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Exhibits Built Without Her in Mind: The Montana Prison System
Exhibits Built Without Her in Mind: The Montana Prison System
What happens when a prison system is built without women in mind? Between 1878 and 1979, nearly 200 women were incarcerated at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge. Confined to improvised buildi...
The Largest Western Larch Tree in the World
The Largest Western Larch Tree in the World
Every Autumn, parts of Montana's hillsides turn golden. This yearly transformation is attributed to certain trees' preparation for winter. The artists who paint this landscape: the larch trees, w...
Newsletters for the Northwest District 1 (Region 1) U.S. Forest Service, 1920-1930
Newsletters for the Northwest District 1 (Region 1) U.S. Forest Service, 1920-1930
The Northern Region District 1 newsletters were printed for District 1 forest service members and other members of the US Forest Service from 1920 to 1930. Some of the topics covered in the newsl...
United States Forest Service, Region One Photographs
United States Forest Service, Region One Photographs
These photographs were used by the United States Forest Service in publications, to illustrate policy decisions, record scientific experiments and document natural disasters like fire and earthqu...
Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman
Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman
Montana is a vast landscape whose history and significance are of interest to both its residents and tourists passing through. As long as humans have inhabited Montana they have been naming place...
Montana Association of State Grazing Districts Records
Montana Association of State Grazing Districts Records
Meeting minutes, bylaws, resolutions, directories, and other records from the Montana Association of State Grazing Districts, a cooperative network that allows for the greatest use of range forag...
Shelby Book Club Meeting Minutes
Shelby Book Club Meeting Minutes
Shelby Book Club extensive collection of meeting minutes since 1935.

 

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