Brochure - Montana Historical Society

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remained much the same since 1962, when the first two flights were declared
operational.
Rush to Glory The Spanish-American War brings forth images of the
Maine, Rough Riders, and San Juan Hill. But what about Montana’s soldiers
who ended up fighting a very different kind of war? In Montana and the
Philippine-American War, MHS archivist/oral historian Rich Aarstad will present
the reality faced by Montana soldiers when they landed in the Philippines—
not to fight the Spanish—but to put down a popular rebellion led by Filipino
nationalists intent on freeing their country from Spanish colonialism and
American imperialism. Today, Edgar S. Paxson is known as a Western artist who
excelled in depicting American Indians and frontier life. In her presentation,
A Montanan’s Visual Story of the Philippine-American War, MHS Special Projects
Manager Susan R. Near, will relate the rest of the story—Paxson’s portrayal
of a soldier’s daily life in the Philippines 1899–1900 . His amazing sketches
document the firsthand experiences of a Montanan in the midst of this global
military action.
Fort Malata, Manila Bay, after bombardment, Edgar S. Paxson, August 13, 1898, ink on paper
S 10:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Plenary session, Post Headquarters Courtroom,
Fort Missoula
Enemy Aliens Professor Carol Van Valkenburg, Print Journalism Chair,
School of Journalism, UM, and author of An Alien Place: The Fort Missoula,
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