Included in this lot we have Butte, Montana Collection of Ephemera, circa 1925- 1950s. The collection consists of eight booklets or pamphlets, and two jigsaw puzzles. Butte, as the first major city in Montana and, at one time, the largest city west of the Mississippi River between Chicago and San Francisco, can accurately lay claim to the title of 'Montana's most historic city.' From its early days as a mining camp, to the rise of the Copper Kings and the resulting birth of the labor movement, through the industrialization and decline of mining, and down to a present marked by an environmental and urban renaissance, Butte's history is as colorful and diverse as the landscape of Montana. Of particular historical significance is the Anaconda Copper Mining Company 1952 "Special Report to Stockholders on the Postwar Construction and Improvementment Program". The Anaconda Copper Mining Company, known as the Amalgamated Copper Company from 1899 to 1915 was an American mining company headquartered in Butte. It was one of the largest trusts of the early 20th century and one of the largest mining companies in the world for much of the 20th century. The two jigsaw puzzles feature two notable characters from Butte's celebrated history, William A. Clark and "Shoestring Annie". William A. Clark was known as one of the three "Copper Kings" of Butte. Shoestring Annie, whose real name was Rose Herron, was a Butte, Montana woman who sold shoestrings out of a cigar box to miners on the sidewalk. Both photographs are from the C. Owen Smithers Photograph Collection, Smithers being one of Montana’s most prestigious professional photographers. For more than 50 years, he used his camera to document Montana’s history as it happened. The C. Owen Smithers Photograph Collection informs on Butte’s environment, industry, labor, women, military, and is unparalleled in its scope. The ephemera is in good overall condition, age tanning and some staining noted. Largest item measures 9.75"W x 13.75"L, smallest is 5"W x 8"L.