During the summer of 1968 I worked for Intermountain Shows, a travelling carnival in Montana. I was the manager of the Tilt-a-Whirl ride, and travelled throughout the state for the better part of the summer. I fell in love with the rural areas and small towns in the state.
While traveling through the state with the carnival, we passed through the small town of Terry where I learned about Evelyn Cameron http://evelyncameron.com/evelyn.htm and had a chance to learn a little about her life and her photography. In 1990 Donna Lucey put together a book containing many of Evelyn's photographs. The book is titled Photographing Montana 1894-1928: The Life and Work of Evelyn Cameron. Strangely, were it not for Kevin Costner's recent movie, Open Range, I'd not have known about this book, as he mentioned it in an interview about the making of the movie. I found out about the book just a few weeks ago Today I received a beautiful used copy, a first edition, and can highly recommend it for anyone interested in the history of the area or with an interest in that period of American history. Amazon, I believe, has some reprints and soft cover editions, but you can go here http://tinyurl.com/c4ndc to find good used copies in hard cover. I love this book, and maybe some here will enjoy it as well. Shel
