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Cherokee Strip Land Run, September 16, 1893

Description: Photograph of the Land Run of the Cherokee Strip that opened settlement to the Cherokee Outlet on September 16, 1893. This photograph is titled "The Race," and was taken from atop scaffolding by an associate of photographer William S. Prettyman who was based in Arkansas City, Kansas.
Date: September 16, 1893
Creator: Prettyman, William S.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1030.0694]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "William Prettyman was an early-day photographer from Kansas. This is a copy of an original photo of his horse, claim flag, and stake during the opening of the Cherokee Strip to white settlers in Oklahoma Territory, Sept. 16, 1893."
Date: September 16, 1893
Creator: Prettyman, William
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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