Helena As She Was - An Open History Resource for Montana's Capital City (original) (raw)


Website revamp in progress! Not all links in the new table below are currently working. Please use the old table above and the alphabetical index link below to search. [](Helena%5FAs%5FShe%5FWas%5F Index.htm) Hikers atop Mount Helena, circa 1910 CHARLES J. TIPTON COLLECTION Welcome to Helena As She Was Online since 2006, this extensive local history website is the product of over 100 individual contributors of photographs and other material, which they have generously shared. It is presented here free of charge and free of advertising, as a resource for researchers, students, and people who just want to recall days gone by. The associated facebook group has over 20,000 followers. In 2012, this site was awarded both the Lewis & Clark County Heritage Tourism Council Historic Preservation Award and the Montana Preservation Alliance Director's Choice Technology Award for Outstanding Online Resource. Who Does This Site? "Helena As She Was" was created by Kennon Baird, a fourth-generation Helenan. He continues as the site's curator and publisher. Ken is a member of the Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers, and the Montana Historical Society. Contact him via email. How to Contribute Material and/ or Help Financially If you have photographs of Helena or the surrounding area that you would like to share via this site, please contact me via email. For particulars about sending material, please click here. I occasionally buy old photos of Helena if the subject matter is good and the price is reasonable. Financial Contibutions: this site is ad-free and is always free to access, but it takes a considerable amount of time and money to keep it online and growing. We receive no grants or public funding. If you benefit from this resource, please consider making a donation, via PayPal, to help with expenses. It is most appreciated! Terms of Use The material presented on this site is intended for non-commercial, educational use. Some collections represented here have high-resolution scans of photos available for commercial use. Kindly direct inquiries about such here. If you repost photos from this site on social media, please credit www.helenahistory.org Online History Research Tools You Can Use Please click on the pick and shovel to open a new window listing the various online resources I use in compiling the brief histories found on this website. Some are free, others are by subscription. Holter Hardware Warehouse CENTURY-OLD GRAFFITI Travelodge Hotel DOWNTOWN SINCE 1972 Foidel Undertaking Co. 1919 TO 1921 Merchants Hotel/Monticello Apts. EARLY MEETING PLACE OF THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE _1904 Federal Building_NOW THE CITY-COUNTY BUILDING 1883 View of the City A LARGE, DETAILED VIEW OF THE BRIDGE (STATE) STREET NEIGHBORHOOD, 'CATHOLIC HILL' AND BEYOND. PHOTO BY F. JAY HAYNES, COURTESY OF THE SEAN LOGAN COLLECTION The Millegan Ranch THREE GENERATIONS WORKED THE LAND, BEGINNING IN 1865 Frontier Town THIS FONDLY-REMEMBERED TOURIST ATTRACTION ATOP MACDONALD PASS WAS A GRAND EXAMPLE OF AMERICAN FOLK ART. IT WAS ESSENTIALLY HAND-BUILT BY ONE MAN, JOHN R. QUIGLEY, JR. HUGE THANKS TO KITTY ANN QUIGLEY TAALER FOR MAKING THIS FEATURE POSSIBLE. Panoramic View of Downtown, circa 1911 LOOKING WEST FROM THE GRANDON HOTEL. SCANS OF THREE NEGATIVES, COURTESY OF WENDI KOTTAS PETERSON, WITH PANORAMA PHOTO-STITCHING BY SEAN LOGAN Old City Hall A CENTER OF ACTIVITY ON SOUTH MAIN FROM 1885 TO 1935. IMAGES AND HISTORY CONTIBUTED BY HELENA FIRE CHIEF SEAN LOGAN Rio/Vigilante Theatre COURTESY OF TOM MULVANEY AND THE TED KIRKMEYER COLLECTION, WE PRESENT SEVERAL LOVELY IMAGES OF THIS DOWNTOWN ART DECO CINEMA, ALONG WITH AN EXPANDED HISTORY OF THE BUILDING -- WHICH STILL STANDS AT 335 NORTH LAST CHANCE GULCH The Marlow Theatre ONCE HELENA'S SHOWPLACE, THE BELOVED 1918 THEATRE WAS DEMOLISHED DURING HELENA'S 1970s 'URBAN RENEWAL' PROGRAM The Parrot Confectionery VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED SINCE THE 1930s, THE PARROT STILL "TALKS FOR ITSELF" ON LAST CHANCE GULCH The Old Brewery Theatre A NOTED SUMMER STOCK THEATRE ONCE HOUSED IN THE OLD CAPITAL BREWERY BUILDING ON WEST MAIN. DESTROYED BY 'URBAN RENEWAL' IN THE 1970S Lewis & Clark County Fairgrounds ONCE THE HOME OF THE TERRITORIAL AND STATE FAIRS. THE HISTORIC RACETRACK DATES FROM 1870 House of Wong DECADES OF POPULAR CHINESE FARE, INCLUDING THOSE MEMORABLE PORK NOODLES Annotated 1890/91 View of Chinatown and the Old West Side PHOTO COURTESY OF SEAN LOGAN. THE ANNOTATIONS SHOWING LANDMARKS ARE DERIVED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. CLICK HERE TO VIEW/DOWNLOAD A NON-ANNOTATED VERSION A Tribute to Broadcaster Al Johnson A VERSATILE ARTIST AND TRUE GENTLEMAN, AL JOHNSON WAS THE PREEMINENT VOICE OF HELENA RADIO FOR NEARLY HALF A CENTURY. SCROLL DOWN THE LINKED PAGE FOR A TRIBUTE TO AL, INCLUDING RARE PHOTOS AND AUDIO. Special thanks to Walli Johnson and Wally Peel The Fire Tower - "Guardian of the Gulch" HELENA'S SYMBOL HAS A COLORFUL HISTORY "Dear Old Montana" - Play it in mp3! WRITTEN IN 1931 BY HELENA SISTERS GENEE AND MIMI MILLIGAN, "DEAR OLD MONTANA" WAS DEDICATED TO THE 22nd LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. THE SHEET MUSIC PICTURED WAS INSCRIBED BY THE SISTERS TO "DADDY" REEVES, AN EARLY HELENA MUSIC EDUCATOR AND IMPRESARIO. SCROLL DOWN THE LINKED PAGE TO READ ABOUT MR. REEVES, THE MILLIGAN SISTERS, AND TO PLAY THE SONG 1894 Williams Street Bridge THIS LOVELY IRON PONY-TRUSS BRIDGE WEST OF HELENA WAS REMOVED IN THE SUMMER OF 2009. SCROLL DOWN THE LINKED PAGE FOR SIX 2004 VIEWS OF THE BRIDGE, COURTESY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. ALSO, HISTORIAN JON AXLINE'S EXCELLENT 2005 HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD PAPER ABOUT THE BRIDGE AND ITS ENVIRONS PLUS: THE WILLIAMS STREET BRIDGE IN ART -- A STRIKING PASTEL PAINTING OF THE ROMANTIC BRIDGE BY NOTED HELENA ARTIST KATHRYN FEHLIG _Dorothy's Rooms ~ Helena's Last Bordello_RARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE INTERIOR, AND CLOTHES WORN BY THE GIRLS "Helena - City of Gold" *VIDEO DOWNLOAD - 27:24* A promotional film produced in 1973 by the Helena Chamber of Commerce. HELENA'S HISTORY, RECREATONAL ACTIVITIES AND COMMERCE ARE HIGHLIGHTED THROUGH THE CHARACTER OF BOB STANLEY, ONE OF THE 'FOUR GEORGIANS' WHO DISCOVERED GOLD IN LAST CHANCE GULCH IN 1864. STANLEY SUDDENLY FINDS HIMSELF IN HELENA IN 1973, AND IS BOTH BEDEVILED AND AMUSED BY MODERN LIFE VIDEO COURTESY OF KITTY ANN QUIGLEY TAALER. Open with realPlayer. These good folks have all shared their Helena photographs, ephemeria and memories via this site. If you enjoy "Helena As She Was", these are the people to thank! Tim Kuney Scott Nelson Ray Cumming Laura Blumenthal Charleen Spalding Vic Reiman Bill Higgins Kitty A. Quigley Taaler Don Hoffman Kathleen Ely Kirby Lambert Chuck Jezick Joe Munzenrider Anonymous (3) Janet Stellmon Sidney Armstrong Gerry Early Wes & Carol Synness Sister Dolores Brinkel Charlie Beaton Nancy Goodspeed Darcy O'Dell Pamela Attardo Blake Gardiner Jeff Sherlock Don Cornish David Hull Tom Kilmer The Bisom Family Chris Warren Patrick Ryan Dennis Dickert Cathee Crapo Inez Slayman Derek Evers Ralph Beer Kathryn Fehlig Michael E. Holmes Ellen Baumler Kathleen Daniusis Linda Beattie Anderson Wally Peel Dan Duke D. R. Stinson Orchard Lakes School Lisa Kennedy Carol & Charles Anderson Jason Francis Rowena Clarke Fulk Bob & Susie Lindeberg Tim Rusek Frank Cuta Bob Guffey Roy E. Millegan, Sr. Virgie M. Baird Dave Thomas Mike Millegan Judy Bakke Kerry Brown Patty Dean Steve Andre David Marriot Keith Nay Tom Mulvaney Jack Womack David Burton Marilyn Lamb Roberts Chief.Sean Logan The Helena Fire Dept. Intermountain Childrens Home Vivian Hayes The Ray & Phil Jezick Collection G. B. Carson Patti Casey Scott Dave Dubé Danny Larson Jeff Wong Susie Morrison Annah Smith Patricia Rogers Glisson J. M. Cooper The George Huber Collection Walli Johnson Vince Moravek Aub Kirkland Tana Dearborn Rhonda Wilson Jodie Miller Monty Cowles Ray Lindsey Robin Evans Diane Macaraeg-Langenfus The Joyce Oliva-Anderson Collection Robert Noel Clarkson Wanda Power Daniel Sullivan Deb Winston Bushnell Gail Hatch Kathleen Kinney Terese Penix Paul Daniels Steve Moody Jean Allen Davis P. Christiaan Klieger The Family of Gertrude Haight Miller Roger Liedle Vicki Pawlitschek Janet Abrams Wendi Kottas Peterson Jerry Hopkins John and Rosie Crocker Craig Kirwin Connie Ferriter Al Ballard Jan Fusco Loretta Wallace Smith Phil Gunn Trudy Erickson Helen Margaret Grant Collection of the late Henry W. Jorgensen Maxine Gilmour Doug and Kathy Lindgren Calvin Schneckloth Clint Vincent Myrtle Prohaska Richard Smith Rich Weddle Bill Clarkson Roberta Zieske Colleen McCarthy Cathy Green E. O. Kindschy, Jr. Mike Hausler J.C. Penney Archives, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University Darrell Beckstrom Greg Logan June Virag Diane Stavnes, Helena Civic Center Richard Alberts David Poor Stephen A. D. Hahn Peggy Flynn April Coen Peter Brown Montana SHPO Chuck Siefert Montana Memory Project Rita Cross Autumn Barnett Lorilei Cochran Jerry Walker Terry Wareham Shannon Matthies-Callahan Annell Fillinger The Earl Jacoby Family Marla Jacoby Jack Frost Montana Military Museum Ron Haraseth Tom Stockdale Collection of William Wallace Shropshire Collection of Lee Hoyt Larison James Lileks Betty Borsberry Foster Patrick Foster Montana Historical Society The Ann and John Fay Collection Kally Porrini Shawn Ratchford Yvonne Proul Hufford Bernadette Powers St. Paul's United Methodist Church Tim Holmes Dodie Hohn Mickey Czerniski William C. Ford Kevin Lordemann Jack Rudio Paul E. Paulsen Jr. Dawn DeHart Lofthouse Guy Duncan Forestvale Cemetery Richard Spaulding John M. Barrows James Nuss Kevin Fitzgerald Gail Von Tersch Brown Jeff Morrison Daniel Glover Aimee Hahn March Margaret McIntosh Connie Jerome Lynnette Nilan Nancy Sidor Mayer Helen Eden John Vollerston Claudia E. Thomas Merrill RiChey Meredith Andy Lopez Juli Peden Ralph Lofthouse Tom Patterson Karla Sherry The Colleen Kesterson Family Cillection Allen Keim Bruce Laine Jacoby Lowney Images Allen Mayer Davidson Phil Ellsworth Alice Peters _DISCLAIMER ..._This site is educational and non-commercial in nature. To the best of my knowledge, the small number of images presented on these pages which not sent in by contributors, are either in the public domain or are used in accordance with Fair Use practices. If you have concerns about this, contact me.

Website revamp in progress! Not all links in the new table below are currently working. Please use the old table above and the alphabetical index link below to search.

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Hikers atop Mount Helena, circa 1910 CHARLES J. TIPTON COLLECTION

Welcome to Helena As She Was Online since 2006, this extensive local history website is the product of over 100 individual contributors of photographs and other material, which they have generously shared. It is presented here free of charge and free of advertising, as a resource for researchers, students, and people who just want to recall days gone by. The associated facebook group has over 20,000 followers. In 2012, this site was awarded both the Lewis & Clark County Heritage Tourism Council Historic Preservation Award and the Montana Preservation Alliance Director's Choice Technology Award for Outstanding Online Resource.

Who Does This Site? "Helena As She Was" was created by Kennon Baird, a fourth-generation Helenan. He continues as the site's curator and publisher. Ken is a member of the Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers, and the Montana Historical Society.

Contact him via email.

How to Contribute Material and/ or Help Financially If you have photographs of Helena or the surrounding area that you would like to share via this site, please contact me via email. For particulars about sending material, please click here. I occasionally buy old photos of Helena if the subject matter is good and the price is reasonable. Financial Contibutions: this site is ad-free and is always free to access, but it takes a considerable amount of time and money to keep it online and growing. We receive no grants or public funding. If you benefit from this resource, please consider making a donation, via PayPal, to help with expenses. It is most appreciated!

Terms of Use The material presented on this site is intended for non-commercial, educational use. Some collections represented here have high-resolution scans of photos available for commercial use. Kindly direct inquiries about such here. If you repost photos from this site on social media, please credit www.helenahistory.org

Online History Research Tools You Can Use

Please click on the pick and shovel to open a new window listing the various online resources I use in compiling the brief histories found on this website. Some are free, others are by subscription.

Holter Hardware Warehouse CENTURY-OLD GRAFFITI

Travelodge Hotel DOWNTOWN SINCE 1972

Foidel Undertaking Co. 1919 TO 1921

Merchants Hotel/Monticello Apts. EARLY MEETING PLACE OF THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE

_1904 Federal Building_NOW THE CITY-COUNTY BUILDING

1883 View of the City A LARGE, DETAILED VIEW OF THE BRIDGE (STATE) STREET NEIGHBORHOOD, 'CATHOLIC HILL' AND BEYOND. PHOTO BY F. JAY HAYNES, COURTESY OF THE SEAN LOGAN COLLECTION

The Millegan Ranch THREE GENERATIONS WORKED THE LAND, BEGINNING IN 1865

Frontier Town THIS FONDLY-REMEMBERED TOURIST ATTRACTION ATOP MACDONALD PASS WAS A GRAND EXAMPLE OF AMERICAN FOLK ART. IT WAS ESSENTIALLY HAND-BUILT BY ONE MAN, JOHN R. QUIGLEY, JR. HUGE THANKS TO KITTY ANN QUIGLEY TAALER FOR MAKING THIS FEATURE POSSIBLE.

Panoramic View of Downtown, circa 1911 LOOKING WEST FROM THE GRANDON HOTEL. SCANS OF THREE NEGATIVES, COURTESY OF WENDI KOTTAS PETERSON, WITH PANORAMA PHOTO-STITCHING BY SEAN LOGAN

Old City Hall A CENTER OF ACTIVITY ON SOUTH MAIN FROM 1885 TO 1935. IMAGES AND HISTORY CONTIBUTED BY HELENA FIRE CHIEF SEAN LOGAN

Rio/Vigilante Theatre COURTESY OF TOM MULVANEY AND THE TED KIRKMEYER COLLECTION, WE PRESENT SEVERAL LOVELY IMAGES OF THIS DOWNTOWN ART DECO CINEMA, ALONG WITH AN EXPANDED HISTORY OF THE BUILDING -- WHICH STILL STANDS AT 335 NORTH LAST CHANCE GULCH

The Marlow Theatre ONCE HELENA'S SHOWPLACE, THE BELOVED 1918 THEATRE WAS DEMOLISHED DURING HELENA'S 1970s 'URBAN RENEWAL' PROGRAM

The Parrot Confectionery VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED SINCE THE 1930s, THE PARROT STILL "TALKS FOR ITSELF" ON LAST CHANCE GULCH

The Old Brewery Theatre A NOTED SUMMER STOCK THEATRE ONCE HOUSED IN THE OLD CAPITAL BREWERY BUILDING ON WEST MAIN. DESTROYED BY 'URBAN RENEWAL' IN THE 1970S

Lewis & Clark County Fairgrounds ONCE THE HOME OF THE TERRITORIAL AND STATE FAIRS. THE HISTORIC RACETRACK DATES FROM 1870

House of Wong DECADES OF POPULAR CHINESE FARE, INCLUDING THOSE MEMORABLE PORK NOODLES

Annotated 1890/91 View of Chinatown and the Old West Side PHOTO COURTESY OF SEAN LOGAN. THE ANNOTATIONS SHOWING LANDMARKS ARE DERIVED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. CLICK HERE TO VIEW/DOWNLOAD A NON-ANNOTATED VERSION

A Tribute to Broadcaster Al Johnson A VERSATILE ARTIST AND TRUE GENTLEMAN, AL JOHNSON WAS THE PREEMINENT VOICE OF HELENA RADIO FOR NEARLY HALF A CENTURY. SCROLL DOWN THE LINKED PAGE FOR A TRIBUTE TO AL, INCLUDING RARE PHOTOS AND AUDIO. Special thanks to Walli Johnson and Wally Peel

The Fire Tower - "Guardian of the Gulch" HELENA'S SYMBOL HAS A COLORFUL HISTORY

"Dear Old Montana" - Play it in mp3! WRITTEN IN 1931 BY HELENA SISTERS GENEE AND MIMI MILLIGAN, "DEAR OLD MONTANA" WAS DEDICATED TO THE 22nd LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. THE SHEET MUSIC PICTURED WAS INSCRIBED BY THE SISTERS TO "DADDY" REEVES, AN EARLY HELENA MUSIC EDUCATOR AND IMPRESARIO. SCROLL DOWN THE LINKED PAGE TO READ ABOUT MR. REEVES, THE MILLIGAN SISTERS, AND TO PLAY THE SONG

1894 Williams Street Bridge THIS LOVELY IRON PONY-TRUSS BRIDGE WEST OF HELENA WAS REMOVED IN THE SUMMER OF 2009. SCROLL DOWN THE LINKED PAGE FOR SIX 2004 VIEWS OF THE BRIDGE, COURTESY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. ALSO, HISTORIAN JON AXLINE'S EXCELLENT 2005 HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD PAPER ABOUT THE BRIDGE AND ITS ENVIRONS PLUS: THE WILLIAMS STREET BRIDGE IN ART -- A STRIKING PASTEL PAINTING OF THE ROMANTIC BRIDGE BY NOTED HELENA ARTIST KATHRYN FEHLIG

_Dorothy's Rooms ~ Helena's Last Bordello_RARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE INTERIOR, AND CLOTHES WORN BY THE GIRLS

"Helena - City of Gold" VIDEO DOWNLOAD - 27:24 A promotional film produced in 1973 by the Helena Chamber of Commerce. HELENA'S HISTORY, RECREATONAL ACTIVITIES AND COMMERCE ARE HIGHLIGHTED THROUGH THE CHARACTER OF BOB STANLEY, ONE OF THE 'FOUR GEORGIANS' WHO DISCOVERED GOLD IN LAST CHANCE GULCH IN 1864. STANLEY SUDDENLY FINDS HIMSELF IN HELENA IN 1973, AND IS BOTH BEDEVILED AND AMUSED BY MODERN LIFE VIDEO COURTESY OF KITTY ANN QUIGLEY TAALER. Open with realPlayer.

These good folks have all shared their Helena photographs, ephemeria and memories via this site. If you enjoy "Helena As She Was", these are the people to thank! Tim Kuney Scott Nelson Ray Cumming Laura Blumenthal Charleen Spalding Vic Reiman Bill Higgins Kitty A. Quigley Taaler Don Hoffman Kathleen Ely Kirby Lambert Chuck Jezick Joe Munzenrider Anonymous (3) Janet Stellmon Sidney Armstrong Gerry Early Wes & Carol Synness Sister Dolores Brinkel Charlie Beaton Nancy Goodspeed Darcy O'Dell Pamela Attardo Blake Gardiner Jeff Sherlock Don Cornish David Hull Tom Kilmer The Bisom Family Chris Warren Patrick Ryan Dennis Dickert Cathee Crapo Inez Slayman Derek Evers Ralph Beer Kathryn Fehlig Michael E. Holmes Ellen Baumler Kathleen Daniusis Linda Beattie Anderson Wally Peel Dan Duke D. R. Stinson Orchard Lakes School Lisa Kennedy Carol & Charles Anderson Jason Francis Rowena Clarke Fulk Bob & Susie Lindeberg Tim Rusek Frank Cuta Bob Guffey Roy E. Millegan, Sr. Virgie M. Baird Dave Thomas Mike Millegan Judy Bakke Kerry Brown Patty Dean Steve Andre David Marriot Keith Nay Tom Mulvaney Jack Womack David Burton Marilyn Lamb Roberts Chief.Sean Logan The Helena Fire Dept. Intermountain Childrens Home Vivian Hayes The Ray & Phil Jezick Collection G. B. Carson Patti Casey Scott Dave Dubé Danny Larson Jeff Wong Susie Morrison Annah Smith Patricia Rogers Glisson J. M. Cooper The George Huber Collection Walli Johnson Vince Moravek Aub Kirkland Tana Dearborn Rhonda Wilson Jodie Miller Monty Cowles Ray Lindsey Robin Evans Diane Macaraeg-Langenfus The Joyce Oliva-Anderson Collection Robert Noel Clarkson Wanda Power Daniel Sullivan Deb Winston Bushnell Gail Hatch Kathleen Kinney Terese Penix Paul Daniels Steve Moody Jean Allen Davis P. Christiaan Klieger The Family of Gertrude Haight Miller Roger Liedle Vicki Pawlitschek Janet Abrams Wendi Kottas Peterson Jerry Hopkins John and Rosie Crocker Craig Kirwin Connie Ferriter Al Ballard Jan Fusco Loretta Wallace Smith Phil Gunn Trudy Erickson Helen Margaret Grant Collection of the late Henry W. Jorgensen Maxine Gilmour Doug and Kathy Lindgren Calvin Schneckloth Clint Vincent Myrtle Prohaska Richard Smith Rich Weddle Bill Clarkson Roberta Zieske Colleen McCarthy Cathy Green E. O. Kindschy, Jr. Mike Hausler J.C. Penney Archives, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University Darrell Beckstrom Greg Logan June Virag Diane Stavnes, Helena Civic Center Richard Alberts David Poor Stephen A. D. Hahn Peggy Flynn April Coen Peter Brown Montana SHPO Chuck Siefert Montana Memory Project Rita Cross Autumn Barnett Lorilei Cochran Jerry Walker Terry Wareham Shannon Matthies-Callahan Annell Fillinger The Earl Jacoby Family Marla Jacoby Jack Frost Montana Military Museum Ron Haraseth Tom Stockdale Collection of William Wallace Shropshire Collection of Lee Hoyt Larison James Lileks Betty Borsberry Foster Patrick Foster Montana Historical Society The Ann and John Fay Collection Kally Porrini Shawn Ratchford Yvonne Proul Hufford Bernadette Powers St. Paul's United Methodist Church Tim Holmes Dodie Hohn Mickey Czerniski William C. Ford Kevin Lordemann Jack Rudio Paul E. Paulsen Jr. Dawn DeHart Lofthouse Guy Duncan Forestvale Cemetery Richard Spaulding John M. Barrows James Nuss Kevin Fitzgerald Gail Von Tersch Brown Jeff Morrison Daniel Glover Aimee Hahn March Margaret McIntosh Connie Jerome Lynnette Nilan Nancy Sidor Mayer Helen Eden John Vollerston Claudia E. Thomas Merrill RiChey Meredith Andy Lopez Juli Peden Ralph Lofthouse Tom Patterson Karla Sherry The Colleen Kesterson Family Cillection Allen Keim Bruce Laine Jacoby Lowney Images Allen Mayer Davidson Phil Ellsworth Alice Peters

_DISCLAIMER ..._This site is educational and non-commercial in nature. To the best of my knowledge, the small number of images presented on these pages which not sent in by contributors, are either in the public domain or are used in accordance with Fair Use practices. If you have concerns about this, contact me.