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Rankin Ranch/Avalanche Ranch, 1920s-1940s

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains 201 mostly black and white photographic prints of members of the Rankin Family of Missoula, Montana. The majority of the photographs are of Jeannette Rankin, either candid views from personal collections or formal portraits. It includes photographs from her time at the University of Montana, portraits used for both of her sucessful congressional campaigns, views from her travels, her at her Georgia home, and at Avalanche Ranch. Photographs of Jeannette Rankin span from the 1880s to the 1970s. There are also family portraits of the John and Olive Rankin Family, views of their home in Missoula, and various photographs of Jeannette, Harriet, Wellington, Mary, Grace, and Edna as children and adults. Photographs date from the 1880s to early 1930s. There are also many portraits of Wellington Rankin from childhood through most of his career and views of several of his ranches and prooperties including Avalanche Ranch in Broadwater County, Montana, dating from the 1890s to the 1950s. Also, includes views of family and friends of various members of the Rankin Family.

Dates

  • Creation: 1920s-1940s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Photo Archives.

Extent

9 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository

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