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Mettle

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  • The only remaining building above Morony Dam.

    The only remaining building above Morony Dam.

  • Bannack  State Park in fall.

    Bannack State Park in fall.

  • Willow Creek homestead.

    Willow Creek homestead.

  • Barn in Laurin.

    Barn in Laurin.

  • The Anaconda-Pintlers from Highway 569.

    The Anaconda-Pintlers from Highway 569.

  • "Prelude to Battle"

    "Prelude to Battle"

    Cowboys awaiting the start of the bull-riding competition.

  • Sunrise over the Helena Valley.

    Sunrise over the Helena Valley.

  • Untitled photo
  • Main Street Bannack

    Main Street Bannack

  • Montana's first jail -- Bannack.

    Montana's first jail -- Bannack.

  • Melrose.

    Melrose.

  • Steward headframe in Butte.

    Steward headframe in Butte.

  • The approach to the rail shops in Nevada City.

    The approach to the rail shops in Nevada City.

  • A rail relic in Nevada City.

    A rail relic in Nevada City.

  • A vintage snowthrower along Jackson Creek Road. The Bridger Mountains in the background.

    A vintage snowthrower along Jackson Creek Road. The Bridger Mountains in the background.

  • Gillian and Fraternity Halls in Elkhorn.

    Gillian and Fraternity Halls in Elkhorn.

  • "Flat Tire"

    "Flat Tire"

    This wagon has seen better days.

  • At the Flathead Lake Lodge.

    At the Flathead Lake Lodge.

  • Looking down Bannack's main street.

    Looking down Bannack's main street.

  • A weathered door to the past in Virginia City.

    A weathered door to the past in Virginia City.

  • Abandoned silver mine in Elkhorn.

    Abandoned silver mine in Elkhorn.

  • An antique car 'planter' sits near Harrison with a Tabacco Root mountains backdrop.

    An antique car 'planter' sits near Harrison with a Tabacco Root mountains backdrop.

  • A storm brews behind the Belmont headframe in Butte.

    A storm brews behind the Belmont headframe in Butte.

Photos

  • The only remaining building above Morony Dam.
  • Bannack  State Park in fall.
  • Willow Creek homestead.
  • Barn in Laurin.
  • The Anaconda-Pintlers from Highway 569.
  • "Prelude to Battle"
  • Sunrise over the Helena Valley.
  • Untitled photo
  • Main Street Bannack
  • Montana's first jail -- Bannack.
  • Melrose.
  • Steward headframe in Butte.
  • The approach to the rail shops in Nevada City.
  • A rail relic in Nevada City.
  • A vintage snowthrower along Jackson Creek Road. The Bridger Mountains in the background.
  • Gillian and Fraternity Halls in Elkhorn.
  • "Flat Tire"
  • At the Flathead Lake Lodge.
  • Looking down Bannack's main street.
  • A weathered door to the past in Virginia City.
  • Abandoned silver mine in Elkhorn.
  • An antique car 'planter' sits near Harrison with a Tabacco Root mountains backdrop.
  • A storm brews behind the Belmont headframe in Butte.
  • Railroad workhorses past their prime in Nevada City.
  • Water wheel  in Nevada City.
  • Steward headframe in Butte.
  • "19th Century Power"
  • Jens.
  • "Pagreba"
  • The kitchen in the old Wells Hotel in the ghost town of Garnet.
  • Gibson Dam and reservoir west of Augusta.
  • Twenty Stamp Mill at Pony. Hollowtop Mountain and the Tobacco Root range in the background.
  • Harvest on the Hi-Line.
  • Tunnel over Homestake Pass on abandoned rail above Butte.
  • A rusty keyhole to the past...
  • Bannack's Hotel Meade, taken from one of the Gibson Houses.
  • A rustic climb to the past.
  • Sunset behind the Travona headframe in Butte.
  • "Empire Builder"
  • A view out an upstairs room in the old Wells Hotel in the ghost town of Garnet.
  • Along theJefferson River near the Lewis & Clark Caverns.
  • Fire pumper in the Nevada City carriage shop.
  • Marysville.
  • Miners Union Hall in the ghost town of Granite.
  • Fallen rock on abandoned rail along the East Ridge above Butte.
  • Norris.
  • Paradise Valley, south of Livingston.
  • Virginia City.
  • Ghost town of Bannack.
  • A couple of Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul passenger cars in need of a paint job in Nevada City.
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    An antique car 'planter' sits near Harrison with a Tabacco Root mountains backdrop.
    A storm brews behind the Belmont headframe in Butte.
    Railroad workhorses past their prime in Nevada City.