Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views, Photograph 04

Cornish, George B.
Prettyman, William S.

Photograph four of twenty-four in Collection of Oklahoma Indian and Cowboy Views [ca. 1889] by William S. Prettyman and George B. Cornish. It is titled "Ponca Indians, located 30 miles south of Arkansas City" and shows two Ponca men and their wives in front of a tipi: middle-left, Red leaf and four wives; right, Stands Yellow and three wives.

1889~

Ponca Indians
Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
Native Americans

Notice that the tipi covering is canvas, as buffalo hide lodge coverings were scarce by this time period. Names and additional information found in Indian Territory: A Frontier Photographic Record by W.S. Prettyman, edited by Robert E. Cunningham (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1957). [976.65 P94i]

Photograph

Native American/Western Photograph Collection (P23) See finding aid: https://kchistory.org/islandora/object/kchistory%3A64066

P23, Box 1, Folder 1, Number 4

10017000

Reproduction (printing, downloading, or copying) of images from Kansas City Public Library requires permission and payment for the following uses, whether digital or print: publication; reproduction of multiple copies; personal, non-educational purposes; and advertising or commercial purposes. Please order prints or digital files and pay use fees through this website. All images must be properly credited to: "Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri." Images and texts may be reproduced without prior permission only for purposes of temporary, private study, scholarship, or research. Those using these images and texts assume all responsibility for questions of copyright and privacy that may arise.

https://kchistory.org/content-disclaimer