Oscar George Swanets
American, 1870-1951
MalePhoto in the collection of NYPL has a manuscript attribution on the verso, presumably by the photographer, himself. It was submitted for copyright to the Library of Congress, stamped 10 days after the photograph was taken. The photograph depicts the lynching of three men in Santa Rosa, CA, December 10, 1920. The 1930 census lists him as a professional photographer.
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Oscar George Swanets has 6 locations.
Birth (1870)
Unknown
Active in (1900s)
La Crosse, WI
USA
Active in (1910s)
Mokelumne Hill, CA
USA
Studio or Business (1920)
359 5th Street
Santa Rosa, CA
USA
Active in (1920s-1940s)
Santa Rosa, CA
USA
Death (1951)
Unknown