Land Run

Photograph of Sooners crossing the South Canadian River from Purcell, OT(OK), c. April 22, 1889.
Date: 1889-04-22~
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U.S. Commissioner's Office

Photograph of a large crowd outside the U.S. Commissioner's Office in Purcell, Indian Territory, for the Land Opening of 1889.
Date: 1889~
Creator: Lenny
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Purcell, Indian Territory

Photograph looking east to Purcell, Indian Territory.
Date: 1889~
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Homesteaders

Photograph of hope Homesteaders gambling in the streets of Purcell, Indian Territory, with unassigned lands in the background across the South Canadian River, c.1889.
Date: 1889~
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History