Being 26, and never being west of Cedar Point, being here in Cleveland, These photos have stood the test of time The kids in the photos that are maybe 85 years old today the older ones might be 90 or more ! Keep this up, fantastic !
I lived in Bozeman from 2004-2007 and I can still recognize the city even though it wasn’t as developed. Some of those little towns in the back country in Montana still look like they did in these photos too.
I was thinking the exact same thing on the Deer Lodge photo. My friend used to live in Whitehall (Pipestone) and I was fortunate enough to visit him, take in many of the towns and enjoy the friendliness of the people.
@@kenwestern2821 i have never been to Montana (yet) but i am the kind of person that respects the land, the beauty, the lifestyle of the west. what i have seen is so beautiful. i work with a guy from Montana, we talk all the time, he points out places to see. and besides i have the cowboy gene in my blood. i was just born 100 years to late.
Like many people pointed out here, some of these places in Montana haven’t changed all that much. In fact some of these small towns, if you rode down Main Street on your favorite horse with your spurs strapped to your best riding cowboy boots and your best pony all cleaned up with your peacemaker strapped to your side, they wouldn’t give you a second glance.
My 4X great grandmother was a child when her parents settled in the Gallatin Valley in 1864. Apparently, they were one of the first white families to live in that part of Montana (25 years before it became a state). My parents were born in Columbus and Billings in 1937 and 1941, so they might remember some of these old store fronts.
Good pictures no doubt but the pictures I have passed down to me from my mom's family in Cutbank paint a somewhat bleaker, harsher picture of Montana life during the depression.
I guess the women were at home cooking and raising the children so there weren’t as many pictures of them. Lots of pictures of men in front of bars LOL. I did enjoy this video, thanks.
Because it was so remote and stuff? Look at the courthouse built in Independence, California 1921 (100th anniversary and looks good as new), completed 4 years before road. The most astounding thing.. immortal cement building in the middle of nowhere. The Owens Valley was deserted by gold miners by the end of 1800s and never came back, nobody has ever lived here. Weird
i was born 1955, it was simpler times when i was a kid. the world is smaller, crazier, faster, more hectic than ever. that's why when i retire i am moving to the desert to get away from people.
I don't think you want to move to the Mojave Desert then. I live out here now out of necessity. Some of these Desert Rats are dumber than dirt. The past month during the 2 heat waves Gave us temperatures between 113 degrees and 120 degrees. Evaporative coolers which is what 9 9% a people use weren't really affected because the humidity was real high. Only the rich can afford air conditioning because of the price of electricity. Grass is not always greener. In fact there is no grass out here because people can't afford to water it! CALIFORNIA!
In fact David you might want to look at Montana. I've never been there personally; been to 39 other states; but Tony Heller lives there now. He's probably one of the top climate experts in the country.
I question the date on some of these pictures. Particularly the carnival at 2:04 and the next picture of Butte at 2:14 Those do not look like they were taken during the Depression. Look at how modern the rides are in the carnival picture.
The coldness, ugliness, and brutality of the decade seem to be unparalleled. Most of the people in the images look as if they were endeavoring to appear as the hardest of all military heroes - including even the smallest, and also the female ones, of the children. This indeed must have resulted from a collective psychosis, from a fear one could be associated with flappers and with effeminacy. An earlier incarnation of much of the stylistic harshness and inner emptiness apparently has unfolded in France, around 1790 and well into the time of Napoleon.
Being 26, and never being west of Cedar Point, being here in Cleveland, These photos have stood the test of time
The kids in the photos that are maybe 85 years old today the older ones might be 90 or more ! Keep this up, fantastic !
Wow! I wish time travel was possible. I’m glad we have pictures.
yeah, i agree, i was born 100 years too late.
I’m 64. I wish I could spend my remaining years starting in 1948.
Really great old photos. I wish I had a time machine.
When America Was America
Wow my grandfather from billing grow up there lol in that time great aunt preal never left
Born in Malta, MT 1970!! God I love my home and state!!
My older brother lives in Columbus, MT, an hour outside Billings, up in the mountains. It's beautiful.
Thank you from a lady in Billings
Hi lady in Billings, I'm a trans in Collections. HAHAHAHAHA
the stockman burned down not too long ago. nice that there is a picture of it here!
I’m really happy i came across this great video, great atmosphere, that last photo of a kid with a dog has almost squeezed a tear out of me 😅
yup, there is a story, a boy and his dog. don't know who wrote it. cool story.
Thank You for a Walk through MT History !
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My Great-Great Grandparents emigrated to Custer County in 1886. They were married at Birney in 1888.
that's neat!!
I lived in Bozeman from 2004-2007 and I can still recognize the city even though it wasn’t as developed. Some of those little towns in the back country in Montana still look like they did in these photos too.
Born in Bozeman 1949. Have returned many times. Mom’s side goes back 3 generations. No place like Montana.
from the videos i watch, absolutely gorgeous! i just hope illegals and liberals don't pollute the state!!
@@davidbreen4727 Unfortunately both have already encroached.
Well done. I’ve visited most of the towns on this presentation. Deer Lodge looks much the same
I was thinking the exact same thing on the Deer Lodge photo. My friend used to live in Whitehall (Pipestone) and I was fortunate enough to visit him, take in many of the towns and enjoy the friendliness of the people.
@@SarahDigsHockey love Whitehall and environs. Superb county museum-to while away the hours.
The old pony mercantile store was exactly like my fathers store that was built in the early 20twenties. The front of the store are so identical wow
These are wonderful!!!
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My grandparents left Helena the day after the 1935 quake. They sought safety in California for god's sakes!
I'm seventy and been to three or four of those towns in the early 1970's.
No you aren't and no you haven't.
@@coloradostrong I am , and have and just because you stay on a chair in front of a monitor doesn't mean other folks have.
Is pretty cool whoever did this
My grandparents were from Fairfield. My dad was raised there. Armstrong family
Beautiful!
Now we are flooded with new residents, driving too fast, building mega-houses, changing our small towns.
Driving too fast? More like wreckless and aggressive driving
I am moving to Bozeman... from CA .... time to change that town.
never been to Montana, but if there is still open range, that would be a great retirement state. i promise i won't cause any problems.
Great photos. 4 gens. of Montana gets. I'm 58 y.o. and have seen lots of changes. I miss the way it was.
@@kenwestern2821 i have never been to Montana (yet) but i am the kind of person that respects the land, the beauty, the lifestyle of the west. what i have seen is so beautiful. i work with a guy from Montana, we talk all the time, he points out places to see. and besides i have the cowboy gene in my blood. i was just born 100 years to late.
Some of the younger kids in this video I'm sure are still with us.
Its Definitely a Beautiful state, Havent been up there in years, Sure do miss it!
Feels like I just stepped into a A.B.Guthrie novel
Surely not “The Big Sky!”
Love it,
Like many people pointed out here, some of these places in Montana haven’t changed all that much. In fact some of these small towns, if you rode down Main Street on your favorite horse with your spurs strapped to your best riding cowboy boots and your best pony all cleaned up with your peacemaker strapped to your side, they wouldn’t give you a second glance.
My 4X great grandmother was a child when her parents settled in the Gallatin Valley in 1864. Apparently, they were one of the first white families to live in that part of Montana (25 years before it became a state). My parents were born in Columbus and Billings in 1937 and 1941, so they might remember some of these old store fronts.
Nice video. Highly recommend black for the words at the beginning. White words on a light background is too hard to see.
Good pictures no doubt but the pictures I have passed down to me from my mom's family in Cutbank paint a somewhat bleaker, harsher picture of Montana life during the depression.
My mom was raised during the depression near Ismay and Westmore. She always said it was the best time of her life. Life is what you make it.
I guess the women were at home cooking and raising the children so there weren’t as many pictures of them. Lots of pictures of men in front of bars LOL. I did enjoy this video, thanks.
Lots of beer advertisements too
Because it was so remote and stuff?
Look at the courthouse built in Independence, California 1921 (100th anniversary and looks good as new), completed 4 years before road.
The most astounding thing.. immortal cement building in the middle of nowhere.
The Owens Valley was deserted by gold miners by the end of 1800s and never came back, nobody has ever lived here. Weird
My Father was born in NE Montana in 1904 on an Indian reservation. I’d be living there now if it were not for all the nasty flying bugs everywhere.
In this era, breweries owned saloons and would only their beer to sold.
That model still exists in much of Germany today…
some of these places haven't changed in the last 90 years.
i was born 1955, it was simpler times when i was a kid. the world is smaller, crazier, faster, more hectic than ever. that's why when i retire i am moving to the desert to get away from people.
I don't think you want to move to the Mojave Desert then. I live out here now out of necessity. Some of these Desert Rats are dumber than dirt. The past month during the 2 heat waves Gave us temperatures between 113 degrees and 120 degrees. Evaporative coolers which is what 9 9% a people use weren't really affected because the humidity was real high. Only the rich can afford air conditioning because of the price of electricity. Grass is not always greener. In fact there is no grass out here because people can't afford to water it! CALIFORNIA!
In fact David you might want to look at Montana. I've never been there personally; been to 39 other states; but Tony Heller lives there now. He's probably one of the top climate experts in the country.
Just about every citizen was dressed like New York citizens
I question the date on some of these pictures. Particularly the carnival at 2:04 and the next picture of Butte at 2:14
Those do not look like they were taken during the Depression. Look at how modern the rides are in the carnival picture.
Some people in Montana have family there for 100 generations. 3 generations very short time.
And now you see the greed since then ……1930-2021 5 cents to $1.45 gas ⛽️ greed not inflation …
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2:58 Montana has earthquakes?
Possibly due to it's proximity to Yellowstone
@@robertjeglum4657 Many. You just don't hear about them because after all we are Montana
The coldness, ugliness, and brutality of the decade seem to be unparalleled. Most of the people in the images look as if they were endeavoring to appear as the hardest of all military heroes - including even the smallest, and also the female ones, of the children. This indeed must have resulted from a collective psychosis, from a fear one could be associated with flappers and with effeminacy. An earlier incarnation of much of the stylistic harshness and inner emptiness apparently has unfolded in France, around 1790 and well into the time of Napoleon.
Music is annoying
Only trash
You should not be telling people your opinion of yourself