Butte, Montana

Butte rose from the Rocky Mountains as one of America’s greatest mining towns — a place where copper, grit, and immigrant dreams built a city known as “The Richest Hill on Earth.” By the early 1900s, Butte was producing nearly one-third of the world’s copper, fueling the age of electricity while shaping a proud culture of labor, hardship, and resilience. This collection honors the streets, headframes, and working-class spirit of historic Butte — a city forged underground, but remembered in light.