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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUJI_labor-temple_Red-Lodge-MT.html
Red Lodge Miner's Local No. 1771 had grown to more than a thousand members when this labor temple was built in 1909. The United Mine Workers of America organized nationally in 1896 and by 1898, Local No. 1771 had 200 members. The building is a tes…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUJG_the-iris-theater_Red-Lodge-MT.html
Originally intended as a meeting hall with storefront space, tenants Byton Down and Robert Pryde redesigned the building's ground floor before its completion for use as a theater. When the Iris opened in 1925, residents viewed it as welcome compet…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUJF_iarussi-building_Red-Lodge-MT.html
In the 1920s Italian shoemaker Ludovico Iarussi (later changed to Jarussi) owned this property containing his shop and several frame commercial buildings. In 1929 Iarussi razed the older shops and constructed the present building. Financially disa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUJC_hawkes-son-photography-studio_Red-Lodge-MT.html
Photographer Mark E. Hawkes and his son Charley built a photography studio at this location where much of Red Lodge's history was documented in pictures. Charley later struck out for Great Falls, and son Harry joined Mark. Hawkes & Son sold the bu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUJB_carbon-county-hospital-and-sanitarium_Red-Lodge-MT.html
When prominent local physician and surgeon Dr. Samuel Souders built this magnificent hospital in 1909, it was considered "state-of-the-art." Amenities included a central heating system, wide doorways and hallways, an elevator, and private telephon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUJ9_carbon-county-courthouse_Red-Lodge-MT.html
Butte architect P. J. Donahue drew the plans for the 1899 landmark after fire destroyed its predecessor. Situated at the busy northern end of the commercial district, the building today provides an excellent example of restrained, classically prop…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUJ2_b-p-o-e-lodge-534_Red-Lodge-MT.html
Americans organized much of their social life around fraternal groups at the turn of the twentieth century. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks provided an important social and charitable outlet for Red Lodge's professionals, who circulate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUIX_pollard-hotel_Red-Lodge-MT.html
The Rocky Fork Coal Company constructed this hotel, originally the Spofford, which welcomed its first guests on July 4, 1893. This architectural landmark, built before the commercial district was platted, originally had its main entrance on 11th S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUIW_foiled-bank-robbery-site_Red-Lodge-MT.html
On Sept. 18,1887, The Sundance Kid (Harry Longbaugh), Kid Curry and others of the "Wild Bunch" rode into Red Lodge after escaping from jail in Belle Fourche, S.D., and announced their intention of making an unauthorized withdrawal from the Carbon …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUIV_charles-antilla-building_Red-Lodge-MT.html
This two-story building was under construction in 1907, and for a short time housed part-owner Charles Antilla's dry goods store. In 1912, new owners Ed Ricketts and C. V. Lucas located their Okay Meat Market, later the Red Lodge Meat Market, on t…