The Gallatin County Historic Preservation Board (GCHPB) would like to announce its Second Annual County Historic Preservation Photo Contest!
The Board is searching for recent photographs of historic structures and landmarks. Prizes are $100 for 1st Place, $70 for 2nd Place and $40 for 3rd Place. No more than one prize will be awarded per person. The deadline for submitting photos for this contest is January 31, 2010. Winners will be announced during the 2010 GCHPB’s Antique Fair, held at the Fairgrounds in February 2010. All submitted entries will be displayed at the Fair, space allowing.
Contest Rules
-Suitable photo subjects are limited to historically significant structures such as houses, barns, bridges, cabins, silos and the like.
-Photographed subjects must lie within Gallatin County.
-All photos shall be dated.
-No photograph taken over one year prior to submittal will be accepted.
-No one shall submit more than two photographs.
-Each photo must be accompanied by the name, address, phone # and email address of the photographer.
-Photos may be in color or black-and-white.
-Each photo must show an exterior view of the structure (no interior photos will be accepted).
-Upon submittal, every photo becomes the property of the GCHPB, so if you want to keep it, please send us a copy. No copyrighted material will be accepted.
-Photos published elsewhere will not be accepted.
-Each photo must be accompanied with information about its location. The location of the structure or landmark pictured, must be identified in such a way that it can be verified by the GCHPB.
-Photos may be submitted electronically by emailing here, or a hard copy mailed to:
GCHPB
PO Box 1064
Bozeman, MT 59771
If you are sending photos via mail we would appreciate them being no larger than 8" x 10".
Judgment Criteria
The photos will be judged by GCHPB members using the following criteria:
-Aesthetic value
-Clarity
-As mush information as possible on the subject, such as its location, history of structure, present/previous owners, date of construction, architect or builder information, history of its use, significant historic events in and around the structure, etc.
We thank you for your participation and wish you all good luck!
Thank you to all who participated in last year's Photo Contest! We received many wonderful pictures which the Board was pleased to see. The winners of last year's HPB Photo Contest are:
1st place goes to Cheryl Milley for her Montana Grain Elevator photo taken near Accola, MT.
2nd and 3rd places are tied between Kristin Sherwood, for her Climbing Arrow Ranch photo taken north of Bozeman; and Patricia Wherley, for her photo of the Gallatin Valley Seminary near Manhattan. Please click here to see the photos.
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