Unidentified World War I soldiers who helped guard railroad bridges near Milltown and Bonner
Date Original
1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918
Date (Unknown or Estimated)
circa 1914-1918
Description
Two unidentified soldiers in uniform stand on railroad tracks. The soldier on the left holds a drawn saber. A handwritten notation in large letters across top of the photograph read "We feel desperate." The mill with smokestacks is visible in the background. Photo caption reads: Two unknown soldiers during World War I who helped guard the railroad bridges near Milltown-Bonner. Looking west towards the Western Lumber Mill.
Subject (LCSH)
Bonner (Mont.) -- Photographs; Montana -- History; Soldiers -- United States -- Photographs; United States -- Army; Western Lumber Company;
Subject (TGM)
Soldiers -- American; Railroad tracks;
Rights Management
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Contributors
Demmons, Jack L.
Contributing Institution
Bonner School District #14; University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Original photoboards scanned using a Colortrac Ltd. 5480e wide format scanner at 600 ppi. Images cropped to individual master TIFFs. Derivative images created using Photoshop CS2.
Date Digitized
2007-07
Provenance
Image collection provided by Jack L. Demmons
Source
Photoboard #71
Local Identifier
demmons_071_f_d.jpg
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Jack L. Demmons' Photographs of Bonner, Montana
