P a g e 6 G h o s t T o w n s a n d H i s t o r y o f M o n t a n a N e w s l e t t e r made Montana his home, the earlier years being in Jefferson county and the latter twenty-one years in Gallatin and Park counties. For several years he was a resident of Bozeman and that vicinity, where he did clerical work. In the spring of 1878, he fixated in the Shields river valley and was engaged in stock ranching until February, 1897, when he was appointed deputy clerk under Charles Angus. His education was obtained in the public schools at Helena and Bozeman, Montana, terminating in a business course at the latter place. Mr. Grannis is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, being the present past master of the home lodge. He is, also, at present filling the second chair in the local camp of the Woodmen of the World. Geo. W. Potter, Photographer. Whatever great ability, long experience, ripe judgment, accumulated public honors and a spotless private character can do to render anyone an object of interest, respect and admiration they have done for Livingston’s popular photographer, G. W. Potter. He was born in Albany, New York, January 21, 1858, but at an early age removed with his parents to Madison, Wisconsin. Here his education was obtained in the public schools, graduating from the high school, and terminating in a course at the Business college. When only twelve years old he took up the study of photography with H. N. Roberts of that city, going to Chicago in 1875, where he remained for a time under the tutorage of T. H. Whiting. Early in his life Mr. Potter came to the wise conclusion that in Walter V. Grannis George W. Potter order to better understand the art of his profession he must acquaint himself with the work in prominent sections of the country, consequently, his attention was now directed to San Francisco, where he became associated with the work of I. W. Tabor & Company, the leading art gallery there, remaining until the summer of 1878, when he again made a change of location with Salt Lake City as his destination. Here he was a student with C. R. Savage, the noted traveling photographer and collector of views for the Union and Central Pacific railways. In 1881 he came to Helena, Montana, and was engaged in the work with O. H. Bundy for a time, late in the summer of this year removing to Bozeman, Montana. For about a year he
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