Montana Colstrip Mine

Identifier

1.03992

Title

Montana Colstrip Mine

Scope and contents

Item is a photograph of a transmission tower used to support overhead electricity conductors for electric power transmission near Colstrip, Montana (U.S.A.). The photo is a snapshot of the steel lattice structure with power lines running from it. Colstrip's main industry is a strip-mine and coal-fired electricity generating plant that is located about thirty miles south of the Yellowstone River.

Date

May 1979

Spatial Coverage

Colstrip (Mont.)

Names

Hat Creek Committee

Context

This photograph was taken on a trip to the United States to gather information about mining as part of public education efforts related to a film being produced by the Hat Creek Committee and the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs. The film, entitled "Hat Creek", documents concerns about B.C. Hydro's proposed plan for a coal mine and power plant in Hat Creek, British Columbia. Since this project also involved researching and interviewing people who had already been affected by coal mining in other places, the filming of this project took UBCIC staff to Colstrip, Montana.

Hat Creek Project

Physical description

1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome diapositive) ; 35 mm

Related materials

Related article appeared on page 23 of UBCIC News vol. 2, no. 2 (May 1979), entitled "Montana Indians Tell of Disruption and Damage".

Statement of Responsibility

Basil, Steven (photographer)

Rights

Rights Holder

Copyright held by Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

To request permission for use or copies please contact the UBCIC Library and Archives.

General notes

Title transcribed from label on slide page containing slide

Date is between May 1 and 4, 1979.

Last Modified

August 26, 2024