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Farmers threshing wheat. Seven farmers standing in foreground with two children.
2 men loading hay on a horse drawn wagon.
Two children standing in foreground with four horse-drawn plows in background.
Sumner Johnson, born in Nampa in 1924, discusses life in Nampa in the mid 1900’s, as well as his job as an engineer for the city. Topics discussed…
Leonard Bowles who moved to Nampa from Emmett in 1926 discusses early industry and life in Nampa.
John Brandt, born in Nampa in 1904, recalls his childhood and what life was like in early Nampa.
Hand labor supplemented mechanization on the 1950s farm.
Five Tieg brothers pose on five John Deere tractors in a row - 1938.
From Left to Right: (unidentified man in back,) Mervin, Herbert, Leonard, Edward…
Two children standing in foreground with four horse drawn plows in background.
Panoramic view of sheep shearing camp at the New York Canal.
![](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/76642/archive/square_thumbnails/855b55e9b2fe5427e126ec4058b03c55.jpg?Expires=1738195200&Signature=wRcqxhIC6KJuf7SFHphbERG8YluvvF8tl6tuhSlbJo8KoqvleRLpwrXDa%7EUcYeDfdRQkMH7VyeooZclBQD8DFeyaf7wsU8m9xwEmusm5usRZtp18grWOfd1WwQzrIg5WtLyGVrRzLqshUcRoO08z094S4G0nT5oBfjsJLZckQLN%7EUyMl1%7Ej2QsKFlRaR6g7hYx8yTeq8fl9nUGCIEQs9MIjLIJYlAFCR8PhwdG4ol4c-iMtd8r7Ke9L9nGglsqE-7Urxg4%7Ey4r7fZ%7EK28lW-VLpR-3Tzbh8FuaYynmgb6yIkx9QPy2prqkLdnpFPN50Vt9pF8oqNsXpV4KXz2rp1uQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM "Nampa's "Popcorn Man" and his wife Lydia")
In the early 1900s, Wiley Henderson Oliver started a farm near Melba and began to grow popcorn. After World War I, he and his wife Lydia Catherine…
Gordan McDonald describes how Nampa grew and changed throughout his lifetime, detailing various landmarks such as the Dewey Palace and the Interurban…
Clyde was a lifelong farmer in Nampa. He discusses the various crops he grew over the years, challenges including droughts and coyotes, and how…