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John F. Brown

2020-03-06T06:10:41-06:00

Photograph of the funeral of John F. Brown at his home west of Sasakwa, OK. Photo by Monteith Studio, Holdenville, OK, c. 1919.

Governor Brown's Store

2020-03-06T06:10:41-06:00

Photograph of Governor Brown's Store, the first stone building in Sasakwa, OK.

Home Guard

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Photograph of the "Home Guard" organized in 1917 by Louis C Brown in Sasakwa, OK. The Home Guard included Otto Doner and John Fleet, Seminoles.

John Brown's Home

2020-03-06T06:10:41-06:00

Photograph of John Brown's home in Sasakwa, OK.

John Brown's Home

2020-03-06T06:10:41-06:00

Photograph of John Brown and six others in front of his home in Sasakwa, OK. This building was also known as the Lazy H Ranch.

James, David Harjo, and Willie Sweet

2019-11-21T10:28:52-06:00

Photograph of James, David Harjo, and Willie Sweet in Sasakwa, OK, October 29, 1936.

Home of Seminole Chief John Brown

2019-11-20T06:49:45-06:00

Photograph of the home of Seminole Chief John Brown, Sasakwa, OK.

Home of John F. Brown

2019-11-20T06:49:45-06:00

Photograph of the home of John F. Brown, Sasakwa, Indian Territory.

[Photograph 2012.201.B1148.0060]

2015-06-08T20:44:45-05:00

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Only this wall remains of building which burned in 1956."

[Photograph 2012.201.B1148.0058]

2015-06-08T20:44:45-05:00

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Doorway to nowhere.. . Old Sasakwa city hall is abandoned."

[Photograph 2012.201.B1148.0063]

2015-06-08T20:44:45-05:00

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Post office building stands alone after most recent fire."

[Photograph 2012.201.B1148.0062]

2015-06-08T20:44:45-05:00

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Woodrow Wilson Jones points to an area near Sasakwa that he says was ruined by improper drilling."

[Photograph 2012.201.B1148.0061]

2015-06-08T20:44:45-05:00

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Historic little Sasakwa claimed 1,000 population 30 years ago, but the once bustling business district has all but vanished now."

[Photograph 2012.201.B1148.0059]

2015-06-08T20:44:45-05:00

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Business buildings, all now gone up in smoke, used to occupy this part of Sasakwa."

[Photograph 2012.201.B0075.0772]

2013-11-27T06:37:20-06:00

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "State champions in Class B are the Sasakwa Vikings."

Brown's Store in Sasakwa, Oklahoma

2013-11-12T08:12:27-06:00

Photograph of Brown's Store, which was the first stone building in Sasakwa, Oklahoma. Men and boys stand in front of the building, as well as the Post Office next door.

Home of Seminole Chief John Jumper

2013-11-12T08:12:27-06:00

Photograph of home of Seminole Chief John Jumper in Sasawka, Oklahoma.

John F. Brown, Jr.

2013-11-12T08:12:27-06:00

Photograph of young boy, identified as John F. Brown, Jr., standing with legs wide apart, holding a stickball stick in each hand, feather in hair, three horizontal stripes of paint on each cheek, loin-cloth and neck cloth.

Home of John Jumper, Chief of the Seminoles

2013-11-12T08:12:27-06:00

Photograph of the home of the Chief of the Seminoles John Jumper. A woman is standing on the back porch of the residence, which is in Sasawka, Oklahoma.

Home of Chief John Jumper

2013-11-12T08:12:27-06:00

Photograph of the home of Seminole Chief John Jumper in Sasawka, Oklahoma.

BASEMENT BOX 67.0095

2013-10-11T20:30:49-05:00

Photograph taken during daylight of flaming structural wreckage during a fire. Caption: "An early morning fire swept through a business block in Sasakwa and destroyed approximately half of the retail establishments in this city of 500 residents."