Wide angel view of a Blackfeet encampment. The photo shows a number of tipis, some painted in traditional Blackfeet designs, some unpainted. Interspaced between several of the tipis are white Army-style wall tents with stove pipes. Also pictured...
Across Sun River toward Home Gulch. Plate 22b. Dense conifer stands now occupy much of the area that was formerly open. Note particularly the band of conifers along the distant ridge at right.
Dearborn River south of Augusta, Montana. Plate 25b. Cabin in 1900 photo is no longer standing. Drainage bottom in midground now supports mature cottonwoods, aspen, and willow. Slopes in distance which were formerly open are now largely covered by...
West side of Sullivan Hill, twenty five miles west of Cascade, Montana. Plate 27b. Vegetative changes are difficult to interpret. Shrubs including willow and chokecherry have deteriorated. Ponderosa pine stands have matured and thickened, but show...
Mouth of Hellgate, Big Belt Mountains. Plate 33b. Cover on southerly exposure has increased markedly as a result of Douglas-fir and Rocky Mountain juniper regeneration. Shrub cover including curlleaf mountain mahogany has increased on...
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station -- Bozeman (Mont.)
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station , 3 miles east of Bozemen, Montana. Plate 76b. Site of Fort Ellis is now occupied by Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. Closest slopes show a considerable change in occupancy and growth of conifers....
Yellowstone River ten miles southeast of Livingston, Montana. Plate 78b. A dense stand of Douglas-fir, limber pine, and Rocky Mountain juniper now occupies near slope shown in original view. The grass cover on this slope has been largely eliminated...
Coal-Mine Rims 4 miles south of McLeod, Montana. Plate 80b. Camera point does not precisely duplicate original. Scene shows strong encroachment of sagebrush on the flats and some encroachment on the near slopes. Common juniper and limber pine have...
Rocky Creek Canyon 5 miles south of Red Lodge, Montana. Plate 81b. Camera point was moved across U.S. Highway 212 in order to avoid trees which screened original view. Deciduous vegetation along stream course is being replaced by Douglas-fir and...
Little Bighorn River adjacent to Custer Battlefield. Plate 83b. Camera is on edge of cultivated field behind original camera point. A few cottonwoods in foreground grew into large trees. Sagebrush continue to predominate on bottomland. Vegetation...
Building at 116 South Higgins Avenue in Missoula, Montana. A large sign reads: E. S. Newton Carpenter and Builder (Edwin S. Newton). Other signs on the building advertise paper hanging, house painting, and wall paper cleaning. A small sign reads:...
Two women (Mary L. Hege and Daisy) sit inside a wall tent. Daisy pours a drink for Mary from a glass bottle. A kettle is on the ground in front of them. Glacier National Park, Montana.