Birds Eye View Helena, Montana, 1908 – Historic Map Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Birds Eye View Helena, Montana, 1908, preserved in this historic image. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: B.E. view, Helena, Mont.
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Birds Eye View Helena, Montana, 1908
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Helena, Montana, in 1908 was a state capital more than four decades removed from its placer gold beginnings, and its economy now rested on banking, wholesale trade, and state government. The panorama shows a downtown pressed against steep hillsides, with church spires and stone office blocks rising above a grid of frame and brick houses. A year after the Panic of 1907 had tightened credit across the country, Helena's merchants were still feeling the strain, and the copper companies of Butte and Anaconda continued to set the pace for the state's money and politics. Residents would have recognized the scene as the seat of government, where legislators, lawyers, and bankers mixed on the streets with the families of older miners who had chosen to stay.
| Created / published | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Creator | haines photo co. (conneaut, ohio) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Montana |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 797 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | B.E. view, Helena, Mont. |
| Reference | MT Birds Eye View Helena 1908 |
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