Ellen Baumler's Blog, page 6

Bad Parenting

We find what becomes of a neglected child in Virginia City.


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Olive Warren McDaniels

The proprietress of the Lucky Diamond bordello was a flamboyant figure in early Billings.


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China Gulch

Rock hearths built by Chinese miners leave evidence of the hardships endured by these Montana residents.


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Annie Morgan

This African American homesteader was a respected healer in Philipsburg.


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Dynamite Dog

This prominent citizen was active in the Butte community in the 1920s.


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Ore Train

A routine day for a railroad crew took an unexpected turn.


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Dangerous Games

A woman enumerates the various amusements for children in a mining camp.


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Unruffled

Proprietor August Heller was undaunted by protests against his upscale saloon in Kalispell.


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Bannack's Masonic Lodge

Designing the Masonic Lodge to also function as Bannack's schoolhouse required some custom building techniques—and a breadboard.


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Frenchtown's Heritage

The historic stone markers in the Frenchtown cemetery point to the origins of the town's founding families.


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