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"Dad Hickman," Oldest Cowboy on the Range

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Description: Outdoor portrait of Dad Hickman who is sitting on a horse in a field. Hickman is looking at the camera and is wearing a plaid shirt. He has a rope coiled ...
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Horses and a Camp on Rangeland

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Description: View of horses and a man on horseback in the foreground, with four tents a herd gathered together in the background on a range. Caption reads: "'Reps' Star...
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"A Load of Montana Spuds"

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Description: A view of a man driving a horse-drawn wagon which is loaded with giant, six-foot-high potatoes, probably to be used as a tall-tale postcard. Caption reads:...
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Cowboy on a Bucking Bronco

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Description: Ranch hand holding a crop high above his head on a bucking horse. In the distance are trees and shrubs. Caption reads: "'A Cowboy on Bucking Bronco.'"
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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.
Photograph

Mogul Tractor Pulling Caravan of Wagons

Date: 1913
Description: Panoramic view of a Mogul 30-60(?) tractor pulling a caravan of wagons loaded with various goods. Men are standing on and around the tractor and wagons.
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Fort Assinniboine

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Description: A military band stands in formation in front of a military building at Fort Assinniboine, built in 1879. The United States flag stands near the band and a ...
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Fort Assinniboine

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Description: A view of soldiers on horseback leading a cavalry drill. Flags are visible in the formation of men at Fort Assinniboine, built in 1879. Caption reads: "Cav...
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Fort Assinniboine

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Description: A view of a group of men on horseback during a cavalry inspection at Fort Assinniboine, built in 1879. One soldier holds a flag, and behind the formation s...
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Chautauqua Grounds

Date: 1910
Description: A group of men and girls stand in front of a large tent at Chautauqua Grounds, an establishment founded in 1874. The girls hold a sign that reads, "J.F. Eg...
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Office of the Montana Post Newspaper

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Description: Exterior of the first office of the Montana Post Newspaper, the first newspaper in Montana, built in 1863. Men stand in front of the building near a sign ...
Photograph

Going-to-the-Sun Chalets

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Description: View of Going-to-the-Sun Chalets at Glacier National Park. View features rustic chalets overlooking the river and hills. Several people stand by the river ...
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Glacier Park Hotel Lobby

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Description: View of the Glacier Park Hotel lobby. View features the rustic lobby with log beams and columns, Japanese lanterns, animal skins hanging from the balconies...
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Glacier Park Hotel Lobby

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Description: View of the Glacier Park Hotel lobby. View features the large rustic lobby with log beams and columns, Japanese lanterns, animal skins hanging from the bal...
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Smoking Hop in a Bunk

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Description: A man in a bunk smokes hop (heroin) from a pipe as he lies on a pillow. Smoking supplies are arranged on a cloth beside him and a shelf on the wall behind...
Map or Atlas

Recreational Map of Glacier National Park, Montana: Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta

Date: 1930
Description: Pictorial map of Glacier National Park, Montana and Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. Illustrated by Joe Scheurle, it depicts white people, American ...
Map or Atlas

Recreational Map of Glacier National Park, Montana: Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta

Date: 1930
Description: The back of the pictorial map titled Recreational Map of Glacier National Park, Montana: Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. 14 panels of text and photo...
Photograph

Small Ranch

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Description: View down hill toward a small ranch with log buildings. Horse-drawn carriages are on the dirt road near cattle around the ranch.
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123-SP Combine and International Truck

Date: 1944
Description: Two women and a man with a McCormick-Deering 123-SP harvester-thresher (combine) and an International truck in a field.
Photograph

Jacob Jacobson

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Jacob Jacobson [as written on the photograph backing; also written as Jacob Jackson on Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20 (“Blu...

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