Grant Harris, Wagoner, Oklahoma

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Original, black and white studio portrait with handwriting on back saying "Grant Harris, Wagoner, Oklahoma" and another notation in handwriting stating "The First Photographer in the Cherokee Strip." Harris came to Indian Territory in 1884 with David Payne. Harris was the publisher of the Wagoner Tribune at the time of his death in July, 1939. Earlier he published newspapers in Enid, Wakita and Hennessey.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: William Edson Photograph Collection and was provided by the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 76 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, a property of the Oklahoma Historical Society, tells the story of the largest land run in American history. Its archives house a varied collection of historical material—including numerous eyewitness pioneer accounts, oral histories, original manuscripts, books, and more than 20,000 original and reproduced photographs.

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Original, black and white studio portrait with handwriting on back saying "Grant Harris, Wagoner, Oklahoma" and another notation in handwriting stating "The First Photographer in the Cherokee Strip." Harris came to Indian Territory in 1884 with David Payne. Harris was the publisher of the Wagoner Tribune at the time of his death in July, 1939. Earlier he published newspapers in Enid, Wakita and Hennessey.

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William Edson Photograph Collection

Photographs dating from 1889-1980. Locations in and around Enid, Oklahoma, are emphasized.

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Grant Harris, Wagoner, Oklahoma, photograph, Date Unknown; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc963342/: accessed June 17, 2026), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center.

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