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Two Medicine Bridge

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Description: Two Medicine Bridge, part of the Gulf and Northern Railroad.
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Horse Bones

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Description: Horse bones, possibly from the Battle of Little Big Horn.
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Montana Cowboys

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Description: View of cowboys loading the chuck wagon on the range in Montana. Caption reads: "Loading the 'Chuck' Wagon."
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Gaylord Nelson on Horseback

Date: 1939
Description: Gaylord Nelson, later Wisconsin governor, United State senator, and a leading environmentalist of his era, on horseback at a ranch in Rosebud, Montana.
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Old Ranch

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Description: View of a ranch with log buildings and a fenced-in area. Hilly land covered with trees is in the background.
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Ross Peak

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Description: A view of Ross Peak and wheat fields below, 10 miles from Bozeman. Caption reads: "Ross Peak, 10 miles from Bozeman."
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Donkey Train in Glacier National Park

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Description: Elevated view of a donkey train going up a zig-zag trail along the mountainside in Glacier National Park.
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Flathead Reservation

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Description: A distant view of the Flathead Reservation and the snow-capped Mission Mountains. Caption reads: "Mission Range Flathead Reservation."
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The Spanish Peaks

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Description: A view of the Spanish Peaks from the Bozeman vicinity. Caption reads: "Spanish Peaks Near Bozeman Montana."
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Mystic Lake Gorge

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Description: View of a gorge on Mystic Lake with forest covered mountains in the distance.
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Ruins of Fort Benton

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Description: A man on a horse in front of the ruins of the old fort. Caption reads: "Ruins of the Old Fort, Fort Benton, Mont."
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Wagon Train

Date: 1872
Description: Elevated view of a wagon train passing through the town. There are numerous covered wagons and horses, and storefronts on both sides of the road. Caption r...
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Christmas Greeting Card

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Description: A Christmas greeting card featuring a view of the city, including a bridge over the Clark Fork river, numerous industrial-style buildings, and telephone po...
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Elevated View of Mining Community

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of a mining community, including numerous houses, mining structures, and large mounds of gravel material.
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Christmas Greeting Card

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Description: Christmas greeting card featuring a view of a mining town with smokestacks, gravel piles, houses, large buildings and distant mountains. Surrounding the ph...
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Street Scene

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Description: Street scene during winter. The town is no longer in existence; it sprang up during construction of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad and had the ...
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Christmas Greeting Card

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Description: Christmas greeting card or postcard with view of Main Street. Business signs read: "Hotel National," "National Bar," "McIntosh Pianos" and "Opera House." T...
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Street Scene

Date: 1890
Description: Horse-drawn vehicles are parked along the roadside and pedestrians are walking and riding bicycles on the unpaved street. Business signs read: "Noah's Ark"...
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Front Street Greeting Card

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Description: Christmas greeting card or postcard with view of Front Street. Business signs read: "First National Bank," "John Wernecke Merchant Tailor," "Moore's," "Sal...
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High School

Date: 1911
Description: View across unpaved road towards an unidentified high school. A simple fence lines the sidewalk in front of the school.

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