1 25 2273 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Register of Historic Places Signtext Description An account of the resource This collection includes every property on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana that has a sign describing the historical and architectural significance of the building. Sites A resource which refers to a building, structure, or place with evidence of human impact. County The county the property is located in. Ravalli county District Hamilton Commercial Historic District Street Address A detailed street/mailing address for a physical location. 407 West Main Street, Hamiliton, Montana Latitude and Longitude Latitude and longitude are geographic coordinates which specifies a site's position on the Earth's surface. Record coordinates in decimal degrees (not degrees, minutes, and seconds). 46.246534,-114.160451 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Type The nature or genre of the resource commercial buildings printing firms building | contributing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Montana National Register Sign Program Description An account of the resource The owner of the Western News built this false-front building to house its newspaper office and print shop in 1895. Its editor, Miles Romney, Sr., was a strong Democrat and advocate for progressive reform; the Western News became known for its independence during a time when the Anaconda Company controlled most of the state’s newspapers. By 1902, the Western News had moved its operation to South Second Street, and a plumbing shop occupied this space by 1909. Today this is the last well-preserved false-front building in Hamilton, but wooden storefronts like this one once dominated the town’s streetscape. Lumber was plentiful in this mill town, and false fronts not only made buildings appear larger and grander than they actually were, but they also added a touch of style to what were essentially utilitarian structures. Psychologically, false fronts visually assured people that they lived in a civilized and secure place—no matter how isolated it actually was. Quick and inexpensive to erect, these buildings are icons of the western frontier. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Register of Historic Places Signtext Description An account of the resource This collection includes every property on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana that has a sign describing the historical and architectural significance of the building. Sites A resource which refers to a building, structure, or place with evidence of human impact. http://digitalvault.mhs.mt.gov/files/original/c1322d879a26465d414a06a610ffb070.jpg dbd443a57309e2eb8dbca8293e04b29f Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and visual resources. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data b&w photographic print Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 10" x 8" Source Source of the physical item. Example Montana Historical Society Research Center Photograph Archives, Helena, Montana. Montana Historical Society Research Center Photograph Archives, Helena, Montana. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Z Bar Network Remote Broadcast Subject The topic of the resource Radio stations -- Montana. Craney, Edmund B., 1905-1991. Z Bar Network (Mont.) Description An account of the resource Members of the legislature speaking from Governor's Reception Room, Capitol building, Helena, Montana during a remote broadcast session. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource L.H. Jorud, photographer. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv43438">Edmund B. Craney Papers, 1916-1979</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 9, 1939 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image (which may be protected by copyright law - Title 17 U.S. Code) are available from the Montana Historical Society Research Center. Relation A related resource Edmund B. Craney photograph collection, Lot 34 Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Catalog #Lot 34 B4/13.02 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Helena, Montana radio Z-bar http://digitalvault.mhs.mt.gov/files/original/cf5cb88789d3546e9ff7301445501279.jpg f11c2f2129e5e5f3f737739e243d5d6c http://digitalvault.mhs.mt.gov/files/original/12d3b637815811c6d9cfc61046394641.jpg f6a14c7482f20c8c02f6d3ef90aeb03d Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and visual resources. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data b&w photographic print Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 10" x 8" Source Source of the physical item. Example Montana Historical Society Research Center Photograph Archives, Helena, Montana. Montana Historical Society Research Center Photograph Archives, Helena, Montana. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Z Bar Network Ground-Breaking Ceremony Subject The topic of the resource Radio stations -- Montana. Craney, Edmund B., 1905-1991. Z Bar Network (Mont.) Description An account of the resource Gary Cooper at the microphone, ground-breaking ceremony at the site of the Canyon Ferry Dam project. Z Bar Network - XL remote broadcast from Canyon Ferry Dam. Typed notation adhered to verso: "One of the hottest highlights (and we mean "hottest" literally) of the celebration, was the Ground-Breaking Ceremony at the site of the Canyon Ferry Dam project. One of Helena's favorite sons came home for that one--Yes, it's Gary Cooper, who left of f his gum-chewing long enought to draw some real laughter from a record crowd...Familiar ground for the gangling Cooper who admittedly "--used t' do a lot of ridin' a' fishin' right 'round here." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Photographer unidentified Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv43438">Edmund B. Craney Papers, 1916-1979</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1949 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image (which may be protected by copyright law - Title 17 U.S. Code) are available from the Montana Historical Society Research Center. Relation A related resource Edmund B. Craney photograph collection, Lot 34 Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Catalog #Lot 34 B5/2.02 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canyon Ferry Dam, Montana Canyon Ferry Gary Cooper radio Z-bar Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Register of Historic Places Signtext Description An account of the resource This collection includes every property on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana that has a sign describing the historical and architectural significance of the building. Sites A resource which refers to a building, structure, or place with evidence of human impact. County The county the property is located in. Lewis and Clark county Street Address A detailed street/mailing address for a physical location. 501 North Park Street, Helena, Montana Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource YWCA Building Type The nature or genre of the resource boardinghouses building Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Montana National Register Sign Program Description An account of the resource Only seven years after organizing, the Helena chapter of the Young Women’s Christian Association, Independent, opened this residential building for the city’s young working women in 1918. Founded by women from most of Helena’s churches and synagogues, the local chapter is today the only Independent YWCA in the nation, welcoming both Christian and non-Christian members. Although the chapter chose not to join the national organization, it too strived to improve conditions for the working woman. In a time of dramatic change in traditional roles, this building welcomed young women with safe housing, and with practical classes such as typewriting and sewing machine operation, and also more intellectual courses such as astronomy and physiology. Adult recreational sports, child care, and children’s day camps also were organized. The building was designed by Chester H. Kirk and built of locally made bricks from the Kessler Brick Yard by Frank Jacoby and Son. It combines decorative detailing common to both Craftsman and Classical styles of architecture. This includes simulated quoining in brick at the corners, a soldier course that wraps around the building between the basement and first floor levels, a brick belt course at the sill level of the second floor windows, and stacked brick window surrounds. Public rooms occupy the first floor interior, with 43 bedrooms—all finished with maple, birch and white pine—on the upper floors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Register of Historic Places Signtext Description An account of the resource This collection includes every property on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana that has a sign describing the historical and architectural significance of the building. Sites A resource which refers to a building, structure, or place with evidence of human impact. County The county the property is located in. Yellowstone county District Billings Old Town Historic District Street Address A detailed street/mailing address for a physical location. 2720 Minnesota, Billings, Montana Latitude and Longitude Latitude and longitude are geographic coordinates which specifies a site's position on the Earth's surface. Record coordinates in decimal degrees (not degrees, minutes, and seconds). 45.780487, -108.503699 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yukon Bar Type The nature or genre of the resource saloons (bars) building | contributing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Montana National Register Sign Program Description An account of the resource Once considered the “wrong side of the tracks,” Minnesota Avenue was known for its many bars, brothels, cigar stores, and Chinese restaurants. (Chinese districts often bordered red light districts, serving inexpensive food to the working women and other patrons.) Around 1893, German saloon keeper and landlord Nicholas Klos built this small brick building, which is among the oldest commercial structures in Billings. He converted it into two storefronts by 1896. Characteristically, one side housed a saloon, the other a cigar store. He removed the interior wall around 1900, when Frank Young opened a Chinese restaurant. The building later became a billiards hall. In the 1920s, Keene Auto Company remodeled and expanded the premises for a service station and auto repair shop. Prohibition ended in 1933, and the business returned to its roots when the Yukon Bar opened two years later. The Yukon, open into the 1980s, became a Billings institution—a place where tourists went to gawk and sheepherders to drink. An extensive restoration project, completed in 2008, replaced missing and altered architectural elements. The storefront now looks much as it did in 1901. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Register of Historic Places Signtext Description An account of the resource This collection includes every property on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana that has a sign describing the historical and architectural significance of the building. Sites A resource which refers to a building, structure, or place with evidence of human impact. County The county the property is located in. Treasure county Street Address A detailed street/mailing address for a physical location. 520 Division Street, Hysham, Montana Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yucca Theatre and David M. Manning Residence Type The nature or genre of the resource residential structures theaters (buildings) building Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Montana National Register Sign Program Description An account of the resource An optimistic, cheerful nature and keen sense of humor helped make legislator, contractor, and engineer David Manning instrumental in getting Montana “out of the mud.” A champion of Montana’s rural communities, Manning initiated significant improvements across Montana’s sparsely populated areas: electricity, paved roads, dams, and irrigation systems. Nicknamed “The Fox” for his clever solutions to difficult problems, Manning was a fair and patient leader of true vision, who could often cross political party lines when others could not. He served in the Montana House and Senate from 1932 to 1985, longer than any other legislator in the nation at the time of his retirement. Just before embarking upon his long political tenure, Manning and his brother, Jim, designed and built this Hysham landmark. The popularity of talking pictures had reached a peak, and the grandiose Mission style movie theater well represents the flamboyance typical of the 1930s theater design. Its construction in 1931 raised community morale and made the statement that Hysham would survive the Great Depression. In 1936, the stage behind the movie screen was eliminated and living accommodations added (and later expanded), which served as the family home during Manning’s long political service. In 1992, the Manning heirs donated both theater and residence to the Treasure County ‘89ers. Now a museum, they commemorate the town’s early development and the productive career of a widely acclaimed Montanan. http://digitalvault.mhs.mt.gov/files/original/d4039ed03df8ca4059c3f5357785a991.jpg 84a46b085725db1c39fad896da9022fd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Your Voice at the Other End Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived River Press Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Fort Benton, Montana Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 21, 1921 Relation A related resource <a href="http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn85053157/1921-12-21/ed-1/seq-6/" target="_blank">Available on Montana Newspapers</a> Subject The topic of the resource Advertising Telephone calls Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is in the public domain. http://digitalvault.mhs.mt.gov/files/original/0a38ef9f018d05addebe82fbe08f26be.jpg 9d4354010fcee03c5bf8747f9e581217 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Your Telephone Service in Peace, War and Reconstruction Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Glasgow Courier Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Glasgow, Montana Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 18, 1919 Relation A related resource <a href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042379/1919-04-18/ed-1/seq-2/" target="_blank">Available on Chronicling America</a> Subject The topic of the resource Advertising World War, 1914-1918 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is in the public domain. World War 1 http://digitalvault.mhs.mt.gov/files/original/2e2f478dfa3254c036eddd8b5ec6e52f.jpg 520a0ad3008940c75f2ea976f1889f29 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper Source Source of the physical item. Example Montana Historical Society Research Center Photograph Archives, Helena, Montana. Montana Historical Society Research Center Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Your neighbor, your maid, your lawyer, your waiter, may be a German spy Subject The topic of the resource World War, 1914-1918 Description An account of the resource Newspaper headline from the Helena Independent, March 24, 1918 engaging citizens to be vigilant about German spies in their midst. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Helena Independent. March 24, 1918. Page 1. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918-03-24 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">No Copyright &ndash; United States</span></a> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context H-516 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Helena Independent http://digitalvault.mhs.mt.gov/files/original/5f137e3f390efb1d7ad6b8f3d9d7111f.jpg 316a65f4333523c2d52efd0f2d5af96d Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and visual resources. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 1 photographic print : black and white, postcard Height (inches) 5 1/2 in. Width (inches) 3 1/2 in. Source Source of the physical item. Example Montana Historical Society Research Center Photograph Archives, Helena, Montana. Montana Historical Society Research Center Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Young Indian boy wearing a long jacket. Description An account of the resource Portrait of a young boy, possibly a member of the Crow Indian tribe, standing outdoors. He is wearing a long jacket decorated with beaded flowers and fringe. He also wears a brimmed hat, neckerchief, necklace, and decorated leggings. This photograph is attributed to Fred E. Miller by Bud Lake. Note: In April 2016 Grant Bulltail provided information about this photograph: 'Beaded floral design coat of antelope or bighorn sheep hide. This kind of fine beadwork might be Cree or Winnebago. Wearing a necklace of round stones.' Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Miller, Fred E., 1868-1936 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Montana Historical Society Research Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1898-1913? Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/en/">In Copyright -Educational Research Center</a> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Lot 035 B05F02.05 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Register of Historic Places Signtext Description An account of the resource This collection includes every property on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana that has a sign describing the historical and architectural significance of the building. Sites A resource which refers to a building, structure, or place with evidence of human impact. County The county the property is located in. Blaine county Street Address A detailed street/mailing address for a physical location. 201 Pennsylvania Street, Chinook, Montana Latitude and Longitude Latitude and longitude are geographic coordinates which specifies a site's position on the Earth's surface. Record coordinates in decimal degrees (not degrees, minutes, and seconds). 48.593846, -109.232570 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Young Brothers Chevrolet Garage Type The nature or genre of the resource automobile showrooms service stations building Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Montana National Register Sign Program Description An account of the resource A garage/automotive business has served the motoring public at this location since 1912, establishing a long pattern of similar use rarely found in Montana buildings. Although the building was possibly built as a livery stable, it was soon converted to an auto garage, which catered to US 2 travelers and local residents. In 1929, brothers Neil and Hollis Young bought the business, known in the 1920s as the Triple A Garage, and moved their automotive shop here from across the street. The Youngs owned the local Chevrolet dealership, and within five years they had also purchased Pontiac and Oldsmobile franchises, offering Chinook residents a fine choice of General Motors products. Typical of most small-town dealerships, gasoline and petroleum sales supplemented automotive sales and repair. Primarily an outlet for Conoco, the pumps also dispensed Grizzly gas from Cut Bank and Silver gas from Great Falls. In 1939, S. L. Taylor purchased the business and it remained the Taylor Motor Company until 1977. The gas pumps were removed and the franchise closed under owner Mike Tilleman in 1979. Former Tilleman employee Wesley Bevis purchased the facility in the early 1980s and opened his own business, Precision Auto Body, continuing the long tradition of auto service at this location. The building itself is an outstanding example of the Mission style, an architectural form not often found in the Rocky Mountain/Great Plains region. A splendid curvilinear parapet, capped pilasters, horizontal relief banding, and a smooth stucco exterior provide excellent expression of this style; its bold modernity reflects the spirited progressiveness of the early automotive era. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Register of Historic Places Signtext Description An account of the resource This collection includes every property on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana that has a sign describing the historical and architectural significance of the building. Sites A resource which refers to a building, structure, or place with evidence of human impact. County The county the property is located in. Carbon county Street Address A detailed street/mailing address for a physical location. 601 Broadway, Red Lodge, Montana Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yodeler Motel Type The nature or genre of the resource motels residential structures building Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Montana National Register Sign Program Description An account of the resource Red Lodge was at the heart of a tourism boom in the 1950s when the federal Mission 66 program brought improvements to national parks. Visitors by the hundreds traveled over the stunning Beartooth Highway to Yellowstone Park. The Yodeler Motel, once one of several busy nearby hostelries during the “golden age” of motels, is Red Lodge’s most unique roadside inn. Its architectural layers illustrate its history first as an apartment building and later as Red Lodge’s first and only theme motel. Daniel O’Shea originally built the complex as an apartment building for working-class families in 1909. Residents were primarily European immigrants who worked in the Rocky Fork Coal Company’s nearby East Bench Mine. After the closure of the mines in the 1920s, many of its tenants stayed in Red Lodge to help build the Beartooth Highway during the Great Depression. For a short time beginning in the 1940s, a grocery store occupied the north end of the building. In 1961, local building contractor Al Sloulin purchased the property and transformed the simple brick apartments into a Bavarian-themed motel. Its guest rooms, large chalet entrance, decorative scrolled woodwork, historic signage, and southern German motifs continue to appeal to tourists and skiers who come to Red Lodge to enjoy the area’s recreational and scenic opportunities. The Yodeler Motel and its unique architecture symbolize Red Lodge’s history, first as a hard-working mining community and melting pot of different ethnic groups, and, more recently, as a popular destination for visitors from around the world. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Register of Historic Places Signtext Description An account of the resource This collection includes every property on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana that has a sign describing the historical and architectural significance of the building. Sites A resource which refers to a building, structure, or place with evidence of human impact. County The county the property is located in. Prairie county Street Address A detailed street/mailing address for a physical location. Milepost 1 on I-94 Frontage Road (Old US Highway 10), Fallon, Montana Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yellowstone River Bridge Type The nature or genre of the resource bridges (built works) structure | related Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Montana National Register Sign Program Description An account of the resource The Yellowstone River Bridge is the longest truss bridge built in Montana at 1,142 feet. It is also one of the few bridges built in Montana during World War II. During the 1930s, the Montana Highway Department welcomed an influx of New Deal money by embarking on ambitious road improvements, including building more than 1,000 bridges. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, bridge building screeched to a halt, except on roads designated as critical to national security. These included U.S. Highway 10, which connected Seattle to Minneapolis. Thus, in 1943, when an ice jam destroyed the bridge at Fallon, forcing motorists and critical war materials to make a 55-mile detour, the Secretary of Defense ordered the highway department to build a replacement. Specifically designed for wide river crossings, the steel and concrete bridge is a continuous span Warren through truss structure. The trusses are arranged in a “W” configuration that identifies them as Warren trusses. The highway department used this style of bridge from 1933 to 1946. Despite authorization from the War Production Board, labor and steel shortages slowed construction, as did high water and inclement weather. The W. P. Roscoe Company of Billings hired men from the Crow Reservation to help pour the concrete piers and subcontracted with another company to erect the steel trusses. To spectators’ amazement, crews worked high in the air, sauntering across I beams seventy feet above ground “as nonchalantly as if traveling on a broad highway.” The bridge opened to much fanfare in late November 1944. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Register of Historic Places Signtext Description An account of the resource This collection includes every property on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana that has a sign describing the historical and architectural significance of the building. Sites A resource which refers to a building, structure, or place with evidence of human impact. County The county the property is located in. Yellowstone county District Black Otter Trail Historic District Street Address A detailed street/mailing address for a physical location. Chief Black Otter Trail, Billings, Montana Latitude and Longitude Latitude and longitude are geographic coordinates which specifies a site's position on the Earth's surface. Record coordinates in decimal degrees (not degrees, minutes, and seconds). Lat 45.800377 Long -108.519153 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yellowstone Kelly’s Grave Site Type The nature or genre of the resource graves site | contributing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Montana National Register Sign Program Description An account of the resource To the monotonous beat of muffled drums, Luther Sage “Yellowstone” Kelly’s funeral cortege wound its way through downtown Billings on June 26, 1929. A second procession along the rimrocks to the grave site followed strict military protocol. Veterans of earlier wars, state officials, a firing squad, and a horse with reverse boots led the way. A horse-drawn wagon carried the flag-draped casket of the man who symbolized to many the ideal frontiersman. Born in Geneva, New York on July 27, 1849, Kelly spent his earliest career in Montana, where he proved himself as a hunter, trapper, and explorer. Admired as literate, courteous, and of fine character, he was also a distinguished veteran of both the Civil War and the Philippine-American War. Kelly could have been buried at Arlington National Cemetery. However, as the end drew near, he wrote, “My body will rest better in Montana.” After his death in California on December 17, 1928, at age 79, his remains were sent to Montana where the Billings Commercial Club built a fitting memorial. This monument overlooking the Yellowstone Valley marks Kelly’s grave. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Register of Historic Places Signtext Description An account of the resource This collection includes every property on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana that has a sign describing the historical and architectural significance of the building. Sites A resource which refers to a building, structure, or place with evidence of human impact. County The county the property is located in. Lewis and Clark county District Helena Historic District Street Address A detailed street/mailing address for a physical location. Reeder's Alley, Helena, Montana Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yee Wau Cabin Type The nature or genre of the resource cabins (houses) residential structures building | contributing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Montana National Register Sign Program Description An account of the resource Typical of the tiny dwellings that once lined Last Chance Gulch, this sturdy log cabin was one of the last built on the heels of the gold rush circa 1870. Its original occupants are unknown. From 1876 to 1886 the Yee Wau brothers, longtime local dealers in Chinese merchandise and groceries, owned the property. Despite discrimination and anti-Chinese legislation, Chinese immigrants comprised ten percent of Montana’s territorial population. These important pioneers made significant contributions especially in laying the tracks of the Northern Pacific across Montana in the 1880s. In Helena, Chinese citizens provided services, owned property, and paid taxes. Chinese dwellings, businesses, and expansive gardens spread for five blocks below Reeder’s Alley. As the male-dominated Chinese population dwindled by the late 1890s, others continued to occupy the tiny cabin. Clairvoyant Daniel J. Schraier hung his shingle here in 1899. In the 1970s, urban renewal erased all remnants of the Chinese community, sparing only this landmark. Its square- and quarter-hewn logs chinked with cement, wonderfully preserved, still provide a cozy home. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Register of Historic Places Signtext Description An account of the resource This collection includes every property on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana that has a sign describing the historical and architectural significance of the building. Sites A resource which refers to a building, structure, or place with evidence of human impact. County The county the property is located in. Flathead county District West Side Historic District Street Address A detailed street/mailing address for a physical location. 748 Third Ave West, Kalispell, Montana Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yanicke House Type The nature or genre of the resource residential structures boardinghouses building | contributing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Montana National Register Sign Program Description An account of the resource The Flathead Monitor declared in 1899 that the west side was way ahead of the east side with “a new residence being started there about every day.” By 1900, streets and sidewalks had replaced the open prairie. This Queen Anne style home was one of the first in the neighborhood, constructed between 1891 and the turn of the century. Carpenter/teamster William Yanicke came to Kalispell from South Dakota in 1900, purchasing this property where he and his wife, Susan, were in residence by 1901. Yanicke served as street commissioner in the 1910s and later as foreman for the city engineer. When the couple moved out of town to operate a poultry farm in 1925, daughter Lydia Relter and her husband Nerlie, a Kalispell grocer, then lived here until 1938. The cross-gabled plan, mixed exterior sidings (clapboard and decorative shingle work in the gable ends), and front and side porches are classic elements of the Queen Anne style. The wraparound porch at the rear and south bay window, also distinguishing features of the style, were later additions. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Register of Historic Places Signtext Description An account of the resource This collection includes every property on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana that has a sign describing the historical and architectural significance of the building. Sites A resource which refers to a building, structure, or place with evidence of human impact. County The county the property is located in. Silver Bow county District Butte National Historic Landmark District Street Address A detailed street/mailing address for a physical location. 401, 405, 407 West Park, Butte, Montana Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Y.M.C.A. Type The nature or genre of the resource recreation buildings building | contributing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Montana National Register Sign Program Description An account of the resource The cornerstone was laid in 1917 for this multi-purpose facility, designed by international Y.M.C.A architects. All contracting, however, went to local firms. The $350,000 building opened in 1919, entirely paid for by citizens’ contributions and built by local laborers. It was “in a very real sense a workingmen’s club.” The six-story landmark included a bowling alley, temperance bar, dormitory rooms, a cork-carpeted running track, and two-story gymnasium. Skylights originally brightened both the second-floor swimming pool and locker rooms, and the library was specially wired to accommodate a “moving motion picture machine” for use by mine rescue and first aid personnel. Following early-twentieth-century conventions, boys and men were strictly separated as the North Washington Street entry inscription “Boys Entrance” demonstrates. Today, the Y.M.C.A. is a fully integrated, co-educational facility. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Register of Historic Places Signtext Description An account of the resource This collection includes every property on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana that has a sign describing the historical and architectural significance of the building. Sites A resource which refers to a building, structure, or place with evidence of human impact. County The county the property is located in. Silver Bow county District Butte National Historic Landmark District Street Address A detailed street/mailing address for a physical location. 815 West Broadway, Butte, Montana Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wynne / Conroy Residence Type The nature or genre of the resource residential structures building | contributing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Montana National Register Sign Program Description An account of the resource Scattered development marked this Butte neighborhood during the 1890s as the population grew and the demand for all types of housing increased. By 1900, few lots remained on this side of the block. Merchandise broker E. Walter Wynne, at this address as early as 1895, was likely the home’s first owner/occupant. Wynne, who later served as Butte’s police chief, lived here until about 1901 with his wife Nellie and two children. Michael V. Conroy, a self-employed insurance and real estate broker, had purchased the property by 1903, where he and his wife Estella raised their two children. The Conroys enlarged the home circa 1916 with an addition at the back. The residence changed owners in the late 1920s, and 1930s remodeling updated the Victorian era façade. A gabled and stuccoed vestibule with stick trim replaced the original front porch and small-paned casement windows were added to the first story. These dramatic changes stylistically transformed the home from vintage 1890s to the more modern English cottage. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Register of Historic Places Signtext Description An account of the resource This collection includes every property on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana that has a sign describing the historical and architectural significance of the building. Sites A resource which refers to a building, structure, or place with evidence of human impact. County The county the property is located in. Flathead county Street Address A detailed street/mailing address for a physical location. North Fork Road / 2 miles North of Ford, Polebridge, Montana Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wurtz Homestead Type The nature or genre of the resource cabins (houses) homesteads building Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Montana National Register Sign Program Description An account of the resource A torturous journey by covered wagon brought Frank and Ella Wurtz to this remote homestead in 1914. By 1917, the family included three children, so Frank built a larger cabin, reusing the logs of their first one-room dwelling. Proving a claim in the North Fork was a formidable task, and Frank did his best to clear and cultivate the required acreage. Even so, the Forest Service challenged the Wurtz claim in 1918, charging that not enough land had been cultivated. The protest was withdrawn, however, in 1919. A few months later, an arson fire consumed the family’s newly finished third cabin. Evidence suggested that the fire was a cover-up for the abduction of four-year-old Marie and two-year-old Harold; no trace of them was ever found. As the family dealt with this tragedy, title to the land was granted in 1920. Frank began to build the main house, but grief was hard to overcome; Frank, Ella, and nine-year-old Louise left the North Fork in 1922. A decade later, Frank and Ella returned with three children born in the interim. Frank then completed the log house and continued to improve the property until his failing health forced its sale in 1964. Today, the sturdy Wurtz cabin and house, representative of two building phases, are a lesson in perseverance and a tribute to the hardy North Fork settlers who carved homes out of the wilderness. Upon the transfer of ownership to the Forest Service in 1990, the Wurtz grandchildren wrote: “This land has been good to our family. The homestead was a labor of love, and it is with great love and respect that we now leave it.” Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Register of Historic Places Signtext Description An account of the resource This collection includes every property on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana that has a sign describing the historical and architectural significance of the building. Sites A resource which refers to a building, structure, or place with evidence of human impact. County The county the property is located in. Missoula county District McCormick Neighborhood Historic District Street Address A detailed street/mailing address for a physical location. 937 South Fifth West, Missoula, Montana Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wright Residence Type The nature or genre of the resource residential structures building | contributing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Montana National Register Sign Program Description An account of the resource The distinctive gambrel roof defines the Dutch Colonial style. The style takes its name from farmhouses Dutch settlers built in rural New York and New Jersey in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. However, twentieth-century Dutch Colonial Revival style homes only loosely resembled their historical counterparts. The style had the advantage of economy: the roof shape created second-story living space without the added expense of constructing full second-story walls. Equally, its simplicity appealed to twentieth-century builders looking for alternatives to the highly decorated Queen Anne style. The heavy oak doors, leaded and beveled glass windows, and stone fireplace of this circa 1910 home reflect the early-twentieth-century emphasis on quality materials and craftsmanship over ornamentation. Henry E. and Lura Wright were the home’s first known residents, and Henry—a house painter and sometime contractor—may well have had a hand in its construction. Henry came to Montana in 1883 to work as a cowboy. Later, he watched survey crews plat the town of Kalispell. The Wrights moved to Missoula in 1908 and lived here into the late 1930s. http://digitalvault.mhs.mt.gov/files/original/08291761ef64ca17b2c46ef0f9267302.jpg 84b6a105c76c8bcd94e5a5311a9abbfe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource World Wires Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Choteau Acantha Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Choteau, Montana Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 18, 1914 Relation A related resource <a href="http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn85053032/1914-02-18/ed-1/seq-2/" target="_blank">Available on Montana Newspapers</a> Subject The topic of the resource Advertising Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is in the public domain. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Register of Historic Places Signtext Description An account of the resource This collection includes every property on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana that has a sign describing the historical and architectural significance of the building. Sites A resource which refers to a building, structure, or place with evidence of human impact. County The county the property is located in. Lewis and Clark county District Helena South-Central Historic District Street Address A detailed street/mailing address for a physical location. 3 South Rodney, Helena, Montana Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Woodman S. Paynter House Type The nature or genre of the resource residential structures building | contributing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Montana National Register Sign Program Description An account of the resource Although modest compared to Helena’s imposing West Side mansions of a slightly later period, this well-preserved home was very grand for its early date. Woodman S. Paynter arrived in Helena in 1868 and entered into a business partnership with Henry M. Parchen. He and Parchen, whose home was across the street, ran a retail drugstore. The Paynters’ two-story frame house, built between 1869 and 1875, retains many of its original details including graceful wooden porch columns, two original chimneys, and a pediment with dentil trim over the front door. By 1888, the Paynters had remodeled their house with a one-story addition on the south, likely to accommodate indoor plumbing. The outhouse at the back was incorporated into the family’s stable, enlarging it substantially. The Paynters lived here until 1893. Later tenants included the Salvation Army’s “rescue home” from 1896 to 1897. In the early 1910s, Reverend Jacob Alford, a Methodist minister, rented the residence. From at least 1915 to the early 1960s, various members of teamster Michael Murphy’s family resided here. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Register of Historic Places Signtext Description An account of the resource This collection includes every property on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana that has a sign describing the historical and architectural significance of the building. Sites A resource which refers to a building, structure, or place with evidence of human impact. County The county the property is located in. Flathead county District East Side Historic District  Street Address A detailed street/mailing address for a physical location. Kalispell, Montana Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Woodland Park Type The nature or genre of the resource parks (recreation areas) building | contributing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Montana National Register Sign Program Description An account of the resource In the earliest days before trees lined Kalispell’s residential streets, this was the town’s only wooded area. The dense, dark evergreens that surrounded a swamp were off limits to children because transients from the freight trains camped here and the mosquitoes were fierce. In 1903, the city acquired these 40 acres from the estate of pioneer businessman Charles Conrad. The area remained unimproved until 1911 when the city spent almost $4,000 draining the swamp, excavating for the lake, and landscaping. By 1912, residents enjoyed winter skating, skiing, and sledding on the grounds. A children’s playground, however, had to be removed because the park was still host to mosquitoes and hobos. With the help and cooperation of Mayor John Bruckhauser, the Works Projects Administration (WPA) transformed the “city’s swamp” into a recreational haven during the 1930s. The $120,000 project provided jobs for some 400 local workers and won recognition as one of the country’s “most unique and attractive civic improvements.” Today’s park offers recreational activities for all seasons, hosts weddings and family gatherings, and thus continues to be a favorite place for building memories. http://digitalvault.mhs.mt.gov/files/original/29caa9b033ab61245b7be22abe4fdb1a.jpg 97a435e0d8bc5b13ba1f9da02785bc0b Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Source Source of the physical item. Example Montana Historical Society Research Center Photograph Archives, Helena, Montana. Montana Historical Society Museum Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wooden grave marker Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context X1928.27.01 /X1928.27.01.tif Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1867 Subject The topic of the resource Gravestones Description An account of the resource Oak tombstone weathered gray with the raised inscription: " Sacred to the memory of Langford Peel, born in Liverpool, died July 23rd, 1867 aged 36 years. In life beloved by his friends and respected by his enemies. Vengence is mine sayeth the Lord. I know that my redeemer liveth. Erected by a friend." Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image (which may be protected by copyright law - Title 17 U.S. Code) are available from the Montana Historical Society Museum, Helena, Montana. Type The nature or genre of the resource grave markers Language A language of the resource eng Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource wood (plant material) Relation A related resource <a href="http://mhsmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/ED62C167-70A1-49C0-8AD4-777771919440">PastPerfect Online</a>