Sepia photo: A row of horse and cattle teams pulling cutting machines.
[Postcards]
THE OLD WEST
INDUSTRY COMES WEST

The Old West / Lifestyle Activities / Agriculture

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Front of above header postcard reads, "Harvesting Grain near Broadview, Mont." Reverse reads: "Bloom Bros Co. Scenic America" - Never sent.

Color photo. Note mis-spelling of Gallatin, also note steam tractor on right.
"Threshing Wheat - Gallatan Valley, Bozeman, Montana."

Reverse reads: "Printed by Palmer's News Store, Bozeman, Mont. Printed in Germany"

Sepia photo: A row of horse teams pulling cutting machines. - Never sent.
Front reads, "Harvesting Grain near Broadview, Mont."

Reverse reads: "Bloom Bros Co. Scenic America"

Color photo of horse drawn wagons full of sugar beets stopped on a dirt road. No date, never mailed.
"Hauling Beets to Sugar Factory, Billings, Mont."
Reverse message of left card reads: "This is sure a fine country for farming   The beet fields are the prettiest sight the eye ever witnessed & I never in all of my life seen as much hay as we seen yesterday...The irrigation system makes crop failure unknown." and "A No 254. American Import Co., Publishers, Minneapolis, U.S.A. Made in Germany"
Sepia toned photo of a family working in the field, the male behind the horses plowing
Front reads, "Lonesome? Well I guess not. This place is mighty fine: I do not mind the silence, for a busy life is mine. The days are full of beauty, The sun is always bright. So hit the trail for old Montana, and you will hit it right."

The poem is attributed to "Mariette". Also reads, "All rights res'd L. A. Foster" Reverse reads, "This is a real photograph Made by L. A. Foster Photo Co. Glendive, Mont." No date, never mailed.

Sepia photo of men operating horsedrawn wagons and harvesting machinery
No writing on the front. Reverse reads, "This is a real photograph Made by L. A. Foster Photo Co. Glendive, Mont." No date, never mailed.

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