Shoe String Annie

Butte's Memory Book
by Don James
Pictures by C. Owen Smithers, Sr.

There isn’t much known about Shoestring Annie. Her death certificate doesn’t give any information about where she was born or who her parents were. She was one of Butte’s characters from about 1910 or so to 1934. The articles below says about all that is known.

Montana Standard
Butte, Montana
October 24, 1934,

The Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Montana
September 13. 1914

The Billings Gazette
Billings, Montana
December 6, 1913