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Artist Gilbert White

Description: Photograph of artist Thomas Gilbert White riding a camel in front of a stone barn at Woolaroc, home of Frank Phillips. Waving to Mr. White are Phillips and Mr. White's wife, Madeleine Turnure White. White painted murals, commissioned by Phillips, in the Oklahoma Capitol building.
Date: [1920..1930]
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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

Chickasaw Dan Collins and Family

Description: A family portrait of Chickasaw Dan Collins, Sr. and his family. In the back row from left to right are Dan H. Collins, Jr; Mattie C. Kiersey; Louise C. Murray; and Ben C. Collins. In the front row from left to right are Mande Collins; Dan Collins; Charley Collins; Sallie Potts Collins; and Georgia C. Beeler. The photograph was taken in Colbert, Oklahoma.
Date: [1896..1897]
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Choctaw Execution of Silan Lewis

Description: Photograph of the execution of Choctaw Silan Lewis in Wilburton, I.T. Wilburton was at the time in Gaines County in the Choctaw Nation (now Latimer County). The execution took place on November 5, 1894. Sheriff Lyman Pusley executed Lewis with his rifle. Lewis was convicted of killing Joe Hoklotubbe.
Date: November 5, 1894
Creator: Frank Raymond
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Choctaw Solomon Hotema

Description: Photograph of Solomon Hotema, an educated Choctaw preacher who killed seven people he claimed were witches. He was also responsible for the death of his children. Three men were also implicated in the murders.
Date: 1899~
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Jackson Barnett

Description: Studio photograph of Jackson Barnett, a Muscogee (Creek) Native American, at age 63. The photograph was taken in 1919 based on the date of the newspaper in Barnett's lap and his age (he was born in 1856.
Date: 1919
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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