An unidentified group gathered for a commemorative photo on the overlook that gives the best view of the Hungry Horse Dam in this photo from the period while the dam was still under construction. Pouring the tons of concrete that created the huge hydroelectric dam was a source of work for hundreds, if not thousands, of people in the 1950s. (Bureau of Reclamation photo)
September 12, 2018
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Billings farm boy 'decided to take a chance'
Elmer Bastrom of Whitefish was a farm boy from the Billings area when he decided he wanted to move to the Flathead Valley to work on Hungry Horse Dam.