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This image captures the mission grounds within the Flathead Reservation and the surrounding Mission Range Mountains can be seen in the background.

This image captures the front of the St. Ignatius Church and many of the Native American huts that were scattered around the mission grounds.

In the winter the mountains that bordered the Flathead Reservation were covered with snow and extremely dangerous to navigate during this season.

Again, the imposing mountains dominate this photograph. In the foreground of the first photo and in much of the second photo you can see a farm-like settlement near the base of the Mountains. This type of settlement was frequently mentioned within…

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1) This is the Old Mission Church first built in 1962 by the original Fathers who established the Jesuit mission in the Mid-1850s.

2) The white building shows the Jesuits quarters. Some classes were taught in this…

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2) A newer image of the Jesuit house that was built beside the new mission church. In this image you can see the modern landscaping added to the exterior of the grounds.

3) The St. Ignatius Mission Church can now…

Location #4 in the upper right corner was the main school house for young Native American Boys. Many were forced to attend the boarding schools.

The text on the back of this image, written by one of the Jesuits, read, “These Indian hits are typical. They are small, but warm and comfortable. One year the [Natives] and [their] friends will cut the logs and haul them from the mts. to the…

A close up view of the St. Ignatius Church and its interior walls. Brother Joseph Carignano painted all 58 art pieces covering the inside of the chapel.
The text on the back of the second photo reads: “At Xmas, Easter, and on St. Ignatius day, the…

The Old Mission Church can be seen here in a photograph from the late 1800s and artistic depiction from a German journalist. In the artist's depiction, he seems to capture the same photograph (see the men on the bottom left) but rejects to include…