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General View of Columbia Gardens in Butte, Montana
              Title: General View of Columbia Gardens in Butte, Montana   Date: ca 1902   Location: Butte, Montana   Photographer: Forsyth, N.A.
Description: General view of Columbia Gardens, a play area in Butte, built by copper magnate William Clark for the children of Butte. It had a pavilion, giant swings, a playground, merry-go-round, roller coaster, and a zoo. He named it Columbia because the area was discovered in 1876, the same year Philadelphia held the Columbia Centennial. Vintage 7x3.5 in. stereograph.
Format: image/jpeg    Source: Museum of the Rockies Photo Archive
Rights: Copyright restrictions available from the Museum of the Rockies Photo Archive   
Catalog Number: x85.2.747   
Subjects: Amusement Parks--Butte--Columbia Gardens | 
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