JUDGES of the MT Fifth Judicial District
JUDGES EXHIBIT: A Collaborative Project Created by Volunteers Special Thanks: Ellen Rae Thiel (Heritage Center); Paul Backlund & Jamie Guenther (JC Museum); and Dorothy Stout (Beaverhead County Museum) - more below. |
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Judge Frank Showers, seated at the bench, 1894 Beaverhead County Courtroom - Dillon, MT Courtesy of Beaverhead County Museum Judge Frank Showers lived in Jefferson County (Boulder and Whitehall) from 1889 until his death in 1926. He served as a 5th Judicial District Judge from 1893-1896. Photo includes three Fifth Judicial District Judges: Judges Frank Showers, Joseph Poindexter & Thomas Galbraith. |
Thanks to the Beaverhead County Museum for sharing this rare photo!
Detailed Photo Description: BW053.22: First water suit in Beaverhead County in 1894. Standing L-R: Sim Estes, Unknown, Augustus F. Graeter, Martin Barrett, L. J. Price, R. Z. Thomas (Clerk of Court), and Judge Frank Showers (seated). Right of Judge Showers L-R: Unknown, W. R. Gilbert, W. S. Burnett, T. B. Craver. Seated L-R: A. S. Rife, Thomas F. Barrett, Ike Rife, Joseph B. Poindexter in background. Seated at table L-R: John Forbis, H. R. Melton, Judge John Robinson, Thomas J. Monaghan (stenographer in back), W. S. Barbour, R. B. Smith, H. J. Burleigh, Judge T. J. Galbraith, Edwin Norris, Judge William N. McConnell, Emerson Hill (back), and J. P. Murray.
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THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN PHOTO OF JUDGE SHOWERS! |
We're looking for more, so please contact us if you have a photo of him.
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