Native American & Western Photograph Collection

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 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

Title: Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views, Photograph 12
Description: Photograph eleven of twenty-four in Collection of Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views by William S. Prettyman and George B. Cornish. It is titled "The way they Nominated the first Mayor of Guthrie, Ok." and shows a large crowd of men gathered to nominate the mayor of Guthrie, OK. A speaker can be seen in the distance (arm in the air) stumping to the onlookers.
Date: 1889~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views, Photograph 20
Description: Photograph twenty of twenty-four in Collection of Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views by William S. Prettyman and George B. Cornish. It is titled "The Way They Voted for the First Mayor of Guthrie" and shows Guthrie residents formed in two long lines; several men men standing in a wagon can be seen waving to the crowd.
Date: 1889~
Object Type: Photograph

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