Irwin Brothers Studio Photograph Collection
Scope and Contents
Black and white original prints of Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Hopi, and Papago Indians, ranching and homesteading scenes in the West Texas hill country along with hunting, farming, and business scenes. Photographs of Chickasha and Duncan, Indian Territory and of the Irwin family are also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1880-1930
Restrictions on Access
On June 26, 2023, the Western History Collections began a preservation project that has made many of its collections unavailable for a period of time. This collection is among the materials temporarily unavailable. Please contact Western History Collections if you wish to be added to a contact list to be notified when this collection becomes available.
Open for public research.
Extent
227 items (227 items)
Language of Materials
English Lang
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of George Early.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Photoprints: Source of acquisition--Early, George. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1979.
Subject
- Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911 (Person)
- United States. Army -- : Indian troops. (Organization)
- Irwin Brothers Studio (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Chickasha (Okla.) -- Description and travel
- Chickasha (Okla.) -- Description and travel
- Duncan (Okla.) -- Description and travel
- Lampasas (Tex.) -- Description and travel
- Long Grove (Tex.) -- Description and travel
- Pleasant Grove (Tex.) -- Description and travel
- Turnersville (Tex.) -- Description and travel
Topical
- Apache Indians
- Apache Indians -- Clothing
- Bands (Music)
- Beadwork
- Business enterprises -- Oklahoma
- Business enterprises -- Texas
- Carriages and carts -- Oklahoma
- Carriages and carts -- Texas
- Cattle -- Texas
- Comanche Indians
- Comanche Indians -- Clothing
- Comanche Indians -- Social life and customs
- Cradleboards
- Drugstores -- Oklahoma
- Drugstores -- Texas
- Farm equipment -- Oklahoma
- Farm equipment -- Texas
- Farm life -- Oklahoma
- Farm life -- Texas
- Farmers -- Oklahoma
- Farmers -- Texas
- Farms -- Oklahoma
- Farms -- Texas
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Oklahoma
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas
- Grocers -- Oklahoma
- Grocers -- Texas
- Hardware stores -- Oklahoma
- Hardware stores -- Texas
- Hopi Indians -- Dwellings
- Horses -- Oklahoma
- Horses -- Texas
- Hunting -- Oklahoma
- Hunting -- Social aspects
- Hunting -- Texas
- Hunting guns -- Oklahoma
- Hunting guns -- Texas
- Indian dance -- North America
- Indians of North America -- Dwellings
- Indians of North America -- Food
- Kiowa Indians
- Kiowa Indians -- Clothing
- Kiowa Indians -- Medals
- Kiowa Indians -- Tribal government
- Plows -- Oklahoma
- Plows -- Texas
- Railroads -- Oklahoma
- Railroads -- Texas
- Threshing -- Oklahoma
- Threshing -- Texas
- Tohono O'odham Indians -- Clothing
- Tohono O'odham Indians -- Pottery
- Tohono O'odham Indians -- Social life and customs
- Tohono O'odham Indians -- Transportation
- Wagons -- Oklahoma
- Wagons -- Texas
- Weapons
- Wichita Indians -- Dwellings
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
Monnet Hall, 3rd Floor
630 Parrington Oval
Norman Oklahoma 73019
405-325-2904
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
