Idaho - History.com http://www.history.com/photos/idaho View pictures from the state of Idaho on History. See images of famous locations that represent the state. en Copyright 2013, History.com Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-25T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com Pond and Dunes at Bruneau Dunes State Park http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo1 Cirrus clouds reflect in a small pond along the dunes of Bruneau Dunes State Park in Idaho. http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo1 Lemhi Pass http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo2 The Lewis and Clark National Backcountry Byway and Adventure Road in Lemhi Pass. http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo2 McGowan Peak over Stanley Lake http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo3 McGowan Peak over Stanley Lake at the Sawtooth National Forest in Idaho. http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo3 Coeur D'Alene Lake http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo4 A farm and woods border the Coeur D'Alene lake in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo4 Salmon River and Sawtooth Mountains http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo5 Salmon River and Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho. http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo5 Aerial View of Snake River Canyon http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo6 Snake River Canyon winds its way across the Idaho landscape. http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo6 Boise, Idaho http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo7 Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho as well as the county seat of Ada County. http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo7 Male Mountain Bluebird http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo8 The Twenty-first Session of the State Legislature passed an act designating the mountain bluebird (Sialia arctcia) the state bird of Idaho on February 28, 1931. http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo8 Mock Orange in Bloom http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo9 The wild Syringa or the Mock Orange flower was made the state flower for Idaho in 1890. http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo9 Western White Pine Growing on Serpentine http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo10 In 1935, legislation was sponsored to adopt the western white pine, referred to only as the "white pine" at the time, as the state's official state tree. http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo10 Field of Maturing Russet Potatoes http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo11 The potato was designated the official state vegetable of Idaho in 2002. Idaho's rich volcanic soil, water from melting snow in nearby mountains, clean air, sunny days and cool nights combine to produce consistently high-quality potatoes that have made Idaho famous worldwide. http://www.history.com/photos/idaho/photo11