Front: 'Richest Hill in the World. Butte Montana.' Reverse: 'Lithographed in Germany' - No postmark, never sent
[Postcards]
THE OLD WEST
INDUSTRY COMES WEST

Industry Comes West / Old Meets New / Water Power

Sepia photo of a river of logs zig zagging through a canyon
Front reads, "Billings L & I Co's. Ditch and Flume Billings, Mont." Reverse reads, "A. No. 842. American Import Co., Publishers, Minneapolis, U. S. A. Made in Germany" Never mailed, no date.
Colored photo of a brick building spanning water
Front reads, "Yegen Bros. Power Plant, Billings, Mont." Reverse reads, "No. 842. American Import Co., Publishers, Minneapolis, U. S. A. Made in Germany" Postmark unreadable.
Sepia aerial photo of the dam and river in Bonner
Front reads, "Clark's Powerhouse & Dam. Bonner, Mont." Nothing on reverse, never mailed. Collector noted on protective plastic sleeve, "C. 1912" and "real photo"
Colored sepia photo of water over a dam in a rock cut canyon
Front reads, "Madison River Power Dam, Near Bozeman, Mont." and "D. Kropp Co., Milwaukee 1716" Nothing on reverse, never mailed.

 

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