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Month: February 2016

Butte, Montana “Overcrowded”

February 26, 2016

A donor recently brought in a small ticket-size piece of gummed yellow paper on which was printed: Notice Workers! Stay Away from Butte, Montana. Overcrowded Now.  The printer’s mark read “Allied Printers, Trades Council, Butte, Mont.” In the archives world, we call items such as this “ephemera,” meaning that at the time of their creation, … More Butte, Montana “Overcrowded”

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The Butte Carriage Works

February 18, 2016

We have all seen the ghost signs for Butte Carriage Works.  The name of the business conjures images of horse-and-buggy days in Butte. Partners in the business changed over time, and the business itself changed as Butte grew and changed. An early version of Butte Carriage Works appears in the Polk City Directory in 1895. … More The Butte Carriage Works

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