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2020 Calendars Butte Headframes - October
June 28, 2019
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The Belmont is September's featured head frame. The mine operated from 1900 to 1956 and the main shaft was 4,300 feet deep. The Belmont's hoist house is now a Senior Citizen's center and the head frame is surrounded by lawn. In this photo the Bell Diamond (lower left corner) appears to be peeking over the Belmont's shoulder.
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2020 Calendars Butte Headframes - September
June 24, 2019
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The Mountain Con is September's featured head frame. The mine operated from 1890 to 1975 and the main shaft was 5,291 feet deep. The area around the Mountain Con is now a city park -- you can stroll right up to it and take in the details.
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2020 Calendars Butte Headframes - August
June 18, 2019
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The Orphan Girl is August's featured head frame. The mine operated from the late 1880s to 1956 and the main shaft was 2,671 feet deep. The Orphan Girl (at the World Museum of Mining) is the only place in Butte, Montana, where you can take an underground tour. You can see for yourselves what the mines were like.
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2020 Calendars Butte Headframes - July
June 12, 2019
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The Kelley is July's featured head frame. The mine operated from 1949 to 1980 and the main shaft was 4,810 feet deep. The nearly full moon and a plethora (a murder?) of crows grace this photo. Just how many crows are in this picture?
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2020 Calendars Butte Headframes - June
June 06, 2019
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The Badger State is June's featured head frame. The mine operated from 1886 to 1966 and the main shaft was 4,169 feet deep. The colorful Yankee Doodle Tailings provide a backdrop in this photo.
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