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Booth No. 9

Description: Photograph of a group of people and tents. Handwritten description: Booth No. 9, Sept 1893, Arkansas City, Kansas. Kansas towns like Arkansas City were the staging area prior to the 1893 Land Run into the Cherokee Strip. The reference to "booth" is likely related to the nine booths that were erected, five on the Kansas border and four on the border of Oklahoma, where people were to register and receive certificates. These certificates were to be shown before legal entry could be made to the … more
Date: 1893
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

[Photograph 2012.201.B1211.0512]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "No brass bands welcomed George W. Steele, first territorial governor, who arrived in Guthrie just in time to help face the drouth crisis. Gov. and Mrs. Steele are shown arriving at the governor's office."
Date: May 22, 1890
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Red Moon, Cheyenne

Description: Photograph of Red Moon, a Cheyenne Indian. He is mounted on a horse. There are buildings in the background. The location appears to be in a town.
Date: [1899..1928]
Creator: Stevenson Art Gallery
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Claudia Spencer Kirkpatrick

Description: Photograph depicting Claudia Spencer Kirkpatrick, photographed as a young woman. This was most likely taken before her marriage to Dr. E. E. Kirkpatrick. The photograph was part of a series taken of her at a studio.
Date: 1890/1899
Partner: Kirkpatrick Family Archive

Birthday Invitation

Description: Photograph of an invitation to a birthday for a 3 year old, on May 5, 1899, that reads, "Say! On the twenty fifth of May, I'm Three! Come over and play with me. Thursday 3 to 6 P.M."
Date: May 1899
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Drury College

Description: Photograph of Indian boys and girls of Drury College, Springfield, MO. Photo by Ferguson, Springfield, MO, Feb. 4, 1895.
Date: February 4, 1895
Creator: Ferguson
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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