Holidays
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
A Kiowa woman carrying her Christmas gifts home from the Episcopal Mission chapel. Anadarko (Okla.) December 1899., 1899, Dec
An Anglo-American child at the Mexican Independence celebration. Anadarko (Okla.) September 16, 1900., 1900, Sept 16
“Big Boy” at the Mexican Independence celebration. O.T. September 16, 1901., 1901, Sept 16
Comanche Indians visiting the celebration on Mexican Independence. Anadarko (Okla.) August 16, 1899., 1899, Aug 16
Different view of Christmas Day party., undated
Black-and-white original prints and cyanotypes from a photograph album documenting an family’s everyday life and travels in the American West, circa 1898-1907. The images show children and adults at various tourist destinations in the areas of Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, including Santo Domingo Pueblo (Kewa Pueblo), Petrified Forest National Park, and Garden of the Gods. Unpublished finding aid available.
Ida Roff, Episcopal missionary (seated center holding girl), and others celebrating Mexican Independence. Anadarko (Okla.) August 16, 1899., 1899, Aug 16
Interior tent view of the display at the Mexican Independence celebration. Anadarko (Okla.) September 16, 1901., 1901, Sept 16
Jerry Whistler Snow Collection
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Correspondence (1893-1915) to and from various members of the Whistler family regarding life in Oklahoma Territory, describing a first ride in an automobile, sicknesses, diseases and quarantines, floods, Sac and Fox Indian dances and customs, the Sac and Fox Indian Agency and its Agent, Lee Patrick, the Chilicco Indian School, Wild West shows, and holiday celebrations. Correspondents include Maude Mayes Whistler, Pearl Mayes Whistler, and Gertrude Naden. Jerry Whistler Snow Photograph Collection also in repository.
Large group of men and women posed by side of Baptist Church as part of celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Miami. Some in costume. (Outsize), undated
Black and white original prints and panoramas of the Grand River Dam, mining and smelting in the Picher, Oklahoma area, the town of Miami, Oklahoma and businesses. Also included are photographs of Will Rogers and of Quapaw and Seneca Indians.
Mexicans and visitors at a celebration of Mexican Independence. U.S. Army cavalrymen in foreground. O.T. September 16, 1899., 1899, Sept 16
Picnic scene in the ‘90s on Vine Street. (later changed to Wentz Street) near the intersection of Oklahoma Avenue. The Ione Hotel now stands on this site. 3 copies, Undated
Black and white original and copy prints of the Foress B. Lillie family and Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory and state. The collection includes street scenes, transportation, businesses, outlaws, and oilwells, as well as scenes of places, cities and towns in California, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. Foress B. Lillie Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Portrait of Christmas Party on porch of house., undated
Black-and-white original prints and cyanotypes from a photograph album documenting an family’s everyday life and travels in the American West, circa 1898-1907. The images show children and adults at various tourist destinations in the areas of Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, including Santo Domingo Pueblo (Kewa Pueblo), Petrified Forest National Park, and Garden of the Gods. Unpublished finding aid available.
Proclamation Collection
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Subject collection. Proclamations issued by governors and Indian chiefs recognizing special days and events in several states and territories of the United States. Included are days of thanks, fasting, prayer, and humiliation, Arbor Day, and the death of President James A. Garfield.