Preserving Montana History, One Slide At A Time

The Big Sky Archive project is an ongoing effort to preserve and share found photographs, slides, and memories found across Montana. Each image is carefully digitized and archived before being made available to the public.

Current Archives

A young man in plaid shirt and slacks standing beside a vintage car with a dead deer on the hood, in a residential neighborhood.
A young man in plaid shirt and slacks standing beside a vintage car with a dead deer on the hood, in a residential neighborhood.

Unknown Family

Location - Found in Helena, MT

Quantity - 3 Images

Year ~ 1940s

PPA - 001

Two children, a boy and a girl, walk on a rocky terrain with a smoky geyser erupting in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Jones Family

Location - Found in Helena, MT

Quantity - 975 Images (WIP)

Black and white photo of a young woman standing outside beside a vintage car in an open field, with a fence and trees in the background.

Year 1940s - 1970s

PPA - 002

Unknown Family

Location - Found in Helena, MT

Quantity - 10 Images

Black and white photograph of six people, four standing and two sitting, in front of a wooden building or shed. All are dressed in formal or semi-formal period attire with hats and visible flowers pinned to their clothing. The setting appears to be outdoors with some plants and a pathway visible.

Year ~ 1930s

PPA - 003

Unknown Family

Location - Found in Helena, MT

Quantity - 100+ Images (WIP)

Year ~ 1950s - 1970s

PPA - 005

Unknown Family

Location - Found in Helena, MT

Quantity - 10 Images (WIP)

Year ~ 1920s

PPA - 004

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