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Indian Council in Pawnee, Oklahoma

Photograph of the Indian Council in Pawnee that includes the tribes Pawnee, Ponca, Otoe and Nez Perce. The council is gathered around an American flag.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Exterior of Second Church of Ascension Episcopal Church, Pawnee

The barn was owned by Ted Lusk but in 1956 converted into an Episcopal church when the congregation had no building. Written on back of photo "Church of the Ascension, Pawnee, Oklahoma, by Mrs. Maurice Marx, Pawnee, Okla. Old dairy barn converted into a church, cinder block church building with arched roof and cross atop peak. Double front door entrance with an addition to left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Interior of Second Church of Ascension Episcopal Church, Pawnee

Center aisle with painted wood pews on either side, wood painted altar rail and dais. On the altar stand the altar cross, candelabras and flowers. There is a lower vaulted ceiling over altar area. This was a dairy barn converted in an Episcopal church in 1956.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Rt. Reverend Thurston Outside of the Church of Ascension Episcopal Church, Pawnee

Rt. Reverend Theodore Payne Thurston seated at the center of front row. Mrs. Thurston is to the left of the bishop. Other women and men congregants are standing and seated. The women with mortarboards are Sunday School teachers. The stone church with three arched windows are in background. The image is dated between 1911 and 1936.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Exterior Church of Ascension Episcopal Church, Pawnee

Stone church with square shaped belfry tower at right. Arched windows on side of the building. The church was built in 1902 at 6th and Denver but by 1936 was collapsing. The building and property were later sold.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

The Churchman, June 1929, about Cleveland Chapel

Information on beginnings of Cleveland Chapel. Through gifts it was possible to purchase house and lot and covert to chapel. Includes photo of Chapel interior.
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Interior of All Saints Chapel, Cleveland

Wood chairs on either side of center aisle, altar at center front, gas lit lighting hanging from ceiling. Written on reverse of photo "Chapel, Cleveland, Okla, June 1929.
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Exterior of All Saints Chapel, Cleveland

Wood frame structure with front porch and cross at apex of roof. Printed at bottom of photo "All Saints - Cleveland." Property purchased in 1929.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Interior of Original Church of Ascension Episcopal Church, Pawnee

Wood vaulted ceiling with exposed beams. Two rows of wood pews face each other near the altar. Black lettering "The Lord is in his Holy Temple" is on the front arch. With an arched window behind the altar. Date of the image is before 1936.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle on Bermuda and Vetch Pasture

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing with a herd of cattle in a pasture of Bermuda and vetch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture. Old crop land turned into pasture. Common Bermuda and vetch."
Date: July 13, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Close-up of 40-Acre Improved Bottom Land

Photograph of a close up section of 40-acre bottomland pasture established to Bermuda and overseeded with Ladino Clover, sweetclover, Korean lespedeza, vetch, and rye grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Close-up of section of 40-acre bottom land pasture established to Bermuda grass in 1948. Bermuda grass was overseeded with Ladino Clover, sweet clover, Korean lespedeza, Vetch, and rye grass. This bottom land was established to improved pasture as a correct land use practice."
Date: July 27, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

High-Grade Cattle Grazing on Improved Pasture One Mile North of Keystone

Photograph of a seven heads of high-grade cattle grazing on 40-acres of improved bottomland pasture established to Bermudagrass, Ladino sweetclover, Korean Lespedeza, vetch, and rye grasses. The back of the photograph proclaims, "High grade cattle grazing on 40-acre bottom land pasture, established to Bermuda grass in 1948. Bermuda grass was overseeded with Ladino sweet clover, Korean Lespedeza, Vetch and Rye grass. This bottom land was established to improved pasture as a correct land use practice."
Date: July 27, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph: OHPG0053]

Picture of Keystone State Bank, Keystone, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Billy Lillie and His Pet Black Bear

A photograph of Billy Lillie and his pet black bear at the Pawnee Bill mansion.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mrs. G.W. Lillie Calling Card

A calling card for Mrs. G.W. Lillie. The cities listed on it are Pawnee, Oklahoma and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History