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Butte and the Richest Hill: Mining

This guide focuses on the history of Butte, Montana

 

Vintage photo of Butte miners in a mine courtesy of Butte-Sliverbow Public Archives

Photo citation: 10.012.06, C. Owen Smithers Collection, BSB Archives.

Fire & Brimstone: The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917

This is a 52 minute presentation by Michael Punke, author of Fire and Brimstone: The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917.  This presentation was recorded in 2017.