George W. Noble

Portrait photograph of George W. Noble who was an Oklahoma state fish and game warden.
Date: [1890..1916]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Booth No. 9

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 strip on opening day, and they must also must be shown when filing claims.
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Choctaw Judge Noel Holson and Family

Studio photograph of Choctaw Noel Holson with his wife and family. Noel Holson was a Choctaw judge of the First District.
Date: 1898~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Chief Green McCurtain Addressing Choctaw Officials

Photograph of Chief Green McCurtain "addressing prominent Choctaw officials." Several men are gathered around two tables near a wooden building.
Date: [1898..1904]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Choctaw Solomon Hotema

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~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

J. E. Brants

Photograph of special federal prohibition enforcement officer J.E. Brandts.
Date: [1890..1916]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cherokee William Penn Adair

Studio photograph of Cherokee William Penn Adair.
Date: [1890..1916]
Creator: Brady & Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dr. Dixie Bolton Tucker, M.D.

Photograph of Dr. Dixie Bolton Tucker, M.D., who was in charge of Rural Hygiene and Sanitation in Oklahoma in the Agricultural Extension Division of the State Agricultural and Mechanical College at Stillwater.
Date: [1890..1916]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

W. L. Turner

Photograph of W. L. Turner, President of the American National Bank.
Date: [1890..1916]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Run Strippers

Street scene in unknown town. Handwritten description: Strippers on Thursday before opening 1893 (Sept). Strippers refers to settlers who gathered on the Oklahoma-Kansas border prior to the land run into the Cherokee Strip. The town is likely in Kansas.
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sleep, an Arapaho

Portrait photograph of an Arapaho man named Sleep.
Date: [1890..1916]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Creek Charles Gibson

Studio photograph of Creek Charles Gibson of Eufaula, Indian Territory.
Date: [1890..1916]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Surveying Crew in the Cherokee Strip, July 1893

Surveying crew. Photo taken in July 1893 near the current location of Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma. Left to right: Carl Craig, teamster; T. Alexander, assistant surveyor; J.W. Duncan, U.S. special agent; W.D. Wisdom, clerk; Tom Brewer, chain & axe man; Clyde Thompson, chain & axe man, and Watie Bell, chain & axe man.
Date: 1893-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

H. J. Behning

Photograph of H. J. Behning, an Osage County civil engineer and surveyor.
Date: [1890..1916]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

First house in Edmond

Photo of unknown men, women and child in front of a house. Hand written inscription reads, "First house built in Edmond." Also, "Compliments of E.B. Townsend, Dec 22nd 1890." E.B. Townsend was one of the first settlers of Edmond. He arrived in the spring of 1889.
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pawhuska, Oklahoma

Photograph of birds eye view of early day Pawhuska, Osage Indian village and agency.
Date: [1890..1906]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Choctaw Woman

Photograph of a "fullblood Choctaw woman."
Date: [1890..1916]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Nuyaka Mission Boarding School

Boys, girls and teachers at the Nuyaka Mission Boarding School for Creek Indian boys and girls. Photo is dated Oct, 1891. The mission was located in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, approximately 15 miles west of the town of Okmulgee. The mission was established by Alice Mary Robertson at the request of the Creek Indian Council, and initially operated by the Presbyterian Church.
Date: 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Kingfisher's Pumpkin Pie Day

Photograph of Kingfisher's Pumpkin Pie Day, where crowds of people with horses are standing on a dirt road in front of a bank building.
Date: [1890..1916]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Arkansas City Depot

Handwritten description: Depot Sept 16, '93 at 9 o'clock a.m. Ark City, Kansas. It is likely "depot" refers to the railroad depot.
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A Choctaw Woman

Photograph of a young Choctaw woman taken outdoors.
Date: [1890..1916]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Men Heading Off a Prairie Fire near Darlington

Photograph of men with blankets and buckets "heading off a prairie fire near Darlington Agency."
Date: [1890..1916]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dr. O. G. Chase

Portrait photograph of Dr. O. G. Chase, a Congressional Delegate from the Cimarron Territory.
Date: [1890..1916]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

I. N. Davis and Wife

Photograph of I. N. Davis and his wife taken in Sapulpa, Indian Territory.
Date: [1890..1916]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History