April 17, 2024
FORT SHAW MONTANA DINNING ROOM INDIAN GIRLS 1904 PHOTO
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FORT SHAW MONTANA IS LOCATED WEST OF GREAT FALLS IN THE SUN VALLEY. FORT SHAW WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1867 AND WAS MAINLY USED TO PROTECT THE BENTON-HELENA ROAD WHICH WAS THE MAJOR SUPPLY LINE FROM FORT BENTON TO THE GOLD MINING DISTRICTS IN SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA TERRITORY. IN 1891 THE FORT CLOSED AND IN 1892 IT WAS USED FOR THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FOR THE YOUNG NATIVE AMERICANS . THE FORT SHAW INDIAN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL AT ONE TIME HAD 300 STUDENTS, 17 FACULITY MEMBERS AND 11 INDIAN ASSISTANTS. THE FORT HAD A 400 SQUARE FOOT PARADE GROUND, A HOSPITAL, A TRADING POST, AND BARRACKS FOR THE OFFICERS AND COULD HOUSE UP TO 450 SOLDIERS.THE PHOTO IS SHOWING THE FORT SHAW DINNING ROOM AND INDIAN GIRLS THE LADY ON THE FAR RIGHT IS MISS LIERUV LATER THE WIFE OF F. N. ASKEW THE PHOTO IS KINDA WASHED OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE BECAUSE OF THE EARLY BOX FLASH CAMERAS, BUT STILL A HISTORICAL PICTURE. This is a reproduced photo. photos were acquired from private collections, from archives that are in the public domain and from real photo postcards which are one of a kind. Photos are developed in a professional photo lab on quality photo paper to insure the highest perfection. The water mark will not appear on your photo. FREE MAP WITH PICTURE! Along with the purchase of every picture from Old West Mercantile, you also receive a free map of the state your picture
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