A brief history of Butte, Montana
Subtitle: the world's greatest mining camp
By: By Harry C. Freeman
Contributors: Henry O. Shepard Co
Publisher: Henry O. Shepard Company
Published: 1900
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 123
Subjects: Mineral industries; Pictorial works; Mining camps; Commercial buildings
Other titles: Butte, above and below ground
Notes: Photomechanical reproductions of photographs of Butte, with accompanying text providing a historical sketch, and descriptions and data tables of the mining industry, the town's ammenities and civic organizations, by Harry C. Freeman.

Full t.p. reads: "Including a story of the extraction and treatment of ores from its gigantic copper properties, illustrated." Cover [1] features graphic illustration of two miners.

Includes photographs of important figures, community groups, landscapes, early settlement scenes, street views, birds'-eye views, public buildings, schools, churches, commercial buildings, department store, homes of notable residents, views inside and outside of passenger trains, and the mining industries, featuring staff housing, industrial buildings, underground interior mine views, drills and pump equipment.

Includes reproductions of art work by C. M. Russell, the Cowboy "Artist," illustrating historical scenes of frays and ambushes with American Indians, cowboys and outlaws. Also includes [5] pages of advertising of commercial businesses and products.