Hi everyone,
Below is a note from Don Lunder a semi-retired Denture Care specialist
from Billings. He has asked for consent to use photos of courthouses
that have been submitted by everyone to the Montana Photo Archives. I
have told him that I can not consent to use of any photos, except those
I have contributed, and also explained about the lifting of JoAnn's
priceless Crow Native American Photos from the Archive pages, and why we
need to be cautious about this.
This note and the one below it are pretty much self explanatory. Along
with the info on his site. I told him I had to contact all of you and
would forward your decisions to him so we both know.
Thanks for your decision either way concerning your photos, I respect
any choice you make.
Ann
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: montana county pictures
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 10:03:37 -0600
From: Don Lunder <don(a)denturecare.com>
Reply-To: don(a)denturecare.com
Organization: Denture Care
To: rgphold(a)midrivers.com
Dear Ann Kramlich:
I would like to introduce you to my site,
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http://www.Old-Timers-USA.com/ that I have under construction. My
objective is to have Old Time History on the State, each County and all
Cities or Towns ( whether extinct or not ) in Montana. And personal
family history sent in by the public.
I want complement you on your work! Im sure every appreciates your work
as I do.
I would like to know where and how I can get permission to use the
pictures of the County Courthouses. I would like to put them on each
Counties page in the Old Timers site.
I want you to know we do not sell any thing on our Old Timers site. The
sites purpose is to save history, an make it available to every one,
World wide.
I will appreciate all the help you can give me.
Sincerely.
Don Lunder
Dear Ann:
Thank you for the very interesting letter. There is nothing to be sorry
for. I
understand the problems we have with Pirates, whether its on the net or
any
other form. I can not understand people like that, cant they ask for
permission it is not their property. I'm very sorry you lost the old
photos of
the Crow culture.
While you were in my site did you go to the page " About Us "? There
isn't
much more I can say about my self, or the site, except that I am
semi-retired,
but cant stand to sit idle. And hope I can do something for my Old
Timer
Friends, and create some thing for the younger generation to learn
about our
Old Timers and what our State of Montana was made from. If you noticed
on our
submission page, we make sure that they have permission. And as I said
in my
letter we do not sell any thing on our site. That the purpose of the
site is
to preserve history and make it available to all people. I realize I
have taken
on a large project. And my Grandson thinks it is a worth while project
and im
sure he will keep it going after im gone. I came from a ranch south
east of
Ekalaka Montana, so really im just an old country boy at heart.
I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your comment.
The reason for the Courthouse pictures, is to put it on the represented
Counties home page. And if they have any history to go along with the
picture
we would be more than happy to enter it with the picture. And this is
the only
place we will use it unless we ask for additional permission. I would
sure
like to get all 56 County pictures.
Your last paragraph says it all. I honor you for what you are doing.
Don't
ever stop, do as I "die with your boots on"
If you noticed My address is <don(a)denturecare.com> This is my business
<denturecare.com>. The reason I use this address is to make it less
confusing
in my one man office.
Sincerely,
Don Lunder