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The Montana Monster Alphabetic Billhead Collection [140406]

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The Montana Monster Alphabetic Billhead Collection  [140406]
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As you read in Fred Holabird's tribute to his friend and fellow collector, Stuart "Scotty" MacKenzie, you know the man was a collector of all things Montana, and this huge collection of billheads, letterheads, receipts, and other commercial paper is evidence of the breadth and depth of his coverage of Big Sky Country. We sorted through literally several tens of thousands of ephemera to assemble this alphabetic collection to find representation for well-known cities and towns as well as out-of-the-way places that are somewhere in the Treasure State, like Somewhere, Montana, which you will find in the S section. These simple paper communications not only capture a specific business transaction, but they characterize and commemorate the convivial core of commerce that connected communities, counties, and the country. Here is a concise count of what is contained in the collection including a few place names from the compendium for your consideration. A: 22, including Adobetown, Alderdice, Altyn, Argenta, Arlee, Austin; B: 59, including Belgrade, Benchland, Big Sandy, Billings, Beeman, Brown's Gulch; C: 42, including Cardwell, Chinook, Combination, Custer, Coburg, Comet; D: 25, including Darby, Dayton, Dillon, Divide, Dog Gulch, Ditch Camp, Dupuyer; E: 12, including East Helena, Elkhorn, Eureka, Eureka Mtn, Ennis, Everson, Edefort; F: 27, including Fallon, Ferguson, Ft Belknapp, Fortine, Fisher Creek, Fairview; G: 46, including Granite, Grant, Gregory, Gaylord, Gold Butt, Glendale, Gloster Mill; H: 43, including Hidden Treasure, Hecla, Hobson, Horse Prairie, Hedgeville, Havre; I: 2, including Iron Rod, Independence. J: 15, including Jackson, Jeffers, Jay Gould, Jennings, Joliet, Joplin, Judith Landing, Junction; K: 3, including Kalispell (with a poetry book by Fannie Chenoweth), Kibbey; L: 23, including Lakeview, Lauren, Lehigh, Lima, Logan, Legal Tender, Logging Creek; M: 48 including Monitor, Mill Creek, Meagher Co, McCarthyville, Malta, Moose Lake; N: 9, including Norwegian, Noris, Norris, New Chicago, Nevada City, Niehart, Noxon; O: 5, including Ovando, Ophir Hill, Oradell, Old Agency, Oka; P: 27, including Pearl Creek, Park Ditch, Pardee, Painted Park, Plentywood, Pearmond; Q: 1, Quigley; R: 31, including Ryan, Royal, Rocky Pt, Ringling, Revenue, Red Lodge, Ravine, Radersburg; S: 62, including Stryker, Stanford, South Pinikop, Smelter, Somewhere, Saltise, St. Clair; T: 15, including Twin Bridges, Truly, Trinity, Toll House, Terry, Toston, Tracy, Thompson; U: 5, including Utica, University Place, Unionville, Ulidia, Ubet; V: 10, including Virginia City, Virdeo, Vipond, Vestal, Vaughn, Valley View, Valley Garden; W: 29, including Woodville, Woodcamp, Wilder, Whitehall, Whitcomb, Waterloo, Washoe; X: none; Y: 5, including York, Yellowstone Valley, Yellowstone Park Colony, Yale, Yantic; Z: 1, Zortmann. State:Montana City: Date: Provenance: Stuart Mackenzie Montana Ephemera Collection