The Big Sky Archive

Preserving Montana History, One Slide At A Time

Black and white photo of a young man in checkered shirt and jeans posing next to a vintage car with a dead deer strapped to the front grille.
A woman in vintage clothing stands on a dirt street, reaching out to a bear in front of a building labeled 'Basin Tile Company', with the word 'Basin' visible on a sign in the background.
Black and white photograph of two people on horseback, one holding a dog on a leash, standing on a dirt path with snow-covered landscape and wooden fences in the background.
A vintage car with antlers mounted on the front, a deer head hanging from the grille, and a dead deer lying on the roof. A man is standing beside the car outdoors.
Two people in a small boat on a lake, one holding a paddle and the other sitting near the boat's bow, with a hilly landscape and trees in the background.
Black and white photo of a bear standing outdoors near a tree with a rope hanging from it, in a forested area.
Black and white photo of a man standing next to a vintage Dodge truck with a split windshield, parked outside a building with a metal roof. There are two cars on the truck's trailer, one partially visible.
A black and white photograph of a man standing in front of a vintage car in a wooded area with tall trees in the background.
Black dog sitting next to a tree trunk in a forested area with trees and a small pile of logs in the background.
Two women standing outdoors beside a vintage truck, with mountains in the background, dressed in mid-20th century clothing.
A bear standing on two legs on a grassy field, holding and eating a piece of food, with a rope or fence in front of it.
A black-and-white photo of a young man and woman embracing in front of a vintage car on a snowy ground, with a house and hills in the background.
A woman standing next to a vintage car with a taxidermy animal on the hood in a suburban neighborhood yard.
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