Herman Schwanz, blacksmith

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DescriptionH.W. Schwanz, a blacksmith with a shop on South 27th Street, ran for Alderman in 1909. A native of Wisconsin, he moved to Billings about 1897 - See biography in 'This Candidate is Independent', Billings Daily Gazette, March 28, 1909. Herman Schwanz was forced to resign as a City Alderman during the Liberty Bond fiasco and Sedition Act period of World War I - Schwanz said he was a loyal American - See 'Take Swift Action to Check Pro-German: Citizens Force Resignation of Alderman Schwanz, Compel Curtis C. Oehme to resign from State Board and Make E. Kortze-Borne, Sr. to Kiss American Flag', Billings Evening Journal, Early part of November, 1917.TypeImageCreatorUnknownGenrephotographsDate1900SubjectSchwanz, HermanSedition Act of 1918BlacksmithsWagonsCity council members--MontanaWorld War, 1914-1918Contributing InstitutionBillings Public LibraryGeographic CoverageBillings, MontanaDigital CollectionBillings - Images of PlacesDigital Formatimage/jpgDigitization SpecificationEpson 1640 XL scanner. 8 x 10 image at 300 dpi, 8 bit greyscale. Master Image size - 18,000 kb.Date Digitized2015copyrightNoC-US

CollectionBillings - Images of Places

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