Butte Jockey Club 7-4, Montana, 1914 – Historic Photograph Print
(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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Library of Congress record: Butte Jockey Club, July 4th, 1914
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Butte Jockey Club 7-4, Montana, 1914
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Butte, Montana, in 1914 was a mining city built on copper, with its hillside shafts and smelter smoke supplying a national market for electrical wire and other goods. Its population had grown quickly over the previous two decades, drawing miners from Cornwall, Ireland, Italy, Finland, and the Balkans, and the city was among the largest in the Rocky Mountain West. Labor relations were tense that year, as they were across western mining districts, and the Western Federation of Miners had a strong presence in Butte. Racing was a popular pastime for residents who wanted a break from shift work, and a jockey club's grounds on the edge of town gave the community a place to gather for races and public entertainment.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Creator | todd photographic co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Montana |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,330 × 1,128 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Butte Jockey Club, July 4th, 1914 |
| Reference | MT Butte Jockey Club 7-4-1914 |
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