Helena Business College
1883-1960

ILLUSTRATION FROM 'MONTANA AND ITS CAPITAL CITY' CA. 1890
KENNON BAIRD COLLECTIO
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1891 CITY DIRECTORY AD

 

HBC History, 1946
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Mary E. Jackman
Owner of the Helena Business College 1903-1906

Miss Mary E. Jackman (1854-1912) in her office at Jackman Commercial and Helena Business College, in the Horsky Block, about 1903. Helena Business College was founded in 1883 and operated until about 1960. It was established by E. O. Railsback and E. T. Engelhorn, and changed ownership several times. Miss Jackman purchased HBC in 1903, but ill health forced her to sell in 1906. At that time, she returned to her native Indiana, where she underwent cancer surgery, succumbing to the disease in 1912.

1903-1904 Brochure
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Interior Views, Horsky Block
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COURTESY OF THE DAVID POOR COLLECTION

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Helena Business College Fourth of July Float, 1907

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The R. A. Fraser Cup, Won by the HBC Basketball Team, 1909
31-9 Over the Catholic High School in City League Competition
The R. A. Fraser Co. Was a Clothing Business in Helena