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Assembled in the mid-1970's by Bonner School Superintendent Jack L. Demmons, this collection of approximately 1,600 photographs depicts life in and around Bonner, Montana, from the late 1800s through the 1950s.

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These photos are the pride of the community of
Bonner and were digitized at The University of Montana's Maureen
and Mike Mansfield Library in 2007. The photographs were used
extensively in historic research required by the Superfund law
when the Milltown Reservoir was designated a Superfund site in
early 1980.

The photos were recognized as being such a
valuable resource that preservation of the collection was
mandated in the Consent Decree, the formal agreement between the
parties involved in the cleanup of the Milltown Reservoir, signed
in 2006.