Granite mining town, now a ghost town near Philipsburg, Montana. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.
Philipsburg, Montana in its early days. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.
A manganese mining operation near Philipsburg, Montana. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.
Mining operations at Granite, near present-day Philipsburg, Montana. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.
Philipsburg, Montana. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.
Nez Pierce Jones. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.
The Miner's Union Hall in Butte, after it was destroyed in a labor dispute between union factions and the Anaconda Company. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.
The rim of the Berkeley Pit in Butte. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.
The smokestack for the Anaconda Smelter, which processed copper from Butte mines. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.
The Wah Chong Tai Co in Butte, Montana, home to the present-day Mai Wah Museum dedicated to Butte's Chinese heritage. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.
A logjam on the Blackfoot River near Bonner. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.
A sawmill in Bonner, Montana. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.
Loggers in Bonner, Montana c. 1900. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.
Bonner, Montana c. 1910. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.
Uptown Butte, from the rim of the Berkeley Pit copper mine. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.
Hellgate High School in Missoula, Montana c. 1910. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.
A waterwheel on Rattlesnake Creek in Missoula, Montana. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.
Winter logging in Missoula County, Montana. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.
The historic 1904 flood in western Montana. The Clark Fork River is pictured here. From the K. Ross Toole archive at the University of Montana.