Four page pamphlet showcasing Robert W. Limbert's illustrated lecture on his explorations of Craters of the Moon before it was named a national monument. It also advertises for "God's Out of Doors" panorama exhibit in Boise, which included colored...
Scattered in the lava ash were hundreds of bear tracks that could be traced for miles. The rumor of a dwarf grizzly bear was one of the initial reasons why Robert W. Limbert wanted to explore the unnamed Craters of the Moon area since the mid-1910s.
Harold Wiggs peers into a cave while standing in a pool of water. Wiggs accompanied explorer Robert Limbert during his travels into the Bruneau River Valley in 1921.
A group of men and women from the town of Arco took the expedition group out to Lost Valley before they started their journey into Craters of the Moon.
Hand colored Bruneau Canyon photograph, taken and colored by Robert W. Limbert. This view is similar to photograph MSS 80 252. First found and named "Le Canyon de Brun" (Canyon of Brown) by French Canadian fur trappers, the Bruneau Canyon was...
This photograph captures the Bruneau River from the bottom of the canyon. First found and named "Le Canyon de Brun" (Canyon of Brown) by French Canadian fur trappers, the Bruneau Canyon was publicized by Robert Limbert in numerous publications,...
Harold Wiggs, who explored the Bruneau Canyon area with Robert Limbert in 1921, stands in the river at the bottom of the canyon with a walking stick. The foliage shown in this picture, growing alongside the river, is an example of vegetation...
View of Bruneau Canyon from the opposite side of the Bruneau River. Robert W. Limbert and H.C. Wiggs of Omaha explored the Bruneau Valley in 1921 and later publicized their travels in publications and newspapers.
Robert W. Limbert used this pocket sextant thermometer-barometer-compass for his explorations into what was later named the Craters of the Moon National Monument.
Four men from the June 1921 expedition examine a large crater in the volcanic floor, including Robert W. Limbert (far right). A rifle sits in the distance.
Barry Shipman's collie Laddie, presented to him as an Easter present. Laddie had a small part with Nell Shipman in the lost Vitagraph film, "The Wild Strain" (1917) and accompanied the Shipmans to Spokane and Priest River, Idaho, where he lost his...
