Second Graduating Class of Bloomfield Academy

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Photograph of the second graduating class of Bloomfield Academy, c. 1893. The man is Professor Elihu B. Hinshaw, superintendent of the academy. The seated woman is Cora Chisholm. The woman standing on the right is Alice Hearrell. Chisholm and Hearrell are holding their diplomas. The Bloomfield Academy was established in the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, in 1852. It was located approximately three miles south of Achille, Oklahoma.

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William Hardy Snell 1893~.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Chickasaw Council House Museum Collection and was provided by the Oklahoma Historical Society to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 57 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of the second graduating class of Bloomfield Academy, c. 1893. The man is Professor Elihu B. Hinshaw, superintendent of the academy. The seated woman is Cora Chisholm. The woman standing on the right is Alice Hearrell. Chisholm and Hearrell are holding their diplomas. The Bloomfield Academy was established in the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, in 1852. It was located approximately three miles south of Achille, Oklahoma.

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Chickasaw Council House Museum Collection

Photographs dating from 1871 to 1992 that feature Chickasaw people and locations related to the tribe.

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  • 1893~

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William Hardy Snell. Second Graduating Class of Bloomfield Academy, photograph, 1893~; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1472923/: accessed June 21, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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