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Look for the Adventures of "Scarface"
Three Forks, Montana 59752
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About us & our Montana Framed Photos |
Together
we have a love of photography combined with a great respect
for Montana’s riches
& her history. My family began their tenure here in 1850.
My Great Grandfather, Bert Hofer opened his 1st Hardware Store
in Choteau, which he ran for 4 years, then transferred to Pony
in 1897 &
finally to Harrison in 1915. Jim’s Dad, Charley, was a photographer
which gave him exposure & experience from a very early age.
It’s wonderful to fulfill our passions at this point in life.
We want share the magic of Montana, with our photos, matted &
framed in simple old wood. I’ve been
blessed with the legacy of my family’s history from copies
of letters & many photographs of my ancestors. I have a desire
to help others share this gift of their past as well as Montana’s
present treasures. Our photos reflect our appreciation of Montana’s
heritage. Montana and the west hold beauty that touches us to our
most basic being. Sunsets and the splendor of nature, young animals
playing in the sun, the delicate petals of wildflowers, the pastels
of a fleeting rainbow, the rugged Rockies and the solitude of the
desert, are captured in glimpses with the click of a shutter. This
is our backyard, it’s a matter of appreciating the gifts
that surround us every day. We love to take pictures of the splendor
that is Montana. This is our home. We love it, and hope that in
some small way we can share the beauty with others. Small towns, ghost
towns, National Parks, rivers, mountains, wildlife, and
old stuff are things we like best. Every road trip is a pleasurable
excursion into the past, present and beauty of our backyard, of
the wonder that surrounds us.
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Windows to Montana
All of our windows are one of a kind, we provide the provenance for each window frame and the old wood we use in our frames. Every picture tells a story.
We
do windows, pictures of Montana that tell a story. Our old windows
and rustic MSU bleacher wood frames compliment the splendor of Montana
in a special way. Our work is a reflection of the past with pride in
the present. We use quality materials in all our products with a feel
for the history, the story, providing the provenance of the origin of
our old windows and the rustic old wood we use in our frames. We provide
quality in content & construction. We believe integrity is still
a virtue and like to honor our ancestors with love and respect. Old
School values still exist in small town Montana. We pay tribute to our
pioneers whose stories live within reach of our own memories & imaginations.
We’re always in the process of creating new original Windows
& framing our favorite original Montana scenic & wildlife photographs. These
images tell our stories, our history. Of days gone by, of moments in another
place in time. Our world is changing at an incredible pace, this is our way of
keeping things in perspective. We have developed quite an extensive photo collection
of Montana’s natural gifts
& have wrapped them in her history. We hope you appreciate this opportunity
to leave a legacy. This is our Montana, where strangers are just friends
we haven’t met yet! This is a representation of some of our current work.
We’re always in the process of creating new original
Windows & framing
our favorite original Montana scenic & wildlife photographs.
We began using old windows for picture
frames when my parents moved out of state, my Mother missed Pony and Montana
dreadfully. So as we looked at an old window, we thought she wouldn't’
be so homesick if she could look out her window and see her beloved Hollowtop
Mountain. We sent her a picture of this picture WOW! If I give you a window,
would you make me one? Of course we couldn't makeit too easy...
so we hung the window in the guest room so she could admire it when she
came to visit. Again she asked if we could make one for her. Well, why
would we want to do that? When we made this one for you! That sure made
an impression! Whether old memories or a new view, our windows bring us
perspectives that live a lifetime.
MSU Brick Breeden~Three Fork Rodeo Bleacherwood Frames
Ready to Use 11"x14" & 8"x10"
The wood for these
frames began as indoor bleachers in the Brick Breeden Field house
at MSU Bozeman. Built in 1957 it was the largest free standing dome
in the world. In the 1980s the bleachers were replaced and donated
to the outdoor rodeo grounds in Three Forks. In 2006 they finally were
salvaged and now they continue to live in history as frames for our
original Montana Photographs. Joined together with wooden dowels and
iron bolts, the holes and scratches remain. We reinforce our corners
with rustic tin from a schoolhouse in Clarkston, old leather from Harrison,
copper and other unique touches. Imagine the lives and rear ends that
have passed over these weathered timbers, the tales they could tell.
Many of us have watched our kids grow sitting on this old fir ~ basketball,
rodeos, concerts, graduations and a circus or two. When this wood is
gone there will be no more. Own a bit of Gallatin Valley History.
The
successful athletic programs of the 1950s were supplemented and strengthened
by new facilities, among them “Rollies’s Folly,” or “Rollies’s
Roundhouse,” the remarkable domed sports arena on the south
side of campus now familiarly known as the Brick Breeden Field house.
Renne’s Field house, designed by Bozeman’s Oswald E.
Berg Jr. and Fred J. Willson was one of the architectural wonders
of the world the largest wooden arched roof structure in existence,
and the second-largest building of its type in America. Anyone contemplating
the construction of the 300 foot circular indoor stadium, ninety
feet in height, cannot help but marvel at Renne’s foresight,
while at the same time perhaps chuckling at the guile with which
the man pushed through a project many thought extravagant in cost
and ridiculous in size. Here was a huge domed 8,400 seat facility,
built for a cow college of less than 3,000 enrollment in a rural
town of perhaps 12,000 to 13,000 residents...”
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High quality archivable prints that will last for years under normal gallery conditions. 12 color Pigmented inks last 75+ years under proper lighting conditions. UV Coated from 13” x 19” to 17" x 25" & panoramas to 59 feet. Rustic MSU Bleacher wood Frames with Matted Original Prints 11” x 14” or 18” x 24” Windows to Montana ~ Whimsical signature scenic views of Montana's historic treasures. Since each piece is unique, prices vary according to size and condition. Custom order windows available ~ Just ask! We’re all about new ideas, with an old attitude Order Direct! We now have Pay Pal.
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