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June 1939. "Main street of Pony, Montana. A ghost mining town." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
You could walk across the street to get some Blatz Beer -- all the way from Milwaukee.
No TV antenna in 1939 but it's still a bar.
I would have really enjoyed living in Pony. Until winter showed up.
I drove through Pony on a 2011 road trip when a friend recommended it. A proper time capsule.
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