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A British lady, her naturalist husband, and her unwieldy 5x7
Graflex camera moved to Terry, in the late 1800s. ‘Lady’ Evelyn
Cameron took startlingly clear pictures of everything: cowboys,
sheepherders, weddings, river crossings, freight wagons, people
working, badlands, eagles, coyotes and wolves. Through her
camera lens Terry was recorded for posterity. That posterity has
turned into national acclaim for the area through the work of
former Time-Life Books editor, Donna Lucey. In the late 1970s,
Lucey discovered thousands of Cameron’s photo-negatives stashed
away in the basement of Cameron’s best friend’s home. Lucey
quickly realized she had discovered a treasure trove of
masterpieces chronicling the lives of Terry’s early settlers.
After years of sorting the photographs and studying Cameron’s
meticulously kept diaries, Lucey published 'Photographing
Montana 1894-1928: The Life and Work of Evelyn Cameron', a
photo-book that beautifully depicts Cameron’s photographic
genius and her unique personality. National magazines and
television networks carried stories on the unusual frontier
photographer. Visitors can discover Terry’s history at the
Cameron Gallery featuring large crisp copies of the photographs
that made her famous. The collection is a stunning portrayal of
the everyday lives of eastern Montana homesteaders. This museum
is non-profit and relies upon donations. Prairie County is also
rich in history. Travel to the famed base camp area of the
Custer Expedition and visit the graves of soldiers who died from
wounds received in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, or to where
the Far West Steamboat docked. Thirty-five miles north of Terry
is the location of the battle between General Miles and Sitting
Bull.
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For more information on the Evelyn Cameron Foundation, Evelyn Cameron prints or how you can become a part of the Foundation please Contact Us.
The Evelyn Cameron Foundation is non-profit and relies upon donations.
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