HelenaHelena began in 1864 as a mining camp with the discovery of gold along Last Chance Gulch (soon to become Helena's main street). In 1875, Helena became the territorial capital of Montana, and in 1894 it outpolled Anaconda in a statewide election to become the permanent state capital. Postcard images captured many of Helena's landmarks and events over the past century, including the magnificent Broadwater Hotel and Natatorium, pre-urban-renewal Main Street, and the ravages of the 1935 earthquake. This book features postcard images of the Helena area, the majority of which have never been published in book or magazine form. |
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1906 real-photo view 1910 real-photo image 1935 EARTHQUAKE advertising postcard BROADWATER building still stands built Café capitol caption CARROLL COLLEGE chrome postcard chrome view Company Continental Divide Corbin corner of Main CROMWELL DIXON damage DRUG East Helena Eugene Meyer Fourth of July Frontier Town Harvey Hotel Helena area Helena Avenue Helena Cathedral Helena High School HELENA MONT horse-drawn image was taken JEANNETTE RANKIN JULY CARNIVAL L. H. Jorud Last Chance Gulch located LOOKING NORTH Lynn Park Marysville mining Montana Avenue Mount Helena North Main Street Northern depot northwest of Helena October 18 Oregon parade Photograph by L. H. Photograph by Robert Photographer unidentified Placer Hotel Portland postcard image Power Block Railroad real-photo image shows real-photo postcard real-photo view shows Robert Aerne S. J. Culbertson SALOON shown Sixth Avenue South Main stands today view was taken vintage real-photo image vintage real-photo view visible