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Committee pursues historic City Hall photo and plaque for Deer Lodge downtown
Summary
Committee members agreed to attempt to source a high-resolution historic photo of the downtown view for display at City Hall and to add a plaque noting the scene and date. Staff will contact Heather Gregory and search the Montana historic library if necessary.
Committee members discussed sourcing a historic photograph of the City Hall view and creating a display with a plaque that describes the image and date but does not attempt to attribute an uncertain photographer.
A committee member offered to contact Heather Gregory to see whether the museum or the city has an original or high-resolution scan that could be used for a large display. Staff suggested that if a museum copy was not available the Montana historic library’s online archive might have a downloadable file in higher quality than a phone snapshot of the framed picture in a hallway.
Members agreed that a secondary plaque describing the parade or event shown would be acceptable in lieu of a confirmed photographer credit if the original’s provenance could not be identified. The committee discussed preferring an image that shows the full building and the clock tower rather than a cropped photo.
The committee’s next steps were to have staff email Heather Gregory with a photo example, pursue the Montana online archive as an alternative, and confirm a final image before ordering a larger reproduction and a plaque. If staff cannot secure a good scan they said they will consider commissioning a higher-quality reproduction or using a verified archive image.
No formal vote was recorded; staff committed to follow up and report back at a subsequent meeting.
