Butte mines, Montana, 1914 – Historic Photo 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: Butte mines, Montana, 1914, preserved in this historic image. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Butte mines
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Butte mines, Montana, 1914
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Butte, Montana, in 1914 was among the largest copper-producing centers in the world, built on the ore of the Anaconda and other mines that ran along the hill above the city. The Anaconda Copper Mining Company dominated local life, and its smelters and headframes shaped the town's economy, drawing miners from Cornwall, Ireland, Italy, and the Balkans. Butte's population had grown past 50,000 by the 1910s, making it the state's largest city, and its streets were known for saloons, union halls, and a lively, rough-edged civic culture. Labor tensions with the mining companies ran high in these years, and the mines were hazardous work, with frequent accidents underground.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Creator | todd photographic co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Montana |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 824 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Butte mines |
| Reference | MT Butte mines 1914 |
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