Item is a photograph of a memorial dedicated to the men who lost their lives in the Sunshine Mine disaster on May 2, 1972. Ninety-one men lost their lives in the north Idaho mine when an underground toxic fire got out of control. The image is a snapshot of the stone memorial that has a metal plaque on it. Part of the plaque reads "THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED BY THEIR FAMILIES TO MEN WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE SUNSHINE DISASTER ON MAY 2, 1972 AND PRESENTED TO THE SILVER VALLEY BY THE STATE OF IDAHO ON MAY 2, 1974".
