"Ivie's IGA Foodliner in Mackay was a mess of groceries that were strewn everywhere. This photo was taken after the cleanup crew had been working close to six hours, and the end was still not in sight." (Special Earthquake Edition 1983, The Challis Messenger)

1983 Borah Peak, ID earthquake: magnitude 7.3

"Free coffee. One of the best things about living in a small town is people helping people." (Special Earthquake Edition, The Challis Messenger.)

1983 Borah Peak, ID earthquake: magnitude 7.3

Members of Company A, 116th Engineer Battalion of the Idaho National Guard helped clean-up Mackay. By November 10, they had razed eight buildings on Main Street.

1983 Borah Peak, ID earthquake: magnitude 7.3

The Clayton Elementary School was abandoned as unsafe after the earthquake in 1983 that caused a 2 x 3 ft. boulder to fall and crash into its outer wall. School district patrons voted for a $100,000 tax levy override to build a new school in a safer location.

1983 Borah Peak, ID earthquake: magnitude 7.3

Within hours of the earthquake Challis and Mackay, Idaho, were invaded by the press. Some walked into homes uninvited to photograph damage. Others intruded on the funerals of the two children. Helicopters and fixed wing aircraft filled the sky raising fears of a possible crash and of causing the unstable cliffs to release more boulders.

1983 Borah Peak, ID earthquake: magnitude 7.3

The earthquake occurred three days before Halloween. Georgia Smith exemplied "making the best of trouble" when she decorated this ~20-ton boulder that came to rest next to her home during the earthquake.

1983 Borah Peak, ID earthquake: magnitude 7.3

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