The drinking fountain in the Horsefair, 1952. It would soon be removed to make way for Lewis’s department store. (Image: Bristol Post) Back in the 1950s, Bristol underwent a major change.

Gallows, gallus, headframes — by any name, they’re pretty special monuments to our history. And only in Butte do they light up the night sky. — Roberta Forsell Stauffer, The Montana Standard ...

The gallows were set up in the foyer of the old jail, at 225 N. Alaska St., the current location of the Butte police department. Hundreds of people came to witness.