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Hello! I'm Lisa 👋
and I want you to have a free print from my "Time Travel Butte America" collection. These TIME TRAVEL photographs combine historical images with today.
Recognized & Trusted By:
"Lisa is a photographer whose 'time travel' photos are the perfect combination of historic Butte scenes intertwined with present day."
Tracey Thornton, Journalist
The Montana Standard, Butte
Lisa "has found a unique way of capturing Butte’s history by taking photos she took today and combining them with photos from the past...she retakes photos shot nearly 100 years ago and melds them together as one to give an interesting then-and-now perspective"
John Emeigh, Journalist
KXLF Butte
"It's really exciting to see this melding of the two...To see the street scenes, and to see how much has changed and how little has changed."
Aubrey Jaap, Director
The BSB Archives
The morning air was filled with smoke.
And as I turned onto Main Street, I said aloud, "NO!"
It was the morning the M&M caught fire.
The entire city was mourning the loss of such an iconic, historic building.
But the M&M was more than just a structure of brick, wood and metallic doors.
It was a place filled with memories, stories and sticky floors on St. Patrick's Day.
Its walls echoed more than a hundred years of 2:30 am omelets from the after-hours crowd.
And in the days following the loss of the M&M, I knew I had to continue the time travel series I had experimented with.
Not just because I enjoyed it, but to capture our history now, before the loss of another icon.
I tried to photograph the M&M in 2021 for this project.
But?
It just didn't work.
Something was off.
I wasn't sure why.
And so I continued to photograph other locations, but with the M&M in the back of my mind the entire time.
And then...DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!
The M&M sign was put back up on St. Urho's Day of this year.
And so I decided this would be the perfect time to create a time travel image of the M&M, and create a collection around it.
Introducing The "Iconic Butte" Time Travel Collection
Each image combines a historical photograph with a 'today' photograph
This collection represents four of the most iconic buildings and scenes that represent Butte.
Of course there are many more icons in Butte!
But these four represent:
1. The tenacity of being "Butte Tough" - The M&M Rising Again.
2. Going BIG in all things - The Elk of 1916.
3. The impact Butte had on the world during WW2 because of our copper mining - The Original Headframe and Marcus Daly.
4. The luxury and decadence that drew people like Charles Lindberg and Thomas Edison to Butte - The Hotel Finlen, Thornton and Acoma.
There are layers of stories, layers of time in each of these iconic buildings, street scenes and statues.
And each time we imagine what it must have been like, or hear stories of yester-year from different generations?
It's like we travel through time.
Creating The Work:
Creating The Work:
Creating The Work:
First, I find historic images of interest from the Butte Archives, Library of Congress, or other sources.
First, I find historic images of interest from the Butte Archives, Library of Congress, or other sources.
Next, I trace the major lines of each structure with a sharpie onto a transparency.
Next, I trace the major lines of each structure with a sharpie onto a transparency.
Then, I walk the scene, holding the transparency up, until I reach my final destination where all of the structures line up with the original photo.
Then, I go to the location of the historic photo, holding the transparency up, until I reach my final destination where all of the structures line up with the original photo.
Finally, I photograph the scene, and meld the “today” photo with the historic image in Photoshop.
Lastly, I photograph the scene, and meld the “today” photo with the historic image in Photoshop.
So, why give away free art?
So, why give away free art?
Because history connects us all together, beyond politics, religion, and status.
My hope is that my art can create interesting conversations and stories in your life.
Here's what I REALLY want to see:
The fascinating conversations that happen when history collides between generations.
And I’m hoping that you love you free artwork so much, that when you're looking to redecorate, or just find meaningful gifts?
You'll think of me and my art.
If this sounds like something you are interested in, here are the next steps…
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If you have any questions please reach out at lisa@lisawareham.com.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, I can’t wait to get your new piece of art to you!
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I also have the best guarantee you'll ever see:
1. You'll love it.
I fully guarantee you’ll love what you receive or I’ll refund your shipping & handling and you can keep the print anyway (or gift it to a loved one).
I love creating my art, so I want you to love what you receive just as much as I love creating it - that’s why I'm offering this guarantee.
2. And if you don't...
All you’d have to do is contact me directly using the details on your receipt and I’ll give you back every penny. Which I’m grateful to say has never had to happen yet!
So this truly is a risk-free offer. (Just a heartfelt piece of art from me to you!)
My true hope is that you’ll love what you receive and this will be the beginning of a great relationship for years to come.
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Go Big or Go Home
Give yourself permission to be bold and larger than life.
It's not "why," but "why not?"
Why NOT go camping in the snow with no propane?
Why NOT wear red lipstick #79?
Why NOT build a 7-story-tall elk statue clad in copper for the 1916 Elks Convention in Butte, America?
Quit questioning yourself. Just DO.
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Iconic Corner
Thomas Edison.
Charles Lindbergh.
John F Kennedy.
These three icons stayed at the decadent Hotel Finlen years ago.
Their stories of greatness echo here, where the Finlen, Thornton and Acoma intersect.
Invent. Dare to fly high. Imagine.
I'm giving you permission (not that you need it).
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Phoenix Rising
Out of the literal ashes, the M&M rose again.
Rebuilt next door.
The neon sign up once more!
With dreams, optimism and determination to replicate the old icon in its original location.
This is your sign to take what burned to the ground in your past, and get up!
Dust the ashes off your shoes, and rebuild anew.
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True Original
The sound of clanking metal.
A miner walking up the hill to the Original Mine.
His pasty-filled lunchbox in hand.
Years later, a statue of Marcus Daly erected on Main, then moved near Montana Tech.
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"Her work is stunning and shows the progression of time in a very impactful way... She also captured the essence of the Butte Mining disaster in her 2017 work where a child with a candle took the place of every miner that died that day."
Jessica Shuman, Curator
Gold Rush Art Gallery
"Amazingly, her work helps us appreciate our hometown more than we already did. Most of us never knew that was possible. At least I sure didn't..."
Lisa "is so much more than a photographer. She is also so much more than an artist. In a way, her work serves as a vessel for us to travel back in time...her work perfectly blends Butte of today, with Butte from yesteryear..."
Bill Foley, Writer & Podcaster
The ButteCast with Bill Foley
"A trailblazing photographer redefining the field not just by adhering to its foundational principles but by innovatively expanding its scope...Wareham artfully blends history with the present in her captivating photo series."
Kay Bjork, Writer
Signature Montana Magazine
ABOUT LISA EDWARDS
Lisa Edwards work has been featured and commissioned by Signature Montana Magazine, Montana Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Montana Standard, Visit Southwest Montana, KXLF Butte, Tasting Panel Magazine, Montana Technological University and more.
Her work has been shown at The Gold Rush Gallery, The Museum of Food and Drink, The Uptown Cafe, and will have work shown at The Butte Archives starting in late May of 2025.
She completed the Rocky Mountain School of Photography's Summer and Digital Intensive Programs in 2007. She has a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Media with an emphasis in art from the University of Idaho - 2007.
Copyright Lisa Wareham Photography dba Time Travel Art 2025