Copper is at $29.19 in 1917 and the year opens with the Anaconda Company announcing that mining profits are the greatest ever known. With over $3,000,000,000 in mine output, copper is the sensation of the year. By February of 1917, the United States faces the great danger of war. President Wilson is under pressure from … More 1917

The Butte City Directory for 1917 estimates the population in Butte and its suburbs at 91,000 people.  Butte was experiencing a great building boom during this time–the YMCA was under construction, the Knights of Columbus was building a hall just one block east of the YMCA, the Rialto Theater was finished in early 1917, and … More 1917: A Building Boom

In the past few months, there has been considerable discussion about the Bronze statue of a young girl facing the Bull on Wall Street, New York City.  The statue titled “Fearless” was commissioned to represent the need to respect gender, equality, racial diversity in the financial world and indeed in every world. Well, FEARLESS are … More Fearless