mtllot022.xml Guide to the Churchill family photograph collection circa 1860-1950 Churchill family photograph collection Finding aid prepared by Jennifer Jeffries Thompson, August 2006. Montana Historical Society 2009 Finding aid encoded by Emiley Jensen. 2007 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition). Montana Historical SocietyPhotograph Archives Lot 022 Churchill family Churchill family photograph collection circa 1860-1950 8 boxes 679 photographic prints and 10 tintypes 1 album containing 28 photoprints 6 nitrate film negatives including 4 panoramic negatives David Harvey (D.H.) and Mary (Minnie) Shelton Churchill lived and ranched near Ulm, Montana from 1875-1893. When D.H. died, Mary and their four children struggled to maintain the ranch, but the Panic of 1893 foreclosed banks and limited the resources available to them. The family sold the ranch and eventually moved first to Spokane, Washington, then Vancouver, Washington and finally to Portland, Oregon. The collection includes photographs of friends and family members, their ranch near Ulm, Montana, other residences, including those in Washington and Oregon, cities and towns in Montana, Oregon, and Washington, harness racing and racing horses, navy boats, ships and sailors, women and children. English

David Harvey (D.H.) Churchill was born in 1843 in Springfield, Illinois, to Willoughby and Elizabeth Jane Humphreys Churchill. He and three other siblings, Mary, George and Owen, traveled with their parents by horseback to Oregon Territory via California in 1851. His brother, Tom, was born on the trail, and his mother died shortly thereafter. His father remarried the next year to Matilda Price, and five more children were born to that union.

D.H. and his brother Owen Humphrey drove cattle from Texas to Montana Territory in the early 1870's. They established a ranch near Sun River. By 1875 D.H. owned a livery and feed store in Helena. That same year he married Mary (Minnie) Shelton Ransdell in Helena.

Mary "Minnie" Shelton Ransdell was born in 1854 near Sheridan, Oregon, to Shelton and Mary Elizabeth Brown. Shelton Ransdell, was born on July 4, 1828, in Warren County, Kentucky. Later his family settled in Illinois. In 1850 Shelton and his brothers immigrated to Oregon Territory and Shelton became the owner of a store in Sheridan, Oregon. On February 17, 1853, Shelton married Mary Elizabeth Brown.

Mary Elizabeth Brown Ransdell, was born in 1836. At the age of 14 she traveled with her parents, James and Sophia Brown, across the plains via the Oregon Trail in 1850. The Browns also had other children including Sarra, Jim, Joe, Nate, Maggie, and Nan who was born on the trail. Mary Elizabeth Brown Ransdell was 18 years old when she gave birth to Minnie. There was only four years difference in age between Minnie and Mrs. Ransdell's sister, Nan Brown (later Mrs. Buell). Minnie and her aunt became close friends and this family connection provided some help to Minnie later in her life in times of financial pressure.

Minnie's father, Shelton, drowned while loading freight from a boat to the dock, shortly after her birth. Mary Elizabeth Brown Ransdell remarried in 1861 to Edwin Harvey Lord and gave birth to six more children: Annetta (Nettie) Lord La Chappelle; Edith Lord Johnson; Charles Lord; Alma Lord Holden; Roswell Lord; and Richard Lord. The Lord family lived in Washington state. After Edwin Harvey Lord died in 1902, Mary lived with her daughter, Nettie LaChappelle, in Chelan, Washington.

Minnie and D.H. Churchill had five children. Their first, Mary, born in 1876, died at birth. Other children included Harvey Mae, born in 1878; Willoughby Shelton (called Bud or Buzz), born in 1881; David Albert (called Day) born in 1883; Lady Maud (called Lady, Tommie—for tomboy, and Lady Bug), born in 1886; and O.H. (Owen Humphrey) Elizabeth (called Aitchie, Elizabeth or Betty), born in 1888.

The family moved often, but always remained in the ranching or stock-breeding business. D.H. Churchill's particular passion was for harness-racing horses. D.H. traveled widely and spent a considerable amount of money purchasing horses and bringing them back to Montana. In the 1880's his estate was valued at $25,000. From 1884 to 1886, D.H. served as Sheriff in Lewis and Clark County. Around 1890 the family moved to a ranch site near present-day Ulm, between a bend of the Sun River.

D.H. suffered for many years from stomach problems. He described himself as a "dyspeptic". Records and correspondence confirm that he traveled to southern California, San Francisco, and Seattle for treatments. In spite of a creative array of prescriptions (commonly containing strychnine), D.H. died in 1893 while attempting to return to the ranch from Great Falls.

D.H. left his wife, Minnie, with four children ranging in age from 4 to 14 years of age, a large ranch, and stock. That same year the Panic of 1893 struck, and Montana with its investments in the silver industry, was especially hard hit. Many banks closed without promise of compensation for lost investments. Not only did Minnie lose the funds D.H. had invested, she also could not receive a fair price for stock, real estate or equipment. She was temporarily saved by a life insurance policy with New York Life.

Minnie continued to run the ranch with the help of ranch hands, like Dick Hynds. In 1898 she rented the ranch and moved to Spokane, Washington. While in Spokane, Minnie attempted to run a store, but it failed. Minnie and her children returned to the Ulm Ranch in 1903 and then sold it in 1910. At that time the family moved to Vancouver, Washington, where they remained for many years.

Minnie's son David Albert (Day) did not return with the family to Montana in 1903. He joined the Navy and served aboard the U.S.S. Chicago off the coast of California. In 1908 David became ill. His surgeons feared that he had an appendicitis so they operated. David died as a result of the operation and the surgeons discovered that his illness was not associated with his appendix. David is buried in California.

Willoughby (or Bud), was said to be an architect. Bud lived for a time in Helena, and died in Vancouver, Washington, in 1914, after a recurring illness.

Harvey Mae, Minnie's oldest daughter, was her mother's companion and a musician. She and Minnie ran a boarding house in Vancouver. Lady Maud is listed in the 1930 census as a commercial artist and some of her artwork survives. She also served as a governess and may have provided nursing care during World War I. Minnie Churchill, Harvey Mae, and Lady Maud either lived together or in close proximity in the Portland and Vancouver area from 1910 to 1940, when Minnie died. When Mae died in 1966, Lady returned to Montana where she lived near her youngest sister, O.H. Elizabeth, until Lady's death in 1977.

O.H. "Aitchie" Elizabeth Churchill, Minnie's youngest child, married Glen Kitterman in 1910 in Vancouver. She was the only one of the Churchill siblings to marry. Glen (1882-1959), originally from Kansas, moved to Montana to homestead in 1903, and spent most of his life farming near Cascade. Aitchie and Glen had four children: Mary Elizabeth, David, James and Wilbur (known as Bill). Glen Kitterman died September 21, 1959, and Aitchie died in 1983.

Mary Elizabeth, the Kitterman's oldest daughter, was born September 26, 1911. She was raised on the farm near Great Falls and graduated from Great Falls High School. In 1935 she married Chester Arthur Sullivan. Chet was born on March 27, 1914, in Great Falls. They lived briefly in Ulm and Sun River before settling on the south side of the Sun River in Great Falls. They truck-gardened during World War II before beginning a successful hardwood flooring and finishing business. They had two sons, Gary and Dan. In 1963 Mary and Chet moved to Yellow Bay on Flathead Lake. They raised cherries and apples and operated a custom orchard business. Mary also opened a gift shop where she sold hand-made ceramics made in her studio. In 1988 they moved to Polson. Mary died on September 2, 1993. Her husband, Chester, died on September 30, 1994.

Wilbur (Bill) Kitterman was born on July 13, 1920 in Great Falls. He farmed in the Great Falls area for most of his life. He served as the family historian, and saved many of the Churchill family records, photographs, and artifacts. Bill died on January 14, 1998.

The photograph collection contains images of D.H. and Mary Shelton (Minnie) Churchill, and their children Harvey Mae, Willoughby, Lady Maud, and O.H. Elizabeth, as well as other relatives and friends. It includes views of the family ranch and of residences in Spokane, Vancouver and Portland. There are also views of cities and towns in Montana, Oregon, and Washington, such as Great Falls, Montana, Pendleton, Oregon, and Chelan, Washington. Subjects also include shots of harness racing and racing horses, navy boats, ships and sailors, Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park, women and children.

Many of the photographs in this collection are attributed to specific photographers or photographic studios and lists of these photographers and/or studios follow. However, numerous photographs are unattributed and are not listed.

Photographs in the collection are the work of the following Montana photographers:

Aaberg & Carlson, Great Falls (1 photograph)

Ball, J.P. and Son, Helena (5 photographs)

Beckwith & Bowen, Helena (5 photographs)

Beckwith, R.H., Helena (3 photographs)

Bundy & Train, Helena (1 photograph)

Colberg, Great Falls (1 photograph)

Dusseau, A.J., Deer Lodge (1 photograph)

Eckert, M.A., Helena (4 photographs)

The Elite Studio, Great Falls (7 photographs)

Far West Studios, Virginia City (2 photographs)

Ford Studio, Great Falls (1 photograph)

Fullerton, Great Falls (8 photographs)

Glacier Studio (2 photographs)

Gregory, Great Falls (10 photographs)

Grigsby, Livingston (1 photograph)

Heyn & Keeley, Great Falls (2 photographs)

Inglis, Kalispell (1 photograph)

Keller, E.D., Helena (1 photograph)

Klenze, Fort Assinniboine (1 photograph)

Marble, R. E., West Glacier (3 photographs)

Morrison, Great Falls (2 photographs)

Postal Studio, Columbia Gardens, Butte (1 photograph)

Rice & Koehler, Great Falls (1 photograph)

Sunbeam, Helena (5 photographs)

Titter Studio, Great Falls (2 photographs)

Train, E. H., Helena (1 photograph)

Vaughn, The Palace, Great Falls (6 photographs)

Wantz & Keller, Helena

Zelta Studio, Great Falls (1 photograph)

Photographs in the collection are the work of the following non-Montana photographers:

Briggs, J.A. Pleasant Hill, Oregon (1 photograph)

Bushnell, Ellensburgh, Washington (2 photographs)

Camps, F.L., Ashland, Oregon (2 photographs)

Cann Studio, Portland, Oregon (2 photographs)

Ciarlo, Newport, Kentucky (1 photograph)

Crawford, Albany, Oregon (2 photographs)

Crawford, J.G., Harrisburg, OGN (5 photographs)

Davies, Portland, Oregon (2 photographs)

Drum (1 photograph)

Electric Studio, Seattle (1 photograph)

Elite Studio, Spokane, Washington (5 photographs)

The Flower Studio (1 photograph)

M. P. Foote Photo (1 photograph)

Fritz, C., Sheridan, Oregon (1 photograph)

Gilhousen, W.H., The Dalles, Washington (1 photograph)

Haines, North Yakima, Washington (2 photographs)

Haller, C.M., North Yakima, Washington (1 photograph)

F.J. Haynes, Fargo, Dakota Territory (7 photographs)

Henry, W.F., Vallejo, California (1 photograph)

Herrin, M.E., Ashland, Oregon (1 photograph)

Holmboe & White, New Salem, North Dakota (1 photograph)

Imperial Gallery, San Francisco (1 photograph)

Johnson, W.P., Salem, Oregon (4 photographs)

The Kennedy Studio, Lincoln, Nebraska (1 photograph)

Klingholz, Hugo, Springfield, Illinois (1 photograph)

Lenz Bros, Dubuque, Iowa (1 photograph)

Libby, Spokane, Washington (2 photographs)

Loryea, Spokane, Washington (1 photograph)

Mackey, H.C. (1 photograph)

Matson, John, Salt Lake City, Utah (1 photograph)

Merne Jr. Studio, Portland, Oregon (2 photographs)

Moore, Portland, Oregon (1 photograph)

Paxton, Crawford, Albany, Oregon (4 photographs)

Perrin (1 photograph)

Pioneer Studio & Photo Supply Co., Tooele, Utah (1 photograph)

Schulz, Vancouver, Washington (4 photographs)

Schumacker, Los Angeles, California (2 photographs)

Scholl & Kleckner, Los Angeles (1 photograph)

Shuster, H.S., Salem, Oregon (2 photographs)

Souther, E.D., Portland, Oregon (1 photograph)

Spaulding, Florence, Colorado (1 photograph)

Sperry The Artist, Salem, Oregon (1 photograph)

Steffens-Colmer, Portland, Oregon (2 photographs)

Stromberg, San Diego, California (1 photograph)

Stroum, Spokane, Washington

Taber, San Francisco, (3 photographs)

The Tollman Ehrhardt Studio (1 photograph)

Tonkin, Geo. E. James Studio, North Yakima, Washington (1 photograph)

Towne, B.C., Portland, Oregon (1 photograph)

Walsh, F.J., Trenton, N.J. (2 photographs)

Wing, W.E., Spokane, Washington (1 photograph)

The photographs are arranged by subject and organized into twenty-seven subject-based series: Series I, David Harvey Churchill family; Series II, Bird family; Series III, Brown family; Series IV, Kitterman family; Series V, LaChappelle family; Series VI, Lord family; Series VII, Churchill family Ranch; Series VIII, Churchill family Residences; Series IX, Agriculture; Series X, Animals; Series XI, Children; Series XII, Cities and Towns (Montana); Series XIII, Cities and Towns (Out of State); Series XIV, Couples; Series XV, Forts and Fortifications; Series XVI, Groups; Series XVII, Landscapes; Series XVIII, Men; Series XIX, Mines; Series XX, Monuments and Memorials; Series XXI, Naval Boats and Ships; Series XXII, Recreation; Series XXIII, Residences; Series XXIV, Transportation; Series XXV, Washington State; Series XXVI, Wedding; Series XXVII, Women.

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.

Churchill family photograph collection. Lot 22. Box and folder number. Montana Historical Society Photograph Archives, Helena, Montana.

Acquisition information available upon request.

The photographs were donated in two separate accessions: PAc 99-61 and PAc 2003-27. The photographs in PAc 99-61 were transferred from the Museum and the photographs in PAc 2003-27 were donated to the Photograph Archives by Dan Sullivan. The two accessions were combined to form this collection.

One case containing two ambrotypes transferred to the cased image collection, C999-001 ; one full stereo and one-half stereo of parade in Helena, M.T., July 4, 1876, includes D.H. Churchill on white horse, transferred to the stereo collection; and 192 color postcards were transferred to the postcard collection.

See the Churchill family papers, MC 328. Biographical information taken from MC 328 biography, monographs and other archival documents from this collection, family interviews, photographs, artifacts (accession number 1999.56), and research in the MHS Library.

This collection is indexed under the following headings. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search under these terms.

Churchill, D. H. (David Harvey), 1843-1893. Churchill, Mary "Minnie" Shelton Ransdall, 1854-1940. Bird family. Brown family. Churchill family. Kitterman family. LaChapelle family. Lord family. Churchill Ranch -- Montana. Children -- Montana. Harness racehorses -- Montana. Harness racing -- Montana. Ranches -- Montana. Great Falls (Mont.) Portland (Or.) Spokane (Wash.) Ulm (Mont.) Vancouver (Wash.) Photographic prints Scrapbooks City and Town Life Home and Family Montana Women Detailed Description of the Collection Series I David Harvey Churchill family 1/1 David Albert Churchill (includes portrait as an infant, (circa 1883); a group portrait of his school class in Spokane, WA, 1898-99; portraits as a young man, (circa 1900) circa 1883 1898-1899 circa 1900 ½ David Albert Churchill (includes portraits in Navy uniform, (circa 1906); tintype of David and other men in uniform seated in studio prop of an automobile, (circa 1906); marching with other sailors in a parade down a city street with trolley tracks, (circa 1906); with crew posing next to artillery, (circa 1906-1908); David and crew of U.S.S. Chicago, in San Diego, CA, May 25, 1907) circa 1906-1908 1907 1/3 David Albert Churchill (includes views of sailors swamping decks; examining targets after target practice; in a launch going to shore; and of sailor, identity unknown) circa 1906-1908 1/4 David Albert Churchill (outdoor views in Navy uniform and other unidentified people in Santa Barbara, CA, (circa 1906-1908); snapshot of David's gravesite with large monument in San Diego, CA, undated) undated circa 1906-1908 1/5 David Harvey (D.H.) Churchill (studio portraits) circa 1870-1880 1/6 Eddy Churchill (tintype portrait); Eddy was the son of Willoughby and Matilda Price Churchill, and step-brother to D.H. Churchill. circa 1875 1/7 Elizabeth Ann Churchill (portraits); Elizabeth was the daughter of Kate and George Churchill, D.H. Churchill's brother) circa 1900-1910 1/8 Eva Churchill (portrait); Eva was the daughter of Kate and George Churchill, D.H. Churchill's brother) undated 1/9 George Churchill (includes portraits); George was D.H. Churchill's brother circa 1865 1/10 Gertrude Alberta Churchill (portrait at eight months old); Gertrude was the daughter of Alberta and Owen Humphrey Churchill, brother of D.H. Churchill undated 2/1 Harvey Mae Churchill (includes studio portraits taken at six weeks old, 1878; as a young girl with long hair; posed sitting on a swing holding a hat (circa 1887); and as a teenager wearing glasses, (circa 1893); wearing hat and coat, (pre-1915); snapshots taken at the Ulm ranch with her mother, no date) undated 1878 circa 1887 circa 1893 pre-1915 2/2 Harvey Mae Churchill (includes interior snapshot holding a baby; group image with nurses and pediatric patients; views alone and with others) undated 2/3 Kate "Kitty" Reed Churchill (portrait); Kitty was the wife of George Churchill, D.H. Churchill's brother circa 1865 2/4 Lady Maud Churchill (portrait as an infant, 1886; portrait as a toddler, (circa 1888); outdoor snapshots with other children and baby in carriage, and sitting in rocking chair, (circa 1896); wearing a hat, no date) undated 1886 circa 1888 circa 1896 2/5 Lady Maud Churchill (group photo with family members, undated; outdoor snapshot with friend standing on balcony, undated; standing and holding her hat in front of building, (circa 1920)) undated circa 1920 2/6 Laura Churchill (Jordan) (portraits); Laura was the daughter of Willoughby and Matilda Churchill and step-sister of D.H. Churchill circa 1860s 2/7 Marion Estella Churchill (portrait at 9 months of age); Marion was the daughter of Alberta and Owen Humphrey Churchill, D.H.'s brother undated 2/8 Mary "Minnie" Shelton Ransdall Churchill (includes tintype portrait, (circa 1868); portrait with her aunt Nan Brown (Buel), (circa 1870); portraits, (circa 1875); wading in water and in a garden, undated) undated circa 1868 circa 1870 circa 1875 2/9 Mary "Minnie" Shelton Ransdall Churchill (includes portraits, 1894; with Mrs. Hilderbrand,(circa 1898-1905); with granddaughter, Mary Kitterman, 1913; with grandson, perhaps Wilbur "Bill" Kitterman, (circa 1921)) 1894 circa 1898-1905 1913 circa 1921 2/10 Mary "Minnie" Shelton Ransdall Churchill (includes portrait, (circa 1925); snapshot with her daughters standing on front porch, undated; snapshots in yard, undated) undated circa 1925 2/11 Matilda Price Churchill (portraits); Matilda was the second wife of Willoughby Churchill, and step-mother of D. H. Churchill undated 2/12 Minnie Churchill (Nichols) and family (portraits of Minnie, (circa 1870); portrait of Minnie's children, names not known, undated). Minnie was the daughter of Matilda and Willoughby Churchill, and step-sister of D. H. Churchill undated circa 1870 2/13 Owen Humphrey Churchill (portrait, (circa 1860s); portrait of Owen and his wife Alberta Porter, (circa 1870); portrait ,(circa 1870); three-quarter portrait in formal suit, undated) undated circa 1860s circa 1870 2/14 Owen Humphrey Elizabeth "O.H." Churchill (includes portraits as infant holding a bell, 1888; portraits as a young girl, (circa 1898); with Lady Maud, cat and dog on ranch, (circa 1905); portrait, (circa 1905); snapshots on the ranch with cat and others, (circa 1910)) 1888 circa 1898 circa 1905 circa 1910 2/15 Owen Humphrey Elizabeth "O.H." Churchill (Kitterman) (portraits, (circa 1910 and 1914); snapshots with Pontie, the horse and Lady Maud on the ranch, undated; outdoor snapshots with Bud and Mae, undated) undated circa 1910 circa 1914 2/16 Owen Humphrey Elizabeth "O.H." Churchill (Kitterman) (snapshots with cats and dog on ranch, (circa 1910); portrait with son, David Kitterman, (circa 1913)) circa 1910 circa 1913 2/17 Owen Porter Churchill (portrait); Owen was the son of Alberta and Owen Humphrey Churchill, D. H. Churchill's brother undated 3/1 Pearl Churchill (portrait); Pearl was the daughter of Molly and Tom A. Churchill, brother of D. H. Churchill undated 3/2 Tom A. Churchill (portraits, (circa 1880 and 1887); portrait with wife, Molly, (circa 1887)). Tom was the brother of D. H. Churchill circa 1880 circa 1887 3/3 Tom A. Churchill, Jr. (portrait); Tom A. Churchill, Jr. was the son of Molly and Tom A. Churchill, brother of D. H. Churchill undated 3/4 Willoughby Churchill and family (portraits, one a tintype, (circa 1870); portrait with Matilda Price Churchill, his wife, and two of their children, Eddy and unknown girl, undated). Willoughby was D. H. Churchill's father undated circa 1870 3/5 Willoughby "Bud" Shelton Churchill (portraits, (circa 1900 and 1905); snapshot of "Bud" on a horse, undated; standing with dog and holding a gun, undated) undated circa 1900 circa 1905 3/6 Willoughby "Bud" Shelton Churchill (hunting trip with Harry Atkinson, Roy House, Bud Churchill, and Jasper Largent holding guns at Landers Creek, September 1904; interior view of six cowboys, l-r bottom row, David Churchill, Harry Conner, Luther Conner; l-r top row, Jasper Largent, Grover Conner, Bud Churchill, 1904; portrait with two others in front of sliver of moon prop, (1912); view with James Kitterman taken at Columbia Gardens Postal Studio, (pre-1915); posed in front of studio saloon prop with unidentified person in angora chaps, (pre-1915); portrait with two others taken in front of studio prop,"Seaside, Oregon", (pre-1915)) 1904 1912 pre-1915 3/7 Willoughby "Bud" Shelton Churchill (four panoramic views with (S.W. Riman ?) standing in orchard and in front door of the mission San Gabriel Archangel on the El Camino Real in southern California) circa 1914 3/8 Churchill family (includes portrait of Harvey Mae and Bud, (circa 1883); portrait of Lady Maud and O. H. Elizabeth, (circa 1892); portraits of Minnie and her children, Harvey Mae, Bud, David, O. H. Elizabeth and Lady Maud, (circa 1893)) circa 1883 circa 1892-1893 3/9 Churchill family (includes studio portraits of Bud and David, (circa 1897); portraits of Lady Maud and O. H. Elizabeth, (circa 1897); portrait of Minnie, her mother, Mary Shelton Ransdell Lord, and Harvey Mae, (circa 1898); outdoor group snapshot of Harvey Mae, Lady Maud, Minnie, and O.H. Elizabeth, (circa 1898); group snapshots of O. H. Elizabeth, Harvey Mae, and Lady Maud, all wearing hats, (circa 1898)) circa 1897-1898 3/10 Churchill family (includes portraits of Lady Maud, O. H. Elizabeth, and Harvey Mae dressed in choir robes, 1900; individual portraits of Lady Maud, O. H. Elizabeth, Harvey Mae and friends in choir robes, 1900; portraits of Bud and David, (circa 1900); group portrait of Lady Maud, O. H. Elizabeth, Harvey Mae and Bud, (pre-1915); portrait of Bud and Lady Maud, (circa 1914)) 1900 circa 1914 pre-1915 Series II Bird family 3/11 Nathan Bird (portrait); Nathan was a Churchill cousin circa 1920 3/12 Richard Bird (portrait); Richard was a Churchill cousin circa 1870 Series III Brown family 3/13 Clay Brown (portrait); Clay was the son of Nancy and Joe Brown, Minnie's uncle undated 3/14 Evelin Brown (portrait); Evelin was the wife of Jim Brown, Minnie's uncle undated 3/15 Howard Brown (snapshot of him in baby carriage) undated 3/16 Joseph (Joe) Brown and family (portrait in Civil War era uniform, (circa 1860); portrait with wife, Nancy, (circa 1910)); with family in front of tent including Nancy, Mary Lord, Della Brown, (post-1918)). Joe was Minnie's uncle circa 1860 circa 1910 pre-1918 3/17 Maggie Brown McMicken (portrait); Maggie was Minnie's aunt undated 3/18 Nan "Nettie" Brown Buell (portrait, undated; portrait with Sam Buell, her husband, undated; view of her home in Sheridan, Oregon, 1909); Nan was Minnie's aunt undated 1909 3/19 Sarra Brown Roach (portrait, undated; portrait of Sarra's children Rosy, Walter, Willie and Gy, undated; Sarra was Minnie's aunt undated 3/20 Sophia Hussey Western Brown (portrait; with her husband, James; group portrait of their daughters and husbands: Maggie Brown McMicken, Sarra Brown Roach and her husband, Nan "Nettie" Brown Buell and her husband Sam; and Sophia posed with babies); Sophia was Minnie's grandmother undated Series IV Kitterman family 4/1 Glen Kitterman (with his wife, O. H. Elizabeth; holding a toddler on his shoulders) undated 4/2 James Kitterman (with a bicycle); James was Glen Kitterman's brother circa 1910 4/3 Mary Elizabeth Kitterman (snapshots in yard and eating an ice cream cone); Mary was O.H. Churchill Kitterman's daughter circa 1912 4/4 Mary Elizabeth Kitterman (snapshots in stroller and playing in yard, (circa 1912); with others on a picnic, (circa 1916)) circa 1912 circa 1916 4/5 Mary Elizabeth Kitterman (identity not certain: snapshots alone and with others; two girls in a garden; snapshots of girls standing in front of Churchill's house in Vancouver, WA, and in other locations) undated Series V LaChappelle family 1 Alfred LaChappelle's scrapbook ("Alf” - not the husband of Nettie Lord, but another relation) includes portrait of Alf reading, LaChapelle home with horse-drawn buggy in front, excavating reservoir, A.W. LaChapelle and family, R.V. Meliza and J. Richerson with string of fish, shoreline of 25 mile creek, Gov dock and launch at 25 mile creek, landscapes including Dumphy Falls, Crown Glacier, Crown Point Mine, Billy goat Glacier, Hart Lake and Valley, Stehekin Valley and River (Washington), Rainbow Falls and cabin at Bullion. circa 1910-1915 4/6 Alfred LaChappelle (on horseback, house and ranch buildings in background, snow on ground); Not the husband of Nettie Lord, but another relation pre-1915 4/7 Edith LaChappelle (includes portrait when a baby, (circa 1885); with her sister (circa 1890) and wearing fur hats, 1910; portrait, (circa 1910)). Edith was the daughter of Alfred and Nettie Lord LaChappelle, step-sister of Minnie circa 1885 circa 1890 1910 4/8 Edna LaChappelle (portraits, (circa 1880 and 1886); Edna with friends seated around a table on Thanksgiving Day, undated; pushing baby in buggy, undated; portrait of Edna Mae in baby buggy, perhaps Edna's daughter, (pre-1915); Edna Mae and Diona Grace, 1911). Edna was the daughter of Alfred and Nettie Lord LaChappelle, step-sister of Minnie undated circa 1880 circa 1886 pre-1915 4/9 Nettie Lord (LaChappelle) and family (includes tintype portrait, (circa 1870); portraits, undated; portrait with husband, Alfred, (circa 1885); portrait of De'ette, Edith's sister according to label, undated; snapshot of Alfred LaChappelle holding his grandson, undated). Nettie was Minnie's step-sister undated circa 1870 Series VI Lord family 4/10 Alma Lord (Holden) and family (includes portrait, no date; group portrait with Edith Lord and friend Maud Sutton, (circa 1880); Charles Merritt Holden, Alma's son, (1906); Richard P. Holden, Alma's son, (circa 1910)) undated circa 1880 1906 circa 1910 4/11 J. Harry and Alma Holden family Residence in Chelan, WA (includes exterior view; interior view of living room, dining room and bedroom showing electrical light fixtures, oriental rugs, arts and craft style furniture, and wallpaper; views of living room decorated for a musical club "The Etude" meeting showing fireplace mantels in living and dining rooms) undated 4/12 Charles Lord (includes tintype portraits at about ages 8 and 16); Charles was Minnie's step-brother undated 4/13 Edith Lord (Johnson) (portrait, (circa 1880); group portrait of four young boys, one holding a Teddy Bear, and one is identified as Arnie, Edith's son, (pre-1915)); Edith was Minnie's step-sister circa 1880 pre-1915 4/14 Edwin Harvey Lord and family (includes tintype portrait of Edwin, (circa 1870); view of Lord residence in Albany, OR, with family members posed in front including Mary, Edith and Nora Lord, 1897; group portrait of Mary Elizabeth and Edwin Lord and their six children - Nettie, Edith, Charlie, Alma, Roswell and Richard, (circa 1900); Edwin's mourning card with photograph, 1902). Edwin Harvey Lord was Minnie's step-father circa 1870 1897 circa 1900 1902 4/15 James Lord (portrait); Relation not known circa 1880 4/16 Mary Elizabeth Brown Ransdell Lord (includes tintype portrait, (circa 1880); portraits, (circa 1885, undated); wearing dress with dotted pattern, 1908; outdoor snapshots with grandchildren, undated). Mary was Minnie's mother undated circa 1880 circa 1885 1908 4/17 Mary Elizabeth Brown Ransdell Lord (includes Mary sitting next to bed covered with tulip patterned quilt, view taken at the LaChappelle residence in Chelan, WA, (circa 1910); snapshots of Mary with hand on her hip, no date; with LaChappelle grandchildren in front of a tent, (pre-1915); wearing an apron in garden, (circa 1920); seated with family standing around her, (circa 1925)) undated circa 1910 circa 1915 circa 1920 circa 1925 4/18 Roswell Lord (includes portraits); Roswell was Minnie's step-brother circa 1890 circa 1913 Series VII Churchill family Ranch 5/1 Churchill family Ranch - Horse Racing and Other Activities (includes views of D.H. Churchill harness racing at an unknown track with spectators in the foreground and viewing stand opposite, (circa 1890); view of horse "Red Oaks" and his trainer Willis Hagey, undated) undated circa 1890 5/2 Churchill family Ranch, Ulm, Montana (includes views of Ulm ranch house showing family members, "Tinker" horse, other horses, buggy, barn and corral (circa 1893); front view of ranch house with four children in front, a bicycle, fence, (circa 1900); Dick Lord driving horse "Julian", harnessed to a sulkey, in front of Churchill barn, undated) undated circa 1893 circa 1900 5/3 Churchill family Ranch, Ulm, Montana (includes snapshots of cottonwood trees, probably on Churchill Ranch property, undated; Churchill family members posing in cottonwood trees and on horses, probably on Churchill Ranch property, (circa 1910)) undated circa 1910 5/4 Churchill family Ranch, Ulm, Montana (includes snapshots of farm animals, including horses, cat, and chickens) undated 5/5 Churchill family Ranch, Ulm, Montana (includes snapshots of ranch house, baby in buggy on porch, young children with dog and sitting in chair on porch) undated Series VIII Churchill family Residences 5/6 Churchill Residence in Spokane, Washington (includes side view of house with O.H. Elizabeth, Lady Maud, and Harvey Mae Churchill on porch, 1898; O. H. Elizabeth and Lady Maud on porch holding dolls, (circa 1898); view of infant Harriet Sykes with unidentified adult on porch, undated; and "Wolf Cat Sykes" on porch, undated) undated circa 1898 5/7 Churchill Residences in Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon (includes snapshots of house, K and 23rd Streets, Vancouver, with family members posing on porch and steps, (circa 1910) and with vegetation grown around, (1915-l920); two women in side yard, (circa 1915-1920); front entrance of Portland home, 412 E. 9th St. N., and view of garden across the street, (circa 1920)) circa 1910 circa 1915-1920 Series IX Agriculture 5/8 Includes unidentified man and woman in apple orchard, (circa 1910); Mumm's Outfit, "gang" thresher and crew in Pendleton, Oregon, 1915; horse-drawn agricultural equipment in field, undated; harnessed horse held by unidentified ranch-hand, undated; snapshot of fence in snow, undated undated circa 1910 1915 5/9 Includes oxen-pulled freight wagon in unidentified town; horse-drawn sleigh with freight in front of feed store, location not known post 1927 5/10 Includes Palo Ranch snapshots showing man riding bronco, man with child, two men alongside automobile, and man with calf held between his legs circa 1930s Series X Animals 5/11 Includes team of white horses pulling a wagon with two men and canvas-covered shack in background, (circa 1890);"5000 Herd Buffalo" by Carsell, (circa 1925); “Packy”, a baby elephant in captivity, 1962) circa 1890 circa 1925 1962 Series XI Children 5/12 Children, A-H (portrait of Gertrude Austin, undated; Carman in rocking chair, undated; snapshot of Ester, Vera and Leona in Yosemite National Park, 1921; portrait of Syble Grace Hilderbrand, (circa 1894); Syble with her mother and another unidentified mother and daughter, (circa 1895); group portrait of Roswell C., Chauncy B. and Syble Grace Hilderbrand, (circa 1896); Syble Grace in rocker with cat, (circa 1897); Syble wearing a hat and smoking a pipe with a cat and quilt in background, (circa 1897); portraits of Syble, 1897 and (circa 1898); portraits of Roswell and Chancy Hilderbrand, (circa 1899)) undated circa 1894-1896 circa 1897-1899 1921 5/13 Children, F-S (snapshots of Pinkie Ferguson; portrait of Lois; group snapshot of four Porter girls; portrait of Ruth Roll; snapshot of Sunny Smock) undated 5/14 Children, W-Z (portrait of Junius Williams, (circa 1918); portrait of Ward Munson, undated; snapshot of Billie and Bessie Webber holding their pets, a cat and a chicken, undated; snapshots of Billie Webber with hunting rifle and game, undated, and on a white horse, (pre-1915); outdoor snapshot of Zoe Dorette holding a cat, undated) undated pre-1915 circa 1918 6/1 Children, unidentified boys (includes tintype portrait showing studio's head rest; portraits) undated 6/2 Children, unidentified girls (includes baby in buggy, undated; girl wearing a beret, undated; two children on wooden step, the young girl is dancing, (circa 1910); child in large hat beside wood pile, undated; child in field of flowers wearing a pith helmet, (pre-1915); toddler in yard, undated; side profile, no date) undated circa 1910 pre-1915 6/3 Children, unidentified (three portraits of children taken in same photographic studio including girl with doll and hand-tinted dress, three boys, and infant seated in chair) undated 6/4 Children, unidentified groups (portrait of two boys and a girl, undated; four children posed in cart pulled by a goat, Anaconda, 1917; snapshot of dog and two boys in a trench, undated) undated 1917 6/5 Children, unidentified groups (two children in snow cave; snapshots of six children in yard; boy wearing a cap with dog perhaps in yard of Holden house in Chelan, WA; three girls, one holding a cat; portrait of two children sitting on a bench) undated 6/6 Children, unidentified infants (portraits in christening gowns, 1888 and undated; mother holding infant, and same infant in buggy with older sister standing nearby, (circa 1918)) undated 1888 circa 1918 Series XII Cities and Towns (Montana) 6/7 Cascade, Montana (includes postcards of train pulling into station with passengers waiting on platform, 1909; of Rocky Mountain (grain) Elevator Co. under construction with two workers near top of elevator, (circa 1910)) 1909 circa 1910 6/8 Great Falls, Montana (includes five men standing in front of the Board of Trade Hotel, a masonry building dated 1890 with barber shop below street level, (circa 1899); view of Rainbow Falls, undated; view of Giant Springs and silver smelter, (circa 1899); view of Black Eagle Falls and Boston & Montana Smelter, (circa 1899); group of children at Franklin School, including Louise G., Ruth Roll, Josephine Poncelet, Anna Yagasack, Dorothy Christensen, Edward Wegman, undated) undated circa 1890 circa 1899 6/9 Great Falls, Montana (includes five portraits of Gibson Park showing wooden walkway, animal pen, and pond) 1906 6/10 Great Falls, Montana (includes views of Gibson Park showing ornamental entrance, Glen Kitterman sitting on rail fence, and row of cottages with swans in foreground) undated 6/11 Great Falls, Montana (includes snapshots of a high school parade in the 1930s at 1st Street and 1st Avenue) 1930s 6/12 Great Falls, Montana (includes views of Roundup Day Parade showing costumed participants, some with blackened faces) circa 1930s 6/13 Great Falls, Montana (Roundup Day Parade showing costumed participants) circa 1930s 6/14 Great Falls, Montana (unidentified individual portraits of boys, high school graduating class of 1934) undated 6/15 Great Falls, Montana (unidentified individual portraits of boys, high school graduating class of 1936) undated 7/1 Great Falls, Montana (views of Ryan Dam and Ryan Park, 1946; Ryan Dam, 1948) 1946 1948 7/2 Jeffers, Montana (cyanotypes of Madison Canyon Dam, 1908; the Jeffers home, 1908; swing in front of Jeffers home with Mae Churchill and children in it, (circa 1908); and Trinity Church, Madison Valley, 1909) 1908-1909 7/3 Sun River, Montana (snapshot of parade perhaps in Sun River, showing marching band; Little Red School House) undated 7/4 Ulm, Montana (includes portrait of Ulm Bridge dedication ceremony with Theo and Melinda Lefebvre, Sam Hughes, Senator Burlingame, Gordon Ferguson, and Billie Webber 1914 7/5 Virginia City, Montana (includes views of the town from Boot Hill, and the Montana Post building) circa 1950 Series XIII Cities and Towns (Out of State) 7/6 Alaska (birdseye view of city of Seward) 1946 7/7 Utah (view of ornate bathhouse and swimmers at Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City) undated 7/8 Unknown Locations (snapshot of a four story brick building under construction; small, frame church with lumber stacked in foreground) undated Series XIV Couples 7/9 Identified Couples (includes portrait of Willis Hagie, who worked for D.H. Churchill, and his wife, (circa 1885); portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Hilderbrand, (circa 1885); portrait of Martha and Gale, undated; A.P. and Gladys Andersen, 1948) undated circa 1885 1948 Series XV Forts and Fortifications 7/10 Fort (includes views of military fort site showing monument, buildings, parade ground with flag, and church) 1952 Series XVI Groups 7/11 Groups (includes view of family, (pre-1915); snapshot of two people and a dog in an open automobile parked in front of house with picket fence, horse and man visible on other side of fence, 1915; people on a picnic, no date; portrait of family, undated; Mary, Mr. and Mrs. Temple, Ann and George posed in front of automobile, undated; group view of World War II soldiers and woman, circa 1944; two women and a child standing on the roof of Rockefeller Center with New York City skyscrapers visible in background, (circa 1948); and unidentified group, no date) undated pre-1915 1915 circa 1944 circa 1948 Series XVII Landscapes 7/12 Alaska (view of snow-covered mountain range near Skagway, Alaska) 1924 7/13 California (unidentified family and their automobile parked in front of giant cedar "Wawona") 1921 7/14 Glacier National Park (views include Marble photos of mountain goat, beargrass, and "Hickens Fur Bearing Trout"; Glacier Studio views of Logan Pass and Bear Grass) undated 7/15 Montana (views of Canyon Ferry Dam site and dam under construction) undated 7/16 Oregon (includes views of coast near Pacific City showing Haystack Rock, group posed on beach, and a person playing in water) undated 7/17 Yellowstone National Park (includes views of commercial bus at Texaco gas pump, and outside log structure advertising "Trout Lunch Being Served"; and black bear on road) circa 1946 Series XVIII Men 7/18 Men, identified B-He (includes portraits of Daniel W. Beach, (circa 1880); Rev. Berry, Spokane, WA, 1899; C.A. Crist, 1944; Cyril and friend on roller skates surrounded by other skaters, 1946; Don and an unidentified woman, 1934; Charles P. Dunn, (circa 1900); Edwin Fiery, cousin to Harvey Lord, (circa 1880); George Hedges, holding gun, traps and trophy with dog, (circa 1910)) circa 1880 circa 1900 circa 1910 7/19 Men, identified Hu-J (includes portraits of Sam Hughes who worked on Churchill Ranch, (circa 1890, pre-1915, and 1932); postcard of Dick Hynds, who worked on the Churchill Ranch, and his brother seated in an automobile in a studio setting, undated; Johnny in military uniform, (circa 1945) undated circa 1890 pre-1915 1932 circa 1945 7/20 Men, identified R-W (includes portraits of Fred Renner or Fred Rennin, undated; portrait of E. Setzepfandt, (circa 1890); Rocky Star, KHQ, Spokane, WA, wearing cowboy hat and neckerchief, (circa 1950); full-length portrait of Harrey Tomson, (pre-1915); portrait of Van VanCampen, undated; W.D. Weir, 1890) undated circa 1890 pre-1915 circa 1950 7/21 Men, unidentified (includes individual portrait and portrait of the same man with his wife, (circa 1870); photograph of bearded man, (circa 1870); man in U.S. Infantry dress uniform, undated; man in uniform wearing flying insignia, (circa 1917); man standing beside automobile, undated; portrait on mount with calendar, 1918 undated circa 1870 circa 1917-1918 7/22 Men, unidentified (portraits) undated 7/23 Men, unidentified in groups (includes portrait of two men, (circa 1870); two men playing ukuleles, undated; two men in work clothes, no date; man wearing cap holding baby, undated; man in suit holding baby, undated; four men in front of store, some wearing aprons, (circa 1910); group of World War I era soldiers in uniform, (pre-1915)) undated circa 1870 circa 1910 pre-1915 Series IXX Mines 7/24 Mine (unidentified man standing in ore car track, cross-country skis leaning against building) circa 1910 Series XX Monuments and Memorials 7/25 Monument honoring "The Bennington's Dead - 1905" in San Diego, California, undated; memorial to the dog, Shep, in Ft. Benton, Montana, (circa 1950) undated circa 1950 Series XXI Naval Boats and Ships 7/26 Naval Boats and Ships (includes color tinted portrait of masted U.S.S. Pensacola, (circa 1905); naval boats and people, probably Churchill family visiting David, undated) undated circa 1905 Series XXII Recreation 8/1 Fishing (Floyd and Joe with dog fishing on Heart Lake, July 4, year not known) undated Series XXIII Residences 8/2 Residences (includes frame home with women on porch, man in chair on lawn, hammock, and bicycle; two-story frame home with picket fence and trees; two-story house with women on front porch) undated 8/3 Residences (family on front porch of home near Roseburg, Oregon, surrounded by plants and flowers, cat and dog, rocker and ornate baby buggy, plus long-horns, 1908; ranch-style home, children and garden in foreground, undated; interior view of living room showing piano and sheet music titles like "Don't Cry Frenchy" and "Smiles", (circa 1914)) undated 1908 circa 1914 Series XXIV Transportation 8/4 Transportation (includes snapshot of three children on deck of S.S. Selkirk, (pre-1915); S.S. Selkirk near Wenatchee, WA, undated; ferry near Ulm, MT, (circa 1910); locomotive and railway cars near Ulm, MT, undated; snapshots of large, propeller airplane, Stanolind III, and another airplane with people standing around, including the Kitterman family, Great Falls, MT, 1930s) undated circa 1910 pre-1915 1930s Series XXV Washington State 8/5 Washington, Chelan (snapshot of Harold fishing on Chelan River, 1914; West Woodin Ave. in Chelan, 1918; Lyman Glacier near Chelan, no date) undated 1914 1918 8/6 Washington, Columbia River (views taken from river of docks, locks, waterfall, rock formations, and mountainous landscapes) undated 8/7 Washington, Puyallup (view of Minnie Cuper sweeping front porch; Russ and Guss standing in front of Cuper's home) undated 8/8 Washington, Seattle (snapshot of totem pole in Pioneer Square, horse-drawn wagon in foreground) undated 8/9 Washington, Spokane (views of Spokane Falls showing bridge, C and C Milling Co., undated; aftermath of Spokane fire, undated; Spokane River and adjacent buildings, undated; interior views of Trinity Church, 1900 and 1902) undated 1900 1902 Series XXVI Wedding 8/10 Wedding (includes snapshots of ceremony, bride and groom cutting cake, bride posing in sanctuary, and entire wedding party posing in sanctuary) circa 1948 Series XXVII Women 8/11 Women, Identified Bea-Bee (includes portraits of Mrs. D.W. Beach of Helena, undated; Minnie Bean who taught Churchill children in Ulm, MT, 1903-1904; Marcelle Beckley at four months with Grandma Barrow, (circa 1910); portraits of Grace Beechley, O.H. Churchill's friend, (circa 1900, circa 1910)) undated circa 1900 1903-1904 circa 1910 8/12 Women, Identified Bo-C (includes snapshot on studio mount with calendar of Margaret Bonekemper wearing swimsuit, 1921; portraits of Olive Brunk, one posed with bicycle, (circa 1900); snapshots of Emily and Vera Crist, 1924, 1929; Vera Crist in long gown, undated) undated circa 1900 1921 1924 1929 8/13 Women, Identified D-N (includes portrait of Lidia Donelson, undated; portrait of Miss Hernden, teacher at Ulm, MT, (circa 1885); snapshots of Irene with horse, undated and 1935; portrait of Althea Jeffers, Bud Churchill's friend, in cap and gown, (circa 1900); studio portrait of Maggie McMeekin leaning on pedestal with statue, (circa 1885), Maggie took care of Churchill children when they lived on the ranch in Montana; Mrs. Noteware, who shared housing with the Churchill's in Spokane, WA, (circa 1902)) undated circa 1885 circa 1900 circa 1902 1935 8/14 Women, Identified S-W (includes portrait of Mrs. Stine, (circa 1890); Ethel Van Campen, undated; Bessie Webber Ligget, Rachel Webber Sterns, and unidentified woman, (pre-1915); Bessie Webber Ligget and Rachel Webber Sterns (seated), (pre-1915); Mrs. W. D. Weir, undated) undated circa 1890 pre-1915 8/15 Women, Unidentified (includes Klenze portrait, Fort Assinniboine, M.T., of woman wearing a crucifix, (circa 1880); portraits of Harvey Mae's first music teacher, one holding a carrying case for music, taken by Helena photographers, (circa 1885); young woman with necklace, undated; woman wearing dress with large white collar, undated; young woman wearing pearl necklace, undated) undated circa 1880 circa 1885 8/16 Women, Unidentified (includes portrait of two women wearing ornamental combs; two women; woman seated on step with dog; girl wearing cowgirl hat and scarf; woman wearing large flowered hat, and woman with dog) undated 8/17 Women, Unidentified (includes women holding babies; women with others) undated 8/18 Women, Unidentified (includes girl with cats; woman with umbrella; woman with large, brimmed hat; views of young woman in front of a house; older woman in winter coat standing in snow; girl wearing man's hat and trousers; laughing girl wearing a pinafore; older woman sitting on front step) undated