Despite the Bad Lands We Just Saw, Here Survives a Small Town.
On my second trip to Miles City and Bozeman, I had more time so I decided to stop, rest and take this photo In the Center of this small town. Here on this business area on a side street off Rt 12, the town doesn't seem so abandoned and desolate as the main road thru town. It even has an active railroad.
Marmarth, MT.
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I Stop To Photograph These Horses. They Come Closer And Are Just As Curious About Me.
This "Posse" Sniffs at Me Expecting a Handout. Despite their tough living conditions, these horses go on living any way, and seem both well fed and content. I took too long talking to the horses, and missed my shot when all the horses had a good photogenic group positioning.
20 Mi W of Baker, MT.
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This Posse of Horses, Finding No Sugar Hand-Out From Me, Loose Interest and Move Off To the East.
“"[People] know it’s hard before they come here and are ready for it.“
20 Mi W of Baker, MT.
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Cattle and Cattle Loading Chute.
…Driver Beware, This Is Open Range! There Is No Fence Along the Road!!

…This photo is part of Panorama 104-0474sc, which shows the majestic views along Rt 12 in Southeastern Montana. Don’t miss this and the other Grand Panoramas found in the Panorama Album in my Photo Gallery.

Click Here For => My ZMM Route Panoramas Album..
AFTER the 5 Albums Page comes up, scroll down to the SECOND Album and read the Description. …
WARNING: You Will Need To Remember The Steps How To View A Panorama Photo
…Then Click on the long small photo, and AFTER the page of 9 long narrow small photos comes up, scroll down and read Text below the 7th long small photo.
… Of course, you may click on any of these 9 small photos, to see full sized VERY LONG Panorama Photo. As true for all these Gallery Photos, click on the small size photo, to get the full size view, which will STAY FULL SIZE as you click the >> to advance to the next photo.
…NOW use the above mentioned “How To”, to view the whole panorama photo.

Route 12 Just After Leaving North Dakota And Entering Montana.
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Arrive At The Olive Hotel, Miles City, MT.
…This marvelous ~120 year old hotel lobby takes you back to the Victorian Grandeur of the late 1890's. .… Approximately June 13, 2002.

…This photo shows the heavy oak front entrance door. Note leaded glass in door and other windows in this and the next four photos.

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… Click Here For => My other photos of the Olive Hotel and Miles City MT are in Gallery Album = "Sights and Scenes from the ZMM book..
… AFTER this page of 18 small photos comes up, scroll down and read Text below the first, second, 3rd thru 18th small photo. …. Of course, you may click on any of these 18 small photos, to see a medium size photo. As true for all these Gallery Photos, click on the medium size photo, to get the full size view, which will STAY FULL SIZE as you click the >> to advance to the next photo.

Olive Hotel, Miles City, MT.
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Lobby, Olive Hotel Miles City, MT. … Approximately June 13, 2002..
…While I was in Miles City MT, I met many people who generously helped me with my Miles City ZMM Research. Amorette Allison, Miles City Historic Preservation Officer, WAS very knowledgeable and generous with her help! She is the source of my information re the Olive Hotel pictured here and other Miles City hotels. See my ZMM Part II Gallery Photos (see Blue Link previous photo). for more information.
… Here is how I met Amorette. I had contacted Professor Robin Gerber, Miles Community College, through the assistance of Custer County Genealogical Association.
…When I arrived in Miles City, Robin was a great help with Miles City ZMM related historical information in the Public Library. She helped me research the 1969 Miles City Directory for the location of Bill’s Cycle Shop and the downtown Laundromat.
…However the probable location of the “cast iron bath tub” described in ZMM remained a “real stickler”.
…No problem! Robin had the answer. “She said lets go across the street, I know a person who might know.”(In this series of five Olive Hotel Lobby photos, the angle of view proceeds from left to right.)

Olive Hotel, Miles City, MT.
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Continued From Previous Photo
… Lobby, Olive Hotel Miles City, MT. … Approximately June 13, 2002. .

… This view shows the rear door leading to a side street & parking. And just previous to the door, the visitor can turn right to go up the wooden staircase to second floor. This staircase is seen in Photo = 104-0499, Blue Link SECOND previous photo.
…The wooden pillar seen at right, was also seen in the previous photo, and will be seen again as these photos progress from left to right around the lobby..

Lobby, Olive Hotel Miles City, MT.,
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Continued From Previous Photo
…Lobby, Olive Hotel Miles City, MT. … Approximately June 13, 2002...


… The main check-in desk is to right of wooden pillar and window. This is where you can sign-in to stay in their "Antique Room". A Photo of this very unique "Antique Room", is shown SECOND Photo Next, with a Blue Links how to see all 4 of my photos of this "Antique Room", which are in the ZMM Part II Album of this Gallery.

Lobby, Olive Hotel Miles City, MT.,.
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Continued From Previous Photo
… Lobby, Olive Hotel Miles City, MT. … Approximately June 13, 2002.

…This view shows the remainder of the lobby to right of check in desk. The wooden pillar seen at left was also seen in the previous several photos as I repositioned to make these from left to right around the lobby.

The Olive Hotel Photos (Also Miles City) Are At The Beginning Of ZMM Part II.
…Three more Photos of the Olive Hotel are in Continuation of my Photos of the Olive Hotel and Miles City. Click Here:
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Lobby, Olive Hotel Miles City, MT.

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