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File:General view of Butte, possibly from the more recently settled area to the south. - Butte Historic District, Bounded by Copper, Arizona, Mercury and Continental Streets, Butte, HAER MONT,47-BUT,1-45.tif

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General view of Butte, possibly from the more recently settled area to the south. - Butte Historic District, Bounded by Copper, Arizona, Mercury and Continental Streets, Butte, Silver Bow County, MT
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Gilbert, Cass; Patterson, H M; Owsley, William; Kees, Frederick; Heinze, F Augustus; Link and Haire; Shanley, George H; George Steele Company; Wah Chong Tai Company; Butte Water Company; Montana Independent Telephone Company; Bertoglio Storage and Appliance Company; Butte Floral Company; Jacobs, Henry; Amalgamated Copper Mining Company; Hirbour, Emanuel; Anaconda Copper Mining Company; Hawley, Monica E, transmitter; Lowe, Jet, photographer; Hill, Isabel, historian
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General view of Butte, possibly from the more recently settled area to the south. - Butte Historic District, Bounded by Copper, Arizona, Mercury and Continental Streets, Butte, Silver Bow County, MT
Depicted place Montana; Silver Bow County; Butte
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER MONT,47-BUT,1-45
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  • Significance: As early as 1864, Butte prospered from gold mining. Yet, as was the case in many western mining settlements, Butte's first residents built as few structures as possible, as quickly as possible. These rugged individuals were interested in what lay in Butte's soil, not on its surface. By late 1867, the 180-acre townsite had been platted and there were centers of activity along Main Street with scattered commercial and residential activity along Quartz, Copper, Park , and Broadway...
  • Survey number: HAER MT-35
  • Building/structure dates: 1875- 1879 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1890-1900 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1904-1912 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1917 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1930 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1945-1947 Subsequent Work
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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 66000438.
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/mt0040.photos.101091p
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Camera location46° 00′ 14″ N, 112° 32′ 02″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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