John D. Losekamp and Paul McCormick beside Billings Traction Company street cars.

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DescriptionPaul McCormick and John D. Losekamp in front of Billings Traction Company car. The battery operated street car system ran from 1912-1916. See 'Traction Company Starts Service With Motor-Driven Conveyances, March 1, 1912', Billings Gazette, January 3, 1937. John D. Losekamp was born in September, 1850 in Ohio. Billings pioneer merchant and businessman listed as 'Clothier and Famous Outfitter.' His partner and brother in Livingston, William, was drugged, robbed and killed in Chicago in May of 1890 - Chicago creditors had closed the store in March, 1890. Instrumental in formation of the Billings Polytechnic Institute (now Rocky Mountain College) and Losekamp Memorial Hall named for him - See 'Billings Polytechnic Institute', Billings Gazette, June 4, 1933. Served in the state legislature and Billings City Council. Listed as Mayor John D. Losekamp from January 1893 - April 1893. The Losekamp block was across the street from the original Parmly Billings Library. His sister Florence married Billings' businessman John R. Yates in 1907. A fisherman, he stocked many Beartooth Lakes, See 'Losekamp, Colorful Figure of Early Days, Stocked Lakes', Billings Gazette, August 18, 1935. Losekamp died in 1913.TypeImageCreatorUnknownGenrephotographsDate1912SubjectMcCormick, PaulLosekamp John D.Electric railroads--CarsContributing 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

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