History · Jordan
A history of Jordan,
since 1896
Postcards, papers and photographs of Jordan from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
1896established
6old images & papers
0recent photos
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Jordan was settled in 1896. The founder, Arthur Jordan, had hunted the area and decided to settle with his family in 1896 along the banks of the Big Dry Creek.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1896Established
1940s6 items · Jordan, MontanaLOC
1950–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Finish Jordan’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewJordan, Montana, 1942: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10By decade
Jordan, decade by decade
1940s6 items
1950s–
1990s
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Jordan, Montana (1942) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From the Library of Congress (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.