Mount
Helena
| Like
the faces of old friends, the limestone cliffs and distinctive
silhouette of Mount Helena are heartwarming sights to
Helenans past and present. The mountain is now a city
park, with an excellent trail system. A spectacular view
of the Helena Valley can be had from the top, as seen
on the MontanaPictures.net
website. |
Stereoview
of Indian Tipis ~ Northern Flank of Mount Helena, ca.1870
Near the Intersection of Le Grand Cannon Blvd.
& Grant St.
Mount
Helena, April 11 1915
Taken near what is now the corner of Joslyn
St. and Country Club Ave.
PHOTO
BY FLORENCE HOLTER, COURTESY OF AUB KIRKLAND • CLICK
ON IMAGE FOR A BIG VIEW IN A NEW WINDOW
Mount
Helena from Le Grande Cannon Blvd., ca 1930
Mount
Helena from Le Grande Cannon Blvd., ca. 1930
Looking
North from Mount Helena, c. 1910
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
Female
Hiker Atop Mount Helena, 1923
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
Postcard
View of the Summit from the West, about 1915
View
of the Summit from the West, 1923
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
Shelter
Atop Mount Helena, about 1903
|
This
shelter was built in 1903, but was heavily vandalized.
Nothing but the frame was left by 1923, and even it
was blown down by high winds in January of 1928.
|
Shelter
Frame Atop Mount Helena, 1923
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
| In
1976, the Helena Kiwanis Club proposed building a stone
shelter near the summit, but it was met with opposition
from the Save Mount Helena Committee (a shelter would
be a magent for vandalism and trash), and the project
was rejected unanimously by city commissioners. |
Mount
Helena from the 1400 block of Cannon St., 1937
THE
WES AND CAROL SYNNESS COLLECTION
This is
now near C. R. Anderson School
Looking
West from Mount Helena Toward Fort Harrison, August 14, 1941
COURTESY
OF TOM KILMER
|
The woman is Hazel Kilmer, who in a few months would
join the Women's Army Corps, serving as a parachute
rigger in England.
|
Mount
Helena, Spring 1942
Taken from Helena Sand & Gravel
COURTESY
OF KATHRYN
FEHLIG
View
of Mount Helena from Broadwater, 1965
PHOTO
BY KENNON BAIRD
Mount
Helena from Broadwater, 1960s
PHOTO
BY KENNON BAIRD
Fatal
1966 New Years Eve Prank
| Many
Helenans remember the sad event that took place on the
flanks of Mount Helena on January 2, 1966. Killed in the
explosion of 85 sticks of dynamite was Robert Nash, 17.
Frank Cuta, 16 was seriously injured. The story is presented
here as a cautionary tale... |
The Helena High School "H", 1966
COURTESY
OF PATTI CASEY SCOTT
| For
decades the maintenance, whitewashing and lighting of
the Helena High Scool "H" on the east side of
Mount Helena was a grand tradition. This double-exposure
photo, taken in the autumn of 1966 for the cover of the
1967 HHS Vigilante yearbook , took some doing... |
FROM
THE 1967 VIGILANTE
