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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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Street Scene

Date: 1889
Description: Virginia City was the first capitol of Montana. Elevated view of a group of men standing near a building with a sign reading: "L.H. Hershe (obscured) & Co....
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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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Stagecoach at Overland Mail Company

Date: 1890
Description: Men with a stagecoach in front of the Wells Fargo Mail and Express Company. In 1858, Wells Fargo helped start the Overland Mail Company, also known as the ...
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Henry Elling General Store

Date: 1890
Description: Men standing in front of the Henry Elling California general store, one of the first in Montana, with goods presented around the entry way.

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