Chickasaw Nation's Bloomfield Academy Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Chickasaw Nation's Bloomfield Academy
  • Series Title Joe Colbert Collection

Creator

  • Photographer: George W. Moore?
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Denison, Texas

Language

  • No Language

Description

  • Content Description: Photograph of Bloomfield Academy school for girls near Achille in Bryan County. Chickasaw Governor Douglas Henry Johnston was a student of the academy, and served as the school superintendent from 1884 to 1897. According to information related to the photograph, "Professor Henshaw taught there 18 years," and the school burned in January 1914. Photo may have been taken by George W. Moore, Denison, Texas. If Moore is the photographer, the photo was taken before March 2, 1911. Moore died on this date. The photo could have been taken before 1904 as several of Moore's Bloomfield Academy photographs were exhibited at the 1904 St. Louis, MO World's Fair.
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Ethnic Groups - American Indians
  • Keyword: Chickasaws
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Education - Schools - Buildings
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Vocational education

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Oklahoma - Bryan County - Achille

Collection

  • Name: Oklahoma Historical Society Photograph Collection
    Code: OHSPC

Institution

  • Name: Oklahoma Historical Society
    Code: OKHS

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 564
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc229135
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