Butte, Montana, nestled in the Rocky Mountains at 5,545 feet, hosts classic architecture, a vibrant past, and an abundance of colorful characters. The massive copper ore deposits underlying the town earned it the nickname "The Richest Hill on Earth," and Butte was the nation's major supplier of copper that helped electrify the world. Also shown here is Butte's early adoption of innovative ideas and technologies, a practice that kept the city thriving despite the vagaries of the mining industry. The enduring spirit of its people, however, lends Butte an exuberant character. Unlike other mining ... Read More
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Butte, Montana, nestled in the Rocky Mountains at 5,545 feet, hosts classic architecture, a vibrant past, and an abundance of colorful characters. The massive copper ore deposits underlying the town earned it the nickname "The Richest Hill on Earth," and Butte was the nation's major supplier of copper that helped electrify the world. Also shown here is Butte's early adoption of innovative ideas and technologies, a practice that kept the city thriving despite the vagaries of the mining industry. The enduring spirit of its people, however, lends Butte an exuberant character. Unlike other mining ... Read More
Butte, Montana, nestled in the Rocky Mountains at 5,545 feet, hosts classic architecture, a vibrant past, and an abundance of colorful characters. The massive copper ore deposits underlying the town earned it the nickname "The Richest Hill on Earth," and Butte was the nation's major supplier of copper that helped electrify the world. Also shown here is Butte's early adoption of innovative ideas and technologies, a practice that kept the city thriving despite the vagaries of the mining industry. The enduring spirit of its people, however, lends Butte an exuberant character. Unlike other mining towns, Butte had the audacity to survive, and its rich history and forward thinking will ensure its existence for many generations to come. Today statuesque gallows frames stand testament to Butte's mining past, along with a historic town center that reminds people of that era's prosperity.
Details
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 7th December 2009
State: Montana
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738571867
Format: Paperback
BISACs: PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Reviews
Title: New book showcases Butte's rich history
Author: Melanie Yuill
Publisher: KXLF-CBS Mountain News
Date: 12/9/09
A new book that is out this week features 127 pages of pictures depicting the history of Butte.
The book is called "Images of America Butte." Ellen Crain and Lee Whitney with the Butte-Silver Bow archives went through images from the archives and photos residents gave them to pick the final 200.
The women also had to research Butte to be able to describe all the photos in the book.
The research was the easy part, co-authors Lee Whitney and Ellen Crain said. The hard part, they said, was choosing which images would appear in the book. As the two combed through their collections they found more and more images, they said.
The chapters of the book are based on a 1905 Butte Evening News article by Thomas Rooney. The pictures were then selected to represent the four themes in the article.
The book is now on sale. Also for sale is set of 15 postcards. Copies can be purchased at the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives. Proceeds go to the Friends of the Butte Archives.
Author Bio
In this collection of vintage-photograph postcards, Ellen Crain and Lee Whitney explore the city's past.
Butte, Montana, nestled in the Rocky Mountains at 5,545 feet, hosts classic architecture, a vibrant past, and an abundance of colorful characters. The massive copper ore deposits underlying the town earned it the nickname "The Richest Hill on Earth," and Butte was the nation's major supplier of copper that helped electrify the world. Also shown here is Butte's early adoption of innovative ideas and technologies, a practice that kept the city thriving despite the vagaries of the mining industry. The enduring spirit of its people, however, lends Butte an exuberant character. Unlike other mining towns, Butte had the audacity to survive, and its rich history and forward thinking will ensure its existence for many generations to come. Today statuesque gallows frames stand testament to Butte's mining past, along with a historic town center that reminds people of that era's prosperity.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 7th December 2009
State: Montana
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738571867
Format: Paperback
BISACs: PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Title: New book showcases Butte's rich history
Author: Melanie Yuill
Publisher: KXLF-CBS Mountain News
Date: 12/9/09
A new book that is out this week features 127 pages of pictures depicting the history of Butte.
The book is called "Images of America Butte." Ellen Crain and Lee Whitney with the Butte-Silver Bow archives went through images from the archives and photos residents gave them to pick the final 200.
The women also had to research Butte to be able to describe all the photos in the book.
The research was the easy part, co-authors Lee Whitney and Ellen Crain said. The hard part, they said, was choosing which images would appear in the book. As the two combed through their collections they found more and more images, they said.
The chapters of the book are based on a 1905 Butte Evening News article by Thomas Rooney. The pictures were then selected to represent the four themes in the article.
The book is now on sale. Also for sale is set of 15 postcards. Copies can be purchased at the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives. Proceeds go to the Friends of the Butte Archives.
In this collection of vintage-photograph postcards, Ellen Crain and Lee Whitney explore the city's past.