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Arthur James Williams Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-P-1679

Scope and Contents

Black and white original prints of sawmills, quarries, lime kilns, lumber yards, glass factories, smelters, oil wells and storage tanks, and ranches in Oklahoma. The collection includes photographs of numerous Oklahoma cities and towns; the University of Oklahoma; of railroads, automobiles, and airplanes; of Apache, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, Sioux, and Wichita Indians; of limestone and gypsum deposits in Oklahoma; and of the Oklahoma salt plains. Quanah Parker, Wanda Parker, Hollow Horn Bear, Hunting Horse, Mad Wolf, Geronimo, Bear Claw, and Amy Toughfeathers are among the photographs of individuals in the collection.

Dates

  • 1910-1940

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Open for public research.

Extent

954 items (954 items)

Language of Materials

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Arthur James Williams.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Photoprints: Source of acquisition--Williams, Arthur James. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--9999.

Description rules
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Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Western History Collections Repository

Contact:
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States