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Ellery, Montana · Population 412

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Job 1203: Ostby auction

Written on the sleeve: “Ostby farm auction.” One contact sheet. Select a sheet to open the full scan.

A contact sheet of six square frames in two strips of three, the rest of the paper blank. Written in grease pencil at the top: 1203, Ostby auction. Frames 1 to 3: the auctioneer in a cowboy hat calling from a hay wagon, farmers in caps and jackets gathered round, machinery lined up in the stubble behind. Frames 4 to 6: the auctioneer calling from the back of a pickup while bidders raise their hands beside the machinery. — Sheet 1

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The Ellery Courier · Main Street, Ellery, Montana · Published Thursdays

Phyllis Mott, editor · News, notices and subscriptions: Box 38, Ellery, Montana, or drop them through the door.