Funeral of Quanah Parker

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Photograph of funeral gathering for Quanah Parker, Chief of the Comanche Indians. There is a crowd of people around the pallbearers carrying the casket. The funeral took place at Post Oak Mission, near Cache, Oklahoma, on February 24, 1911.

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Bates, Edward February 24, 1911.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: W. P. Campbell 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 436 times, with 10 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of funeral gathering for Quanah Parker, Chief of the Comanche Indians. There is a crowd of people around the pallbearers carrying the casket. The funeral took place at Post Oak Mission, near Cache, Oklahoma, on February 24, 1911.

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Portrait photographs of white men and of tribal members, along with group portraits and photographs of early buildings and dwellings.

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  • February 24, 1911

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  • March 20, 2017, 1:22 p.m.

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Bates, Edward. Funeral of Quanah Parker, photograph, February 24, 1911; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc962594/: accessed June 19, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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