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Charles K. Dalton photograph collection, Circa 1900-1930

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Dalton, Charles K., 1902-1986
Title
Charles K. Dalton photograph collection
Dates
Circa 1900-1930 (inclusive)
Quantity
298 photographs
Collection Number
Mss 354
Summary
These photographs, collected by Charles K. Dalton, are an eclectic mix of images reflecting activities and scenes in and around the Helena, Montana, area including Avon, Helmville, Rimini, and Lincoln, Montana.
Repository
University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu
Access Restrictions

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.

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Biographical Note

Charles K. Dalton was born in Helena, Montana, on August 11, 1902. His father was Charles E. Dalton who was the co-owner of Dalton and Simon Secondhand Store in downtown Helena. Charles K. worked as an engineer for the State Highway Commission until he retired in the early 1960s. Charles passed away in Helena on June 22, 1986. Available records show he was survived by one son, Charles K. Jr. and his wife, Priscilla.

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Content Description

These photographs, collected by Charles K. Dalton, are an eclectic mix of images reflecting activities and scenes in and around the Helena, Montana area including Avon, Helmville, Rimini, and Lincoln, Montana. These photographs included professional portraits of identified and unidentified individuals, informal photographs of the Dalton family and acquaintances, mining and recreational activities, Canyon Ferry Dam and power station, the Missouri River and the Blackfoot River. Sixty-three of these images are identified, the remainder are unidentified but contain many interesting scenes, portraits and locales. The photographs in this collection are undated but likely taken between 1900 and 1930.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana.

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number], Charles K. Dalton Photograph Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in 11 folders.

Custodial History

The original negatives of this collection were owned by Priscilla Dalton.

Acquisition Information

The original glass negatives were loaned to the Archives in 1971 to be copied and returned to Priscilla Dalton.

Processing Note

138 of the photographs were individually numbered and identified. Others were placed into folders by subject.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Canyon Ferry Dam power station.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.001
  • Description: Canyon Ferry Dam and power station from below.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.002
  • Description: Bridge and building below Canyon Ferry Dam on the Missouri River (damaged image).
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.003
  • Description: Overall view of area below Canyon Ferry Dam showing bridge, part of the power plant, buildings and surrounding landscape.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.004
  • Description: Buildings and structures below Canyon Ferry Dam.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.005
  • Description: Canyon Ferry Superintendent's home(?).
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.006
  • Description: Group of people, three men, two women and a small child, near a large boulder on the shore of Canyon Ferry Reservoir.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.007
  • Description: The Dalton family at well-stocked campsite.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.008
  • Description: Man and woman fishing near a log jam on the Blackfoot River.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.009
  • Description: Jim Hackett and C. K. Dalton, as a young boy, fishing on the North Fork of the Blackfoot River showing their day's catch.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.010
  • Description: Jim Hackett and C. K. Dalton, as a young boy, fishing on the North Fork of the Blackfoot River showing their day's catch.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.011
  • Description: Man and two women fishing on the Blackfoot River.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.012
  • Description: The Blackfoot River, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.013
  • Description: Young boy, Gene Nagele, bird hunting.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.014
  • Description: Dalton home in Helena, Montana at 707 East State Street. A woman is standing in the yard.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.015
  • Description: Identified as the "Richardson Home on 2nd Street, Helena", Montana. Appears to be same home as in 354.015
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.016
  • Description: Flooding in Avon, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.017
  • Description: Damaged railroad tracks and flooding in Avon, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.018
  • Description: Rocky trail on a mountainside above the Northfork of the Blackfoot near Avon, Montana. a packhorse is visible at the far end of the trail.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.019
  • Description: Heavy machinery identified as a ball mill(?).
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.020
  • Description: Heavy machinery identified as a ball mill(?).
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.021
  • Description: Group of men and women on and around a horse drawn wagon on Dalton Mountain.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.022
  • Description: Mill site below Dalton Mountain.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.023
  • Description: Jim Sheldon Mine on Dalton Mountain.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.024
  • Description: Large log building at the mill site below Dalton Mountain.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.025
  • Description: Jim Sheldon, a miner on Dalton Mountain.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.026
  • Description: Mr. and Mrs. Dalton at cabin on Dalton Mountain.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.027
  • Description: Charles E. Dalton in his secondhand store (Dalton and Simon) in Helena, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.028
  • Description: Helena, Montana, looking north from Broadway Avenue along Last Chance Gulch.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.029
  • Description: Looking east past the Merchants Hotel down Broadway Avenue in Helena, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.030
  • Description: Camp on the Blackfoot River. A young Native American is in the foreground and in the background are a teepee, walled tents and horse drawn wagons.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.031
  • Description: Camp on the Blackfoot River. An old Native American man is standing in front of a teepee and wagons and a walled tent are in the background. Same camp as in 354.031.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.032
  • Description: Pierce and Annie Cookin on Nevada Creek north of Avon, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.033
  • Description: Pierce Cookin placer mine on Madison Gulch near Nevada Creek, north of Avon, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.034
  • Description: Pierce Cookin placer mine on Madison Gulch near Nevada Creek, north of Avon, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.035
  • Description: Jeff and George Harrington placer mine of Madison Gulch tributary of Nevada Creek, north of Avon, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.036
  • Description: Chris Tamira at placer mine on Nevada Creek, north of Avon, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.037
  • Description: Steamboat on the Missouri River, possibly near the Gates of the Mountains.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.038
  • Description: Man sitting on rocks overlooking the Missouri River at Canyon Ferry, ferry is visible in the background. Photograph by R. E. DeCamp.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.039
  • Description: Gates of the Mountains on the Missouri River, before flooding.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.040
  • Description: Buildings and saloon in Finn, Montana, near Avon.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.041
  • Description: Canyon Creek store (?) on Lincoln road from Helena. Sign on building reads: The Prickly Pear.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.042
  • Description: Lincoln, Montana
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.043
  • Description: Two men and two women around a geyser in Yellowstone National Park.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.044
  • Description: Woman standing next to a tall spire at Yellowstone National Park. Fort Yellowstone buildings are visible in the distance.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.045
  • Description: Road along a cliff in Yellowstone National Park.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.046
  • Description: Tower Falls in Yellowstone National Park.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.047
  • Description: Tall rock spire at Fort Yellowstone.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.048
  • Description: 25th Infantry marching in Helena, Montana at 6th and Warren, looking north on Warren.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.049
  • Description: Horse drawn carriage on Rimini Road, southwest of Helena, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.050
  • Description: Three women at a camp with an outdoor cookstove, possibly near Lincoln, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.051
  • Description: Mary Morgan and C. K. Dalton as young children in Rimini, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.052
  • Description: Looking down on Canyon Ferry Dam on the Missouri River.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.053
  • Description: Mrs. Dalton at the steering wheel of an early Winton automobile.
    Dates: Circa 1903
    Container: Photo number 354.054
  • Description: Left to right: Leonard Allen, Will Richardson, and Peggy Allen (Allen Electric) changing the tire on a Mitchell automobile.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.055
  • Description: Prospector Jim Hackett, 20 miles north of Avon, Montana, along old Kennedy Road.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.056
  • Description: Rimini, Montana
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.057
  • Description: Mrs. Richardson, Helena, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.058
  • Description: Helena, Montana jail, a very large and imposing stone building.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.059
  • Description: Mine on Dalton Mountain, north of Avon, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.060
  • Description: Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.061
  • Description: Yellowstone River Gorge, Yellowstone National Park.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.062
  • Description: Yellowstone River Gorge, Yellowstone National Park.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.063
  • Description: Yellowstone Falls, Yellowstone National Park.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.064
  • Description: A young C. K. Dalton and his mother.
    Dates: Circa 1906
    Container: Photo number 354.065
  • Description: Dalton as a baby with his mother(?).
    Dates: Circa 1903
    Container: Photo number 354.066
  • Description: Dalton as a toddler with his mother in Helena.
    Dates: Circa 1903
    Container: Photo number 354.067
  • Description: Dalton as a baby with his aunt in Helena.
    Dates: Circa 1903
    Container: Photo number 354.068
  • Description: Dalton as a baby with his aunt in Helena.
    Dates: Circa 1903
    Container: Photo number 354.069
  • Description: Dalton as a baby with his mother sitting on a fence.
    Dates: Circa 1903
    Container: Photo number 354.070
  • Description: Dalton as a young boy with his dog.
    Dates: Circa 1906
    Container: Photo number 354.071
  • Description: Dalton as a young boy with his dog.
    Dates: Circa 1906
    Container: Photo number 354.072
  • Description: Two men standing by the porch at the Dalton home in Helena, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.073
  • Description: A young C. K. Dalton fishing in a stream.
    Dates: Circa 1908
    Container: Photo number 354.074
  • Description: Man in a suit (C.E. Dalton?) standing with a dog below the dam at Canyon Ferry.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.075
  • Description: Portrait of "Horsky" in a military uniform.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.076
  • Description: Marguerite Moreau
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.077
  • Description: Marguerite Moreau
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.078
  • Description: Marguerite Moreau
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.079
  • Description: A. J. Roberts, High School Principal, Helena, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.080
  • Description: Doctor Louis M. Rheem, osteopath.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.081
  • Description: Native American men, Big Nose and Plume.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.082
  • Description: Exterior display windows and entry to Dalton and Richardson Secondhand Store at 335 North Main Street in Helena, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.083
  • Description: Interior, customers and employees of Dalton and Richardson Secondhand Store at 335 North Main Street in Helena, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.084
  • Description: Interior, customers and employees of Dalton and Richardson Secondhand Store at 335 North Main Street in Helena, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.085
  • Description: Interior, customers and employees in the women's department of Dalton and Richardson Secondhand Store at 335 North Main Street in Helena, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.086
  • Description: Tents set up at Fort Harrison, Helena, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.087
  • Description: Large military parade in downtown Helena, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.088
  • Description: Hillside along the Blackfoot River.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.089
  • Description: Doctor Louis M. Rheem, osteopath.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.090
  • Description: Young boy, possibly Charles K. Dalton
    Dates: Circa 1906
    Container: Photo number 354.091
  • Description: Young boy, possibly Charles K. Dalton
    Dates: Circa 1906
    Container: Photo number 354.092
  • Description: African American musician, holding a violin, wearing a top hat and smoking a cigar.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.093
  • Description: Portrait of Eleanor Holbrook.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.094
  • Description: Portrait of Eleanor Holbrook.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.095
  • Description: Three men in a blacksmith's shop.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.096
  • Description: Three men panning for gold, possibly along the banks of the Missouri River.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.097
  • Description: A bull elk in a wooden pen.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.098
  • Description: A bull elk in a wooden pen.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.099
  • Description: Three men working what appears to be a placer mining operation, possibly in the Helena Valley area.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.100
  • Description: Early Winton automobile on a busy street, location unknown.
    Dates: Circa 1903
    Container: Photo number 354.101
  • Description: Early Winton automobile on a farm with a driver and three passengers, location unknown.
    Dates: Circa 1903
    Container: Photo number 354.102
  • Description: Early Winton automobile on the road with a flat tire. Three women are sitting on the side of the road.
    Dates: Circa 1903
    Container: Photo number 354.103
  • Description: A Catholic groundbreaking ceremony, possibly in Helena, Montana. A Catholic bishop with a shovel surrounded by crowd of priests and others.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.104
  • Description: Mrs. Joseph Nantz
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.105
  • Description: Mrs. W. C. Almon.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.106
  • Description: George A. Pauly, clerk, Northern Pacific Railroad freight department, Helena, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.107
  • Description: George A. Pauly, clerk, Northern Pacific Railroad freight department, Helena, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.108
  • Description: John R. Moriton, blacksmith's helper, Helena, Montana
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.109
  • Description: T. L. Carlson, Lincoln, Montana.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.110
  • Description: Henry Steinmetz
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.111
  • Description: H. J. Helmer
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.112
  • Description: Buck Hudnall
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.113
  • Description: Helena physician, O. M. Lanstrum.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.114
  • Description: Charles G. Daily
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.115
  • Description: Charles G. Daily
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.116
  • Description: Hans Richardson and wife(?) in formal dress.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.117
  • Description: Elderly couple, 80 and 81 years old.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.118
  • Description: Elderly couple, 80 and 81 years old.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.119
  • Description: Peter Rowan, a Helena area miner with his wife, Ella, and family.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.120
  • Description: Portrait of four young men labeled as "Crowe Bros".
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.121
  • Description: Same individuals as in 345.121, "Crowe Bros."
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.122
  • Description: Elderly bearded man, portrait labeled "Stimple".
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.123
  • Description: Portrait of a Native American man, seated, wearing a suit. Label is not legible.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.124
  • Description: Portrait of a Native American man, Blackfoot, seated, wearing a suit and holding a cane. See 354.126.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.125
  • Description: Portrait of a Native American man, Blackfoot, standing, wearing a suit and holding a cane. See 354.125.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.126
  • Description: Portrait of a Native American man, Bracelet, seated, wearing a suit and holding a hat.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.127
  • Description: Portrait of a Native American man, Horse Capture/Captive(?), standing, wearing a suit, beaded gloves and a hat.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.128
  • Description: Portrait of a Native American man, Horse Capture/Captive(?), seated, wearing a suit.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.129
  • Description: Portrait of a Native American man, Talon Leggins(?), seated, wearing a suit.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.130
  • Description: Portrait of a Native American man, "?" Lodge, seated, wearing a suit and holding a hat.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.131
  • Description: Portrait of two Native American men, John Grass and William(?) Shortman, standing, wearing a suits.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.132
  • Description: Portrait of three Native American men, labeled: "Blackfoot, Bracelet, Thick" wearing a suits.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.133
  • Description: Small dog, labeled "Dr. Wait".
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.134
  • Description: Woman with small dog (354.134), she is formally in a dress, furs and elaborate hat.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.135
  • Description: Portrait of a young boy, Frank Ernst.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.136
  • Description: Portrait of a young girl, W. G. Shelton.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.137
  • Description: Portrait of a young girl, W.G. Shelton.
    Dates: undated
    Container: Photo number 354.138
  • Description: Professional Studio Photographs

    This group of photographs are unidentified portraits of various groups and individuals. Some are similar to the identified photographs and others are of stage actors in costume, children and family portraits and other individual men and women. Subjects were likely from the Helena, Montana vicinity.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Folder Unidentified photographs
  • Description: Casual Amateur Portraits

    This group of photographs are unidentified portraits of various individuals. Most of these photographs were taken in the same location in a house next a window and are of a woman by herself in various poses and garments and of her with a man dressed in a formal suit. Also included are individuals in other settings. Subjects were likely from the Helena, Montana vicinity.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Folder Unidentified photographs
  • Description: Recreational Outdoor Activities

    This group of photographs portray numerous scenes of outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, camping and picnicking. Images are likely from the Dalton family and taken at Dalton Mountain, near Avon; the Missouri River, and the Helena, Montana, area.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Folder Unidentified photographs
  • Description: Houses

    Interior and exterior photographs of a house, likely in Helena, Montana, and two photographs of homes in a rural/country setting.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Folder Unidentified photographs
  • Description: Landscape photographs

    Images include a rocky cascading stream, a pond, large haystack and mountain landscapes including one with a Native American man standing among teepees with two boys and a horse.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Folder Unidentified photographs

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Subject Terms

  • Dams--Montana--Photographs.
  • Families--Montana--Helena--Photographs.
  • Mines and mineral resources--Montana--Helena Region--Photographs.
  • Recreation--Montana--Helena Region--Photographs.

Family Names

  • Dalton family--Photographs.

Geographical Names

  • Avon (Mont.)--Photographs.
  • Blackfoot River (Mont.)--Photographs.
  • Canyon Ferry Dam (Mont.)--Photographs.
  • Helena (Mont.)--Photographs.
  • Helmville (Mont.)--Photographs.
  • Lincoln (Mont.)--Photographs.
  • Missouri River--Photographs.
  • Rimini (Mont.)--Photographs.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs
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