Gertrude Pitkanen "Gerties Babies" Butte, Montana

In 1932 at age 53, Gertrude “The Baby Seller” decided to adopt these triplets that were “left to her” with a hand-written all-caps note. The brick house at left was Gerty’s residence on Colorado Street, and you can see the pillars from the black and red house in the historic photo. This image shows Gerties home at left on Colorado Street in Butte, Montana.

Original artwork © Lisa Wareham Photography. Historic image © BSB Archives.