Choctaw Indians
Found in 102 Collections and/or Records:
A Caddo Indian dance. Personalities are identified and the back of photo., undated
A. J. Becker Photograph Collection
Black and white original and copy prints of Quanah Parker and Comanche Indians, the Post Oak Cemetery, and a mission in Comanche County, Oklahoma. Also included are baptismal scenes and a meeting place of the Choctaw council.
A picture of a Choctaw man in a business suit., undated
Allen Wright, Choctaw Chief. 1866-1870., 1866-1870
Another view of the bed patients., undated
Black and white original prints of the Choctaw-Chickasaw Indian Hospital at Talihina, Oklahoma. The collection includes photographs of the Concho Indian School, Seneca Indian School, Wyandotte Indian School; the towns of Medicine Park, Stilwell, Shawnee, McAlester, McCloud and Spavinaw, Oklahoma; and scenes of a cotton gin and businesses.
Armstrong Academy for Choctaws, located 4 miles northeast of Bokehite. Burned about 1992. Last superintendent was Peru Farmer. Group posed by building. , 1992
Black and white original prints of Armstrong Academy for Choctaws and of the Choctaw criminal, Johnson Jacob. Dovie Jones Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Ben Woods’ family, Choctaw. Mrs. Woods was former Josephine Dukes, sister of Gilbert W. Dukes. Children unidentified. Woods and wife are seated., Undated
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Bill Erwin and John Pulcher, Choctaw, at a picnic and ball game at Ti, I.T. Pulcher is on a horse. From the picture: “Erwin had numerous notches on his gun when he was finally killed on the main street of Hartshorne.” Pulcher was a county judge in the Choctaw Nation. See # 35 for negative., Undated
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Captain W.B. Pitchlynn, Choctaw, seated, 1886. Studio portrait. Gannaway Studio, Ft. Smith, Ark., 1886
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Charles B. Rhodes Photograph Collection
Black and white copy and original prints of Judge Isaac Parker and federal marshals who operated out of Fort Smith, Arkansas. Also included are photographs of some of the outlaws captured or killed by the marshals. Charles B. Rhodes Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Children playing in the water, front view of the T.M.C. in 1917., 1917
Black and white original prints of the Choctaw-Chickasaw Indian Hospital at Talihina, Oklahoma. The collection includes photographs of the Concho Indian School, Seneca Indian School, Wyandotte Indian School; the towns of Medicine Park, Stilwell, Shawnee, McAlester, McCloud and Spavinaw, Oklahoma; and scenes of a cotton gin and businesses.
Choctaw ball game, undated
Black and white original and copy prints of numerous Oklahoma towns, including scenes of businesses, health resorts, stone quarries, railroads and dust storms. The collection also contains prints of Cherokee, Creek, Chickasw, Choctaw, Seminole, and Sac and Fox Indians. John Wesley Morris Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Choctaw ball team, 1902, 1902
Black and white original and copy prints of numerous Oklahoma towns, including scenes of businesses, health resorts, stone quarries, railroads and dust storms. The collection also contains prints of Cherokee, Creek, Chickasw, Choctaw, Seminole, and Sac and Fox Indians. John Wesley Morris Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Choctaw Chief, Gilbert W. Dukes, c. 1900-1902., circa 1900-1902
Choctaw council house or capitol at Tuskahoma, Oklahoma., undated
Choctaw council tree near Eagle Town; giant cypress tree, a favorite council place of the Choctaws. (Largest tree in Oklahoma)., undated
Black and white original and copy prints of Quanah Parker and Comanche Indians, the Post Oak Cemetery, and a mission in Comanche County, Oklahoma. Also included are baptismal scenes and a meeting place of the Choctaw council.
Choctaw land allotments by the Dawes Commission, 1899., 1899
Choctaw Light Horsemen, Antlers, Indian territory, 1893. Four mounted, others standing. All are armed., 1893
Choctaw light horsemen gathered with Choctaw Governor Wilson Jones. They are waiting for reinforcements at South McAlester before attacking the Insurgents at North McAlester then known as North Town. The majority of men are carrying rifles., Undated
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Choctaw senate in session, 1911. Tuskahoma, Oklahoma., undated
Choctaw students and staff gathered in front of Goodland Academy, a famous school for Choctaw boys and girls. Instructor kneeling on the right is holding a switch., Undated
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Choctaw Tribal Court, 1894. Held in a tent about 6 miles NE of Bosewell., 1894
Choctaw woman with child. Identified as Josiah Gardner’s daughter who eventually married Culbertson Thompson, an insurgent Choctaw. She was pressed into service to cook for the insurgents. Poor photograph., Undated
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
C.H.P. James, Choctaw, of McAlester, I.T. Bust only. Studio portrait. See #28 for negative., Undated
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Cokeman Cole, Choctaw Chief., undated
Coleman Cole Collection
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Choctaw Chief. Typescripts of correspondence relating to Choctaw participation in the Indian Union proposal developed in the Okmulgee Council; published speeches; Choctaw Tribal Council proceedings; accounts of Choctaw court cases; and other papers pertaining to intruders, tribal citizenship, and royalties from Choctaw coal lands, all during the period of Cole's tenure as Principal Chief, 1874-1878.
Commission of the Chickasaw and Choctaw that sold the old Choctaw Capital at Tushkahoma – May 1928. 1. Wm. Ward 2. A.L. Irvine 3. J.E. Tidwell 4. J.D. Fulton 5. J.F. Tomlin 6. D. Budris 7. J.B. Queen 8. W.H. Angell 9. J.G. Farr. (Oversized Photo), 1928
Black and white original and copy prints of Chickasaw, Cherokee and Choctaw Indians. Included are scenes of the Bloomfield Academy, the Chickasaw Nation capitol building, officials of the Chickasaw tribal government, and Chickasaw governor, Douglas H. Johnson. The collection also contains photographs of Mary Alice Hearrell Murray, Elmer Thomas, William Henry (Alfalfa Bill) Murray and Saladin Watie.
Daniel Bond, Choctaw, standing. Studio portrait, Undated
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Dennis Carr family standing in front of their home with their horse. In 1879, the Choctaw Council by special act declared the Carrs members of the tribe., 1879
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Devon A. Mihesuah Papers
Writer. Papers (1975-2020) of Choctaw author and historian Devon A. Mihesuah. The papers document her career as a researcher and writer, and her work for Indigenous rights and empowerment in the United States. The collection contains research files for several books authored by Mihesuah, including Indigenizing the Academy and Cultivating the Rosebuds, as well as research project files from her grants and fellowships. The papers also contain news clippings, correspondence, and collected materials on Mihesuah’s activist work on Indigenous burial site desecration, and on activities of the American Indian Movement (AIM) during the 1970s-1980s and related subjects.