch Historical Records). Search the state censuses as well.
 * Use the information found in the record to find [Idaho Land and Property].
 * Search for death or burial information in BillionGraves Index.
 * If applicable, search for immigration and naturalization records as well.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * The complete collection, as well as a more detailed description of each photograph, can are found on the BYU Library website.
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.

Citing this Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

"Idaho, Clark County, Historical Photograph Collection, 1865-1990." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing Clark County Historical Society photo collection, MSII94; BYU Idaho, David O. McKay Library, Special Collections, Rexburg.
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