Montana Historical SocietyPhotograph Archives
Lot 030
Montana. Department of Health
and Environmental Sciences
Montana Department of Health and Environmental Sciences
photograph collection
1921-1986
479 photographic prints
101 negatives
267 slides
This collection primarily consists of photographs of
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences (DHES) employees, activities, state
officials, and state buildings. Also included, are slides documenting asbestos cleanup,
mines around Butte, MT, and EMS training.
No textual or other language materials are
included in the collection. Captions are in English.
Historical Note
The Montana State Board of Health was established in 1901. In 1967 the Legislative Assembly
created the State Department of Health. The State Board of Health continued in an advisory
capacity, but the day-to-day administration of the state laws regarding public health and
related matters were relegated to the new department. The State Board of Health became the
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences in 1971 with the passage of Governor
Anderson’s Executive Reorganization Order 9-71. In 1991, though it remained a part of the
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences (DHES), the role of the Environmental
Sciences Division was considerably expanded to include: Natural Resource Damage Assessment,
a Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board, a Superfund Section, and an Underground Storage
Tanks Section.
The Environmental Sciences Division eventually became its own separate department in 1995
and renamed the Department of Environmental Quality. It includes the following divisions:
Director’s Office, Air Quality, Centralized Services, Energy, Environmental Remediation,
Reclamation, Waste Management, and Water Quality.
The public health-related functions of DHES meanwhile fell under the umbrella of a new
agency, the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), which at the time of its
creation was comprised of the following divisions: Child and Family Services, Child Support
Enforcement, Disability Services, Health Policy and Services, Mental and Addictive
Disorders, Operations and Technology, Quality Assurance, and Senior Support Services.
This collection primarily contains photographs of employees of the Board of Health and
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences. Also included are photographs documenting
activities performed by the department and photos of state buildings and state
officials.
There are also numerous slides documenting EMS training in Havre, Montana; Jefferson School
(Helena, Montana); Free Enterprise Health Mine (Boulder, Montana); overviews of Butte,
Montana; mines around Butte, MT; Butte and Sunshine Health Mine; asbestos cleanup in
Anaconda Junior and Senior High School, old J.C. Penny's building (Billings, Montana),
Broadus High School, Powder River High School, Old Boy's Central School (Butte, Montana),
and Glendive High School.
The majority of the photographs and slides in this collection were produced by unknown
photographers. Those identified include Meredith E. Fite and Eva Solberg.
The materials in this collection are organized by format and topic.
Collection is open for research.
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.
Montana Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, photograph collection. Lot 30. Box
and folder number. Montana Historical Society Photographs Archives, Helena, Montana.
The photographs and slides in this collection are the result of a combination of the
following acquisitions: PAc 96-71, PAc 2002-26, PAc 2007-18 and PAc 2009-45. All of these
acquisitions were processed and combined together into Lot 30 in February of 2013.
Parts of PAc 96-71 were transferred to the Photograph Archives by both the Department of
Environmental Quality and Department of Public Health and Human Services in 1996.
PAc 2002-26 was transferred from the Archives collection, Montana Health Services Division,
Family and Community Health Bureau (S98-6), in 2002 and then combined with PAc 96-71.
PAc 2007-18 was transferred to the Photograph Archives by the Department of Environmental
Quality, Director’s Office in 2007.
PAc 2009-45 was transferred to the Photograph Archives by the Department of Environmental
Quality, Director’s Office in 2009.
This collection is indexed under the following headings. Researchers desiring materials
about related topics, persons, or places should search under these terms.
Mining – Montana.
Asbestos abatement in schools.
Photographic prints
Film negatives
Slides
Montana
Mines and Mineral
Resources
Medicine and
Health
Foods and
Nutrition
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection
Photographs
1 / 1
Staff A-H – Includes photos of Dr. Segand Aagard, Dr.
Doug Abbott, Jan Baker, Dr. Loren Bahls, Peg Baraby, Dave Thomas, Dave Bean, Dr.
Bierman, Henry Meyer, Jennice Bottomly, Elizabeth A. Burrell, Rick Crankshaw,
Henrietta Crockett, Drew Dawson, John M. DenHerder, George Fenner, Marlene Ferguson,
Stan Match, John Geach, Judy Gedrose, Althea Ginnebaugh, Vernon L. Goller, Dr. Raymond
D. Grondahl
1960-1984
1 / 2
Staff H-Z – Includes photos of Dr. William Haggberg,
Governor Ted Schwinden, Ellen Hanpa, John Hawthorne, Mary Ellen Holverson, Maxine S.
Homer, Eunice Kelly, Valerie Blackstone, Virginia Kenyan, Kenneth C. Lee, George
Lackman, Virginia Mann, Dr. John F. McGregor, Larry Mitchell, Rick Nelson, Lucille
Paddock, Shari Pettick, Dr. Sidney C. Pratt, Louise O. Salo, Rita Sheeky, Dr. Martin
Skinner, John R. Snyder, Robert Solomon, Joe Strasko, William A. Spoja jr., Fay
Sweeny, Dr. A.J. Terrill, Dave Thomas, Peggy Baraby, Dr. Trithart
1957-1983
1 / 3
Staff – Air Quality – Includes photos of Clark
Hielson, Ben Wake, Mike Roach
1964-1976
1 / 4
Staff – Central Services – Includes photos of L.L.
Benepe, Robert J. Redpath, Robert A. James
1957-1981
1 / 5
Staff - Director and Staff – Includes photos of
Governor Tim Babcock, John Anderson, G.D. Carlyle Thompson
1950-1961
1 / 6
Staff – Director and Staff – Includes photos of John
Anderson, Mr. Bartlett, Dr. Drynan, Dr. A.C. Knight, Joe Renders, Governor Ted
Schwinden, R. Hoffman
1979-1983
1 / 7
Staff – Environmental Science – Includes photos of
Ludwig Champa, Lewis S. Gerber, Ben Wake, Don Williams
1960-1980
1 / 8
Staff – Food Consumer and Safety Bureau – Includes
photos of Cal Campbell, Frank Gessamen, Jim Hill, Vern Sloulin, Jim
Peterson
1979-1982
1 / 9
Staff – Hospital and Medical Facilities – Includes
photos of Mr. Munzenrider, Mr. Crankshaw, Mr. Dawson, John Wilson, Arthur C. Knight,
John Glisman, W. Dikon
1958-1979
2 / 1
Staff – State Laboratory – Includes photos of Milton
Brawn, Edith Kuhns, Dr. David Lackman, Earl Carlton, Jon Back, Ludwig Champs, Hugh
McLean, Walter Jankowski, Mel. Iden Chambers, Pat Maxey, Milton (Bud) Brown, Mike
Herrington, Bob Mcghie, Dr. Carl L. Larson, Dr. R.R. Parker
1959-1981
2 / 2
Staff – Environmental Sanitation – Includes photos of
Kenneth Read, Mosquito Control, and Clairone W. Brink
1951-1981
2 / 3
Staff – Water Quality – Includes photos of Loren
Bahls, Edward Casne, Steve Pilcher
1979
2 / 4
Staff – Unidentified
1979
2 / 5
State Officials – Includes photos of Governor Ted
Schwinden, Martha Bohlken, Vearle Addy, Mel Williams, Senator Melcher
1981
2 / 6
Buildings – State Complex – Views include: The Annex
Building, Mitchell Building, Board of Health Building, and State Laboratory
Building
1956-1958
2 / 7
Buildings - W.F. Cogswell Building – Includes photos
of Andrew, Ted, and William Cogswell, Governor Tim Babcock, and Senator Cashmore and
the renovation and construction of the building
1964-1981
2 / 8
Butte, Montana
1961
2 / 9
Family and Community Health Bureau – Views include
clinics and school programs. Photos appear to date around the 1930s
undated
2 / 10
Local Health Services –Photos include Great Falls,
Montana; Mary Ann Combs; Arlee, Montana; Ronan, Montana; Sophie Moiese Vanderburg;
Elizabeth Hammer; a Salish Native American; and the National Bison Range
1959
2 / 11
Records and Statistics – Includes photos of John
Wilson and Sandra Muckleston
1961-1979
2 / 12
Montana Public Health Association – Includes photos of
the MPHA Awards, MPHA Meetings, Roscoe Bellingham, Mrs. Fern Symes, Paul Ensign, John
Kranick, Kenneth Reed, F.P. Housel Jr., Mary E. Soules, E.G. McGavran, Lincoln Aikins,
Chas S. McCammon, William Swanberg, B.C. Farrand, Chas Thompson, Dr. E. Bishop, Dr.
Carl Hammer, Dr. David Duncan, Dr. G. D. Carlyle Thompson, Dr. Mary E. Soules, Dr. J.
Roy Doty, Dr. Tanglin, Anna Beckwith
1953-1965
2 / 13
Montana Public Health Association Meetings –
Kalispell, Montana – Includes photos of Yvonne Sylva, Maxine Ferguson, Stan Rosenberg,
Bob Moon, Vern Sloulin, Dr. McIntyre, Rick Crankshaw
1980
3 / 1
Montana Public Health Association – Award Recipients –
Includes photos of Dr. Pratt, Drew Dawson, Jan Treml, James Foley, and Mary Alice
Rehbein
1984
3 / 2
Montana State Board of Health – Includes photos of
Carl W. Hammer, G.D. Carlyle Thompson, Vern Sloulin , Paul K Ensign, Elizabeth Bishop,
C.W. Brinks, Paul Brown, John Glisman, W. Dixon, K. Elizabeth Anderson, Dr. H.W.
Bateman, Mrs. Helen Johnson, Dr. Thompson, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Elsie Hansen, Dr. David
Berg, Dr. Sidney Pratt, Dr. Paul H. Dr. Aagard, Bowden, R.J. Lasleben
1954-1956
3 / 3
Montana State Health Exhibits
undated
3 / 4
Portable Chest X-Ray Unit – Includes views of Helena
High School and Middle School and Governor J. Hugo Aronson
1954
3 / 5
Spotted Fever Laboratory – Includes photos of Dr.
Hayward, C. B. Phillip, and Selma Helvig, Dr. R. R. Parker, and the Darby
Inoculations, in Hamilton, Montana
1921-1952
3 / 6
Vaccinations and Community Projects – Includes photos
of the County Polio Vaccine Field Trials, Swine Flu Vaccination, and Community
Projects. Also photos of Dr. William H. Sippel, Dr. Frank J. Pickett, Bob Solomon,
Roland Pratt, Mary Ann Dawson, and the Manhattan Christian School and Emerson
School
1954-1976
3 / 7
The Free Enterprise Mine – Boulder,
Montana
1972
Slides
SL 1-6
Air Quality Standards – Public Hearing – Missoula,
Montana
1980 May
SL 7-11
Board of Health
1980
SL 12-60
EMS – Moulage Slide Series Patient Programming
undated
SL 61-129
EMS – EMT practical exam in Havre, Montana
1980
SL 130-132
Jefferson Elementary School, Helena, Montana
undated
SL 133-166
Free Enterprise Uranium-Radon Health Mine Boulder,
Montana and Sunshine Health Mine
1983-1984
SL 167-195
Butte, Montana – Overviews
1984 April
SL 196-203
Berkeley Pit – Butte, Montana
1984 July
SL 204-212
Asbestos – Anaconda, Montana – Includes photos of High
School, Anaconda Junior High School, Anaconda W.K. Dwyer Elementary School
1985 March
SL 213-216
Asbestos – Billings, Montana – Includes photos of
(old) J.C. Penny’s in Billings
1986 August
SL 217-231
Asbestos – Broadus, Montana – Includes photos of
Broadus High School and Powder River High School
1985 April -March
SL 232-252
Asbestos – Butte, Montana – Includes photos of (old)
Boy’s Central High School
1986 May 15
SL 253-267
Asbestos –Glendive, Montana – Includes photos of
Glendive High School and Lincoln School
1986 August