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- 1930s street scene. Lewistown, Montana.
- Lewistown, Montana
- The Masonic Temple is the building on the left. The street is 4th Avenue North between Broadway Street and Washington Street
- 300 block of Main Street.
- Lewistown, Montana
- 300 block of Washington Street looking towards the water tank on the hill. Lewistown, Montana.
- Lewistown, Montana
- 400 block of Main Street.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Wilson and Seiden Drug Store.
- 4th of July parade on Main Street (200 block).
- Lewistown, Montana. Parades
- Elephant is on the middle of the street.
- 500 block of Boulevard Street, 1927. Lewistown, Montana.
- Lewistown, Montana
- 5th Avenue south looking from the east toward the west.
- Lewistown, Montana
- The Methodist Church is in the background on the left side. Dark Horse Stables are pictured in the right foreground.
- A crowd views a parade on the corner of Main Street and 4th Avenue north.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Abel Brothers Building, Lewistown, Montana.
- Buildings
- Abel Brothers Meat Market was built at 511 W. Main, Lewistown Montana in 1909.
- Airplane on 6th Avenue North [graphic].
- Airplanes
- An airplane sitting on 6th Avenue North Lewistown, Montana. Men are standing near the plane. A sign on the side of the plane reads: "Burt Walker Clerk of Court". The Montana Building is in the background on the left and the Methodist...
- Albrecht Dodge garage.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Located on the corner of 1st Avenue and Janeaux Street.
- Allen and Robinson building [graphic].
- Buildings
- View of the Allen and Robinson building (built 1903; top half burned in 1938) at 416 W. Main, Lewistown, MT. C.H. Williams Drug store occupied it until 1908 when the Seiden Drug Co. moved in. Two awnings cover the front of the store. The Golden...
- American House Hotel [graphic].
- Hotels; Courthouses; Buildings
- The American House Hotel (built 1896 burned 1902) located on the SW corner of Main Street and 6th Ave. South, Lewistown, MT. The first Courthouse is shown on the middle of the photo in the horizon. A building on the right is being constructed.
- American Red Cross women in parade, Lewistown, Montana
- Lewistown, Montana
- View of the Montana Building on the corner of 3rd Ave and Main Street.
- Apple's Dairy.
- Lewistown, Montana
- The hospital and flour mill are seen in the background.
- Arro Confectionery [graphic].
- Confectionery
- View of the Fergus County Realty building (built 1914) at 521 W. Main, Lewistown, MT. It housed the Arro Confectionery (left) and the Lewistown Post Office. Drapped flags and "Welcome" sign hang above the display windows. A hanging sign...
- Arro Confectionery interior [graphic].
- Confectionery
- Interior view of the Arro Confectionary store located in the Fergus County Realty building (built 1914) at 521 W. Main, Lewistown, MT. Glass cases full of candy line the left side. A woman is standing next to the cases. A boy is sitting on a stool...
- Arro Oil Refinery [graphic].
- Petroleum
- Arro Oil Refinery is shown from the air. It was located on Lower Spring Creek, Lewistown, MT. Photo shows the highway going around the refinery and other homes nearby. The refinery started in 1921 and lasted 15+ years.
- Arro Oil Refinery on Spring Creek [graphic].
- Petroleum
- Arro Oil Refinery is shown in the distance. It was located on Lower Spring Creek, Lewistown, MT. Railroad track in the foreground, Spring Creek is next to the railroad track with a bridge crossing over it. The Moccasin Mountains are in the...
- Art Baker driving team of horses in parade, Lewistown, Montana.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Main Street near the corner of 5th Avenue. Burke Hotel is in the background. Herbert Titter, photographer office on the corner of 5th Avenue North and Main Street.
- Art Center.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Carriage house of Rudolph Von Tobel. It was moved to become part of the Art Center.
- Attix Clinic
- Lewistown, Montana
- This building was built by Dr. Attix and served as his clinic.
- Attix Clinic [graphic].
- Buildings
- View of the Attix Clinic (built 1917) at 618 W. Main, Lewistown, MT. It has stripped awnings hanging from all the windows. Two cars are parked in front of the building.
- Attix Clinic.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Located at 618 W. Main, buildt by Dr. Fred Attix, one of the first doctors in the area.
- Autman and Taylor steam engine [graphic].
- Farm engines; Steam-engines
- Aultman and Taylor steam engine pulling four loaded carts behind it.
- B&H Grocery, located at 114 E. Main.
- Lewistown, Montana
- It was formerly the Culver Opera House built by William Culver (the first photographer to this area) before 1900.
- Back of the Court House from 7th Avenue north, 1931. Lewistown, Montana.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Also shows one of the houses brought in from Fort Maginnis.
- Back side of Main Street buildings [graphic].
- Buildings
- Overview of the backs of the buildings on the north side of Main Street in the 300 block. Three grain elevators can be seen in the background.
- Baird's building [graphic].
- Stonemasonry
- View of Baird's building, 109 4th (fourth) Avenue South. It was used as the Post Office until 1909 and then became the Wells-Fargo Express and the Great Northern Express. It was built by Croatian stonemasons who used locally quarried sandstone.
- Bank Electric building, 505 W. Main Street.
- Lewistown, Montana
- It was constructed in 1913.
- Bank of Fergus County with car [graphic].
- Buildings
- Bank of Fergus County (built in 1904) located at 223 W. Main. The building has awnings on all windows and there is a car turning the corner by the building. Another car is parked in front.
- Bank of Fergus County, Lewistown, Montana
- Lewistown, Montana
- Team of horses pulling freight in front of the Bank of Fergus County (built 1904) on the south side of the 200 block, Lewistown, Montana. Sweitzers Department Store is next to the bank. The DeKalb Harness store is in the middle of the block.
- Bank-Electric Building construction continuing [graphic].
- Lewistown, Montana
- Construction of the Bank-Electric building in 1913 at 505 W. Main. Two horses are next to the building on the right side. A steam engine is on the left side of the building. Two piles of stone blocks are stacked at the corner.
- Bank-Electric Building construction, Lewistown, MT [graphic].
- Buildings
- Construction of the Bank-Electric building in 1913 at 505 W. Main. On the side of the next building is a painted sign for "Abel Bros. Wholesale abd Retail Meats and Provisions". A sign on the corner of the Bank-Electric building says...
- Banners on Main Street. [graphic].
- Buildings
- View of the north side of the 200 block on Main Street. A sign hanging over the street reads: ""FCB"". A ""Capital Brewing"" sign is painted on the side of a building on the right. Various banners are...
- Baptist Church [graphic].
- Church buildings
- The First Baptist Church is located on the corner of 6th Avenue North and Washington Street.
- Baptist church, on the corner of 6th Avenue and Washington Street.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Baptist church.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Baptist church.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Barnes-King Gold Mine [graphic].
- Kendall Mine; Gold mines and mining; Prospecting
- Barnes-King gold mine was located in the North Moccasin Mountains near Lewistown, MT. The Barnes-King Development Company mined the area in 1901-1925. The mine is on the left side of the photo and 4 cars are in the middle.
- Barnes-King Gold Mine with hoist [graphic].
- Kendall Mine; Gold mines and mining; Prospecting
- Barnes-King gold mine was located in the North Moccasin Mountains near Lewistown, MT. The Barnes-King Development Company mined the area in 1901-1925. Photo shows the mine buildings with hoist.
- Beaver Creek Church [graphic].
- Church buildings
- View of the Beaver Creek Church.
- Beaver Creek Church Congregation [graphic].
- Orsdel, Brother Van; Church buildings
- The congregation of the Beaver Creek Church standing outside the church. Brother Van Orsdel is seated in the left front.
- Berg Sawmill [graphic].
- Lumber camps
- Berg Sawmill located on the middle fork of Beaver Creek.
- Big Casino Lumber Camp [graphic].
- Lumber camps
- Big Casino Lumber camp situated on the middle fork of Casino Creek, Lewistown, MT. It burned down a few years after the photo was taken.
- Big Stone Barn, located on the corner of Janeaux and 1st Avenue South.
- Lewistown, Montana
- It later housed the E.B. Andrus Grocery Co.
- Billy Calder [graphic].
- Calder, Billy 1875-1900; Hanging
- View of Billy Calder after he was hung for murder, March 16, 1900 in Lewistown, Montana.
- Birds-eye view of the brickyard with its beehive kilns.
- Lewistown, Montana
- The swimming pool is seen in the background.
- Blacksmith and Woodworkers Union float at City Hall.
- Lewistown, Montana
- City Hall was built in 1904 at the corner of 4th Avenue South and Watson Street.
- Bourke Implement, on the corner of 4th and Janeaux, 1975.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Boy Scout troop [graphic].
- Boy Scouts
- Boy Scout troop and their leader. Seven boys are standing the back row. The male leader is sitting in front of the boys with two other boys kneeling on each side of him, one boy is holding a flag with a wolf on it and the other boy has a flag with...
- Boys basketball team at first Fergus County High School building.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Photo taken in the gymnasium.
- Brewery [graphic].
- Buildings; Stonemasonry; Breweries
- The Lewistown Brewery just south of Lewistown was built by in 1894 by John Laux. It was built with locally quarried sandstone. A wooden fence is in the foreground of the photo with two signs on the fence that say ""CULVER'S...
- Brice Hospital [graphic].
- Brice, Theodore J; Hospitals
- The Brice Hospital (built 1919) was located at 614 W. Pine. It was built by Dr. Theodore J. Brice. It later became the Pine Crest Apartments. The old gymnasium for the high school is in the background on the left.
- Brice Hospital, Lewistown, Montana
- Lewistown, Montana
- The Brice Hospital was built in 1919. The Hospital is the large building the third from the left. Dr Brice lived in the house to the right of the hospital. The view is from the corner of Pine Street and 6th Avenue South. The building later was...
- Brickyard located on Upper Spring Creek.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Bright Hotel [graphic].
- Hotels; Buildings
- The Bright Hotel was located on the northeast corner of 6th Avenue and Main Street. The lower left section of the building was built in 1906 and the rest was built in 1908. The Bright Hotel became the Burke Hotel in 1924.The building burned in 1959.
- Bright Hotel, Lewistown, Montana.
- Buildings
- View from the 600 block of Main Street. The Bright Hotel is the large building on the left. It was later called the Burke Hotel.
- Bright-Burke Hotel, located on the corner of Main Street and 6th Avenue.
- Lewistown, Montana
- It was built in 1908 and burned down in 1959.
- Bright-Burke Hotel, located on the corner of Main Street and 6th Avenue.
- Lewistown, Montana
- It was built in 1908 and burned down in 1959.
- Broadway Apartments [graphic].
- Apartments
- The Broadway Apartment building was built in 1913 on the corner of Washington and 6th Avenue North.
- Broadway Street, Lewistown, Montana
- Lewistown, Montana
- Lewistown as seen from the 600 block of Broadway Street. Grassy hillside in the foreground. Judith Mountains in the background.
- Brooks block, located at 205 W. Main Street.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Brooks block, on the corner of 2nd and Main.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Brooks block, on the corner of 2nd and Main.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Buffalo School [graphic].
- Schools
- Buffalo, Montana schoolhouse. Another old delapidated building is on the right of the school.
- Buggies on parade [graphic].
- Buildings; Parades
- View from the corner of 4th Ave South and Main Street Lewistown, Montana. Parade of two buggies pulled by horses carrying elegantly dressed women with parasols. The News Depot building faces Main Street and has a sign on the side of the building...
- Building the Methodist Church [graphic].
- Church buildings; Stonemasonry
- Construction of the Methodist Church (built 1904) located at 512 W. Broadway. The building is more than half built using locally quarried sandstone by Croatian stonemasons.
- Building the Post Office [graphic].
- Postal service; Hotels
- Dedication of the Lewistown Post Office, May 11, 1931. A large crowd is gatered on the street in front of where the new post office will be. The Leland Hotel is in the middle and cars are parked on the right.
- Buildings at Moore, Montana [graphic].
- Main street of Moore, Montana. Various signs on the buildings read: ""David Drug Co."" ""M & M Buffet"" ""The Moore Mercantile Co."" ""State Bank""...
- Buildings in Maiden, Montana [graphic].
- Lewistown, Montana
- Three buildings at the gold mining town of Maiden in the Judith Mountains. A one story stone building is on the left and a two story stone building with a balcony over the front door is next to it. Two women are on the balcony and a group of men...
- Culver, William H., 1853-1937.
- Buildings near depot at Moore, Montana [graphic].
- Railroad depot and tracks at Moore, Montana are in the foreground. Buildings of the town are on the right.
- Buildings on Main Street. [graphic].
- Buildings; Stonemasonry
- View of the 200 and 300 block on Main Street. The buildings in the 200 block (right to left): Laux Building (built 1905), Montana Hardware (built 1883), Power Mercantile (next block) built 1901. Most of the buildings have awnings. The stone...
- Buildings on north side of 400 block [graphic].
- Buildings
- View from the 400 block on Main Street, Lewistown, MT. Various signs read: "Wilson and Seiden Drug Co. Progressive Druggists" "W. Gleason & Bro. Cigar Store" "Golden Rule" "Fad Shoes and Clothing"...
- Buildings on north side of Main Street. [graphic].
- Buildings; Stonemasonry
- View of the north side of the 200 and 300 block on Main Street. A buggy is parked in front of the Blue Goose Saloon. Street is unpaved. Few people walking on the sidewalk. The Courthouse tower shows at the far left. The buildings in the 200 block...
- Bullion Saloon [graphic].
- View of the Bullion Saloon in Maiden, Montana in 1913. The doorway is in the corner of the building and a group of eight men are sitting on the front steps.
- Burkes Dairy.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Burning German textbooks [graphic].
- The burning of German textbooks (from the high school) on Main Street, Lewistown, Montana, March 27, 1918.
- Business Block, Lewistown, Montana [graphic].
- Buildings
- Main Street of Lewistown 400 block (south side). The Argus Newspaper office (1896-1913) is on the far right. Next to it is the Diamond Block (built 1907) building and then the Lang Building (built 1904).
- Busy Corner [graphic].
- Buildings
- View of the south side of the 300 block on Main Street from the corner of 4th Avenue. The Busy Corner (located at 323 W. Main) was a confectionary store. Men and women are standing on the corner and a few are crossing the street on a boardwalk. The...
- Busy Corner Store at Lewistown Montana
- View of the corner of 4th Avenue South and Main Street, Lewistown, MT. View also shows Sweitzer's Department Store (built in 1913) and 311-315 W. Main.
- Buttrey Grocery, located at 320 E. Main.
- Lewistown, Montana
- C.C. Long Sawmill camp.
- Lumber
- Sawmills.
- C.F. Little Jewelry Store, Lewistown, Montana. [graphic].
- Buildings
- Two buildings on the NW corner of Main Street and 3rd Ave North, Lewistown, Montana. Hobensack and Sloan Hardware Store on the left and C.F. Little Jewelry on the right. Part of the Bon Ton Store is shown on the far left. A stagecoach is traveling...
- Calvert Hotel [graphic].
- Hotels
- View of the Calvert Hotel (built 1917) at 216 7th Avenu South. It was originally the dormitory for the Fergus County Free High School.
- Car demonstration in the center of Main Street. Buildings in the background are in the 400 block. Lewistown, Montana.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Car demonstration in the center of Main Street. Buildings in the background are in the 400 block. Lewistown, Montana.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Car demonstration in the center of Main Street. Buildings in the background are in the 400 block. Lewistown, Montana.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Car demonstration in the center of Main Street. Buildings in the background are on the north side of the 300 block. Lewistown, Montana.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Car demonstration in the center of Main Street. Buildings in the background are on the north side of the 300 block. Lewistown, Montana.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Car demonstration on the center of Main Street. Buildings in the background are on the north side of the 300 block. Lewistown, Montana.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Car in field [graphic].
- Agriculture; Automobiles; Dry farming
- Old car parked in a wheat field. It shows how tall the wheat grew in Central Montana.
- Careless Creek school [graphic].
- Schools
- Interior view of the Careless Creek school. Four children are seated at a table and the teacher is standing at the table. Five pictures are on the wall and the blackboard has writing on it.
- Carnegie Library [graphic].
- Libraries; Stonmasonry
- Carnegie Public Library (built 1906) located at 701 W. Main. Constructed of locally quarried sandstone by Croatian stonemasons. Frontal view with steps leading down to the sidewalk.
- Carnegie Library from the Courthouse [graphic].
- Buildings; Libraries
- Carnegie Library (built 1906) located at 701 W. Main as seen from the Courthouse lawn. The second Lincoln School is behind the Library and a portion of the William Blackford home (built 1909) located at 713 W. Main is on the right. In the...
- Carriages on parade, Lewistown, MT [graphic].
- Parades
- Parade on the 500 block of Main Street. Various buggies and wagons are in the parade and one buggie has a sign on the back that says: "Buy a Rock Island". Various signs on buildings read: "Abel Bros Retail Meats and Provisions"...
- Cars parked in middle of Main Street, Lewistown, MT
- Lewistown, Montana, MT
- View from the 600 block of Main Street, Lewistown, MT. Creel Funeral Home (built 1913) on the right was originally the Marsh the Homemaker store. The Burke Hotel (built1906 as the Bright Hotel) is the large building on the left. An electric...
- Carson's Saloon, Lewistown, MT [graphic].
- Built in 1893, the Carson's Saloon building became the Bon Ton Confectionary in 1908. It's location is 312 W. Main. A balcony extends over the front of the lower part of the building. On the second floor there is a door leading out onto the balcony.
- Carter Service Center gas station, located at 1st and Main Street.
- Lewistown, Montana
- Gas Stations.
- Catholic Church (1st) [graphic].
- Vermaat, James Father; Church buildings
- Catholic Church (built in 1887) located on the corner of Miller and Watson streets. Father James Vermaat is on the front steps.

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