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Silver Bow County Sanitary Conditions report photographs, 1908-1912
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Silver Bow County (Mont.). Health Department
- Title
- Silver Bow County Sanitary Conditions report photographs
- Dates
- 1908-1912 (inclusive)19081912
- Quantity
- 1 box, (134 photographic prints)
- Collection Number
- Lot 008
- Summary
- This collection contains photographs taken to illustrate a "Report of Investigation of Sanitary Conditions in Mines and of the Conditions Under Which the Miners Live in Silver Bow County", 1908-1912. The images show sanitary conditions in Butte neighborhoods, local dairies, the county hospital, and underground mines. Each photograph has the description which accompanied it in the report.
- Repository
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Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The photographs in this collection accompanied a report entitled "Report of Investigation of Sanitary Conditions in Mines, and of the Conditions Under Which the Miners Live in Silver Bow County." This report presented the findings of a study of sanitary conditions in below ground and surface workings of the Butte mines, residences in Butte and Silver Bow County, local dairies, and the county hospital or poor farm. This investigation was probably undertaken by county health officials and was an attempt to determine the causes of wide spread incidence of tuberculosis in Silver Bow County. The data was collected during the years 1908-1912.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
These photographs show sanitary conditions found by the inspectors in the Butte mines, in a few of the dairies adjacent to Butte, around dwellings and boarding houses, and conditions found at the county poor farm from 1908 to 1912. The photographs include views of the Anaconda, Gagnon, Little Minah, Never Sweat, Original, St. Lawrence, and Stewart mines, as well as mines that are not identified. The dairies photographed were the Crescent, Imperial, North Star, Reliable, Springtown, and Summit Valley. Photographs of residences often include street addresses and show exterior views of yards and streets. The photographs were taken in Butte, Centerville, Meaderville, and Walkerville.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
The photographs in this collection are unattributed.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Photograph Archives collections and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Photograph Archives before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in its collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation
Silver Bow County Sanitary Conditions report photographs. Lot 008. [Box and folder number.] Montana Historical Society Photograph Archives, Helena, Montana.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The photographs were arranged by subject and organized into four subject-based series: Series I. Dairies, Series II. Hospitals, Series III. Houses, and Series IV. Mines
Acquisition Information
Acquisition information available upon request.
Processing Note
The photographs were transferred from the Archives, SC 89, and accessioned under PAc 75-31.
The collection was reprocessed by Rebecca Kohl in 1995.
Related Materials
See the "Report of Investigation of Sanitary Conditions in Mines and of the Conditions Under Which the Miners Live in Silver Bow County", SC 89, for related manuscript materials.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Dairies Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1 | Crescent, Summit Valley, Springtown, North Star,
Reliable, Imperial and East Side dairies (includes views of barns, milk houses, milk
cans, cattle, dog and stable in Butte) |
1908-1912 |
Series II: Hospitals Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 2 | Silver Bow County Hospital (interior views with
hospital equipment and beds, men sitting and lying in beds) |
1908-1912 |
Series III: Houses Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 3 | Butte, Montana: exterior views of residences and yards
at East Mercury, East Park, East Transit, and South Dakota Streets (includes refuse in
back yard of the Florence Hotel, chickens, piles of manure, privies, and washing on
line) |
1908-1912 |
| 1 / 4 | Butte, Montana: exterior views of residences and back
yards at East Park, East Broadway, Lee Avenue, East Mercury North Wyoming, West
Center, East LaPlatte, North Montana, and Second Avenue (includes toliets, children at
play, sewers, women, refuse, manure piles, washing on line, goats, turkey, stove,
alleys, and chickens) |
1908-1912 |
| 1 / 5 | Centerville area of Butte, Montana: exterior views of
residences with back yards at O'Neill, Bennett, Laplatte and Minah Streets (includes
children with dogs, manure, goats, refuse, laundry, geese, and a cow) and Big
Butte. |
1908-1912 |
| 1 / 6 | Meaderville, Montana: rear of Main Street (includes
man with foot on a barrel, refuse in street) |
1908-1912 |
| 1 / 7 | Walkerville, Montana: exterior views of residences and
yards at Transit and West Daly Streets with manure piles and privies |
1908-1912 |
Series IV: Mines Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 8 | Miners at Stewart and Gagnon Mines, ventilator shaft,
showers, washroom, lockers, "dry", explosives, toilet cars in Original Mine and
hoist |
1908-1912 |
| 1 / 9 | Miners, toilet car, drill, ventilation tubes and
shafts, mine railroad car, lantern, water tank, and fungus on timbers |
1908-1912 |
| 1 / 10 | The "Dry" at Stewart Mine, lockers, washroom, toilet,
miners, Little Minah Mine, horses and stables underground, jacks, drills, mine
railroad car, powder magazine, ventilation pipes, and hoists |
1908-1912 |
| 1 / 11 | Miners, toilet, mine railroad cars, shift bosses
eating, jack in Mountain Consolidated Mine, mouth of shaft with hoist, water pump,
horse and barn |
1908-1912 |
| 1 / 12 | Miners at mouth of shaft at Never Sweat Mine, horses
and stables in St. Lawrence Mine, mouth of shaft and goat at Anaconda Mine, electric
fan, fire doors, John P. O'Neill, hoisting engine |
1908-1912 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Sanitation -- Montana -- Butte
Geographical Names
- Butte (Mont.)
- Montana
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints
Occupations
- Miners
Finding aid prepared by Vivian Hayes, 1990
2009
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