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[Postcards]
THE OLD WEST
INDUSTRY COMES WEST

Industry Comes West / Modern Life / Businesses

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Monochrome photo of the interior of a barber shop with black and white tiled floor
Front reads, '"The Metropolitan' V. W. Rothrock, Proprietor, Billings, Montana"' The reverse reads, "Cohn Bros., Importers and Publishers, Butte, Mont." Sent July 26, 1909. Sender notes that "Montana is a state of hustle."
Monochrome photo of two storefronts with store names and address printed in red.
Front reads, "Boulder Butcher shop and Post Office, Boulder, Mont." Reverse reads, "The Post Card Shop, Publishers, Butte, Mont." Postmark is June 9, 1909.
Monochrome photo of the inside of an ornate restaurant
Front reads, "part interior view 'The Bungalow' Largest Ice Cream Parlor in the West R. J. Roschie, Prop. Bozeman, Mont." Nothing on reverse, never mailed, no date.
Color photo of a restaurant with a neon sign
Front reads, "Frontier Bar and Cafe Walter and Eva Hale - Owners - Managers Dunkirk, Montana" [reverse caption below]

Reverse of above right postcard reads, "Frontier Bar and Cafe On Highway 2 - 9 miles east of Shelby Information furnished for Montana'a Best Fishing - only 8 miles away. Trophies for largest fish caught. Fishermen may enter their catch for Trophies and have fish smoked. See the Early Day Picture Collection of Montana. Enjoy the Finest Food and Best of Drinks. Walter and Eva Hale - Owners - Managers." And, "Advertisers Pub. Co., Ann Arbor, Mich." No date, never sent.

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