Whitten, Ira L., 1861-1924—Homesteading—Stillwater County (Mont.)
Creator
Annin, James T., 1890-1984.
Contributors
Museum of the Beartooths, Columbus, Mont.
Subject (TGM)
Homesteading;
Description
Outdoor photo of Lindsey B. Whitten, the son of homesteader Ira L. Whitten, who had settled on the West Rosebud c. 1896. The elder Whitten, a Maine native, had come into the Musselshell thirty years earlier with his parents. Whitten sold his Stillwater County homestead before 1908 and purchased a farm adjacent to the Crow Agency allotment. He supplied purebred Shorthorn sires to the “79” ranch of Hays, KS, having purchased his original heifers from that ranch.
Ira Whitten married a fellow Maineman on December 24, 1895, in Columbus: a widow, Loira (Buckman) Crawford, who had a daughter, Bertha, from her earlier marriage. The Lindsey of the photograph was their son.
Date (unknown or estimated)
c. 1918
Type
Image; Still Image.
Contributing Institution
Museum of the Beartooths, Stillwater County, Columbus, MT
Digital Format
image/tiff
Format-Extent
78.8 MB
Physical Dimensions
8 X 10 image
Rights Management
This image may be protected under copyright law, Title 17 U. S. Code.
Digitization Specifications
Scanned on original HP software on Officejet Pro 8500 A910 (NET) #2 at 1200 dpi.
