This entrance to a famous cigar store has one of the purest expressions of the art deco style that I have ever seen. Streamlined and stainless steel, the look appealed to people looking for the future. Butte, Montana, is a mining town, and it has been a mining town for generations. In the past, there was a lot of wealth there, and the architecture displays a variety of styles that show the changes in fashion over the years. There are brick buildings several stories tall and places where architects decided to cover over the classic brick with a skim of turquoise aluminum panels. I love all the stories that the buildings tell me.

SIZE: This photograph is printed at an approximate final size of a bit over 3x3,” and is printed on cotton rag photographic paper using pigmented inks for an estimated 400-year display life.

LIMITED EDITION: This photographic print is part of a limited edition produced by photographer Lee Rentz. The edition consists of 250 prints, which includes all sizes and methods of printing.