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: William Parker Campbell Collection and was provided by Oklahoma Historical Society to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 23 times . 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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  • 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; (gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc962594/: accessed January 20, 2019), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.