Native American & Western Photograph Collection

Title: Unidentifed Group of Indians and White Men
Description: Photographic print on 4" x 8" cardboard mount of an unidentfied group of Native Americans and white men with their backs facing the camera. The top of a tipi can be seen in the distance. It is likely the subjects are watching a ceremony of some sort.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Unidentifed Group of Indians and White Men
Description: Photographic print on 5" x 8" cardboard mount of an unidentfied group of Native Americans and white men with their backs facing the camera. It is likely their a watching a ceremony of some sort.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views, Photograph 05
Description: Photograph five of twenty-four in Collection of Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views by William S. Prettyman and George B. Cornish. It is titled "Pawnee Indians, Located 70 Miles south of Arkansas City" and shows four Pawnee females (two with infants) in front of a tipi. The elder woman is curing a hide.
Date: 1889~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Chief Geronimo, Apache
Description: Reproduction of a portrait painting of Apache Chief Geronimo, by E.A. Burbank. Fort Sill, O.T. [Oklahoma Territory], 1898.
Date: 1899
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Siem-o-nad-o, Mojave Indian
Description: Reproduction of a portrait painting of Siem-o-nad-o, a Mojave Indian, by E.A. Burbank, San Carlos, Ariz.
Date: 1899
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Ponca Indian Sun Dance
Description: A Ponca Indian Sun Dance ceremony. The participants are in a line and can seen holding feathered spears in their mouths.
Date: 1894
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Indians Killing Beef Near Fort Sill
Description: Photographic print on a boudoir card mount showing groups of Native American women and young girls slaughtering beef. The subjects are likely Comanche, Kiowa or Apache. The handwritten title on front of the card reads "Indians killing beef on the reserve near Fort Sill, I.T. [Indian Territory]. The image was produced by the W.L. Sawyer's Indian Art Gallery, Purcell, Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
Date: 1890~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Huma of Otoes, Second Chief
Description: Studio portrait of Huma, Second Chief of the Otoes, in native dress. The print is on a boudoir card mount, produced by the W.L. Sawyer's Indian Art Gallery, Purcell, Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
Date: 1889~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views, Photograph 07
Description: Photograph seven of twenty-four in Collection of Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views by William S. Prettyman and George B. Cornish. It is titled "Cowboys Roping a Steer" and shows five cowboys (two on horseback) demonstrating the technique of roping a steer.
Date: 1889~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sac and Fox Bark House
Description: Exterior view of a large bark house in a Sac & Fox Indian village. Several individuals are seated in front of the dwelling; third from left is Pa She Pa Ho, the Sac Chief.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Lone Wolf, Kiowa Chief
Description: Studio portrait of Lone Wolf, a Kiowa chief (the subject is likely Mamay-day-te, adopted son of Lone Wolf I (Gui-pah-go), principle chief of the Kiowas until his death in 1879). The print is on a boudoir card mount, produced by the W.L. Sawyer's Indian Art Gallery, Purcell, Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
Date: 1890~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Apache Chiefs, Da-va-ko and Dor-con-each-la
Description: Studio portrait of two Apache chiefs, Da-va-ko and Dor-con-each-la, in traditional dress. A handwritten description reads" "Apache Chiefs, who have a history not soon to be forgotten by the people of New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas...they was very desperate." The print is on a boudoir card mount, produced by the W.L. Sawyer's Indian Art Gallery, Purcell, Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
Date: 1890~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Four Comanche Men
Description: Studio portrait of four unidentified Comanche men in native dress. The print is on a boudoir card mount, produced by the W.L. Sawyer's Indian Art Gallery, Purcell, Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
Date: 1890~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views, Photograph 10
Description: Photograph ten of twenty-four in Collection of Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views by William S. Prettyman and George B. Cornish. It is titled "Cowboys at Home" and shows seven cowboys (four seated) relaxing in front of a primitive cabin.
Date: 1889~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views, Photograph 09
Description: Photograph nine of twenty-four in Collection of Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views by William S. Prettyman and George B. Cornish. It is titled "Cowboys on the Round-Up" and shows group of eleven cowboys, seated in front of a wagon, eating dinner. The location is the Turkey Creek Ranch, west of present Enid, Oklahoma.
Date: 1889~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views, Photograph 13
Description: Photograph thirteen of twenty-four in Collection of Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views by William S. Prettyman and George B. Cornish. It is titled "Boomers waiting on the State Line April 19th" and shows two lines of men, horses and wagons. The subjects are posing for the picture.
Date: 1889-04-19
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views, Photograph 21
Description: Photograph twenty-one of twenty-four in Collection of Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views by William S. Prettyman and George B. Cornish. It is titled "A Street Scene in Guthrie 10 days after the Opening" and shows a busy street scene in the rapidly developing town of Guthrie, OK. Several large buildings are already completed or under construction.
Date: 1889~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views, Photograph 18
Description: Photograph eighteen of twenty-four in Collection of Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views by William S. Prettyman and George B. Cornish. It is titled "Boomers Claim Shanty, Oklahoma Territory" and shows five settlers (three on horseback), in front of a primitive cabin, staking their claim.
Date: 1889~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views, Photograph 23
Description: Photograph twenty-three of twenty-four in Collection of Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views by William S. Prettyman and George B. Cornish. It is titled "Pawnee Indian Squaw and Pappoose" and shows an Pawnee mother carrying a infant on her back.
Date: 1889~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views, Photograph 19
Description: Photograph nineteen of twenty-four in Collection of Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views by William S. Prettyman and George B. Cornish. It is titled "Holding Down a Town Lot, Guthrie, April 22, 1889" and shows two settlers watching over their lots in what will be the town of Guthrie, OK. The gentleman in the foreground smoking the pipe is identified as P. Pearson (Peter Pearson), behind him is Dr. Acker; both men were friends of the photographer from Arkansas City, KS.
Date: 1889-04-22
Object Type: Photograph

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