Comanche Indians
Found in 272 Collections and/or Records:
A Comanche baby in a beaded boy’s cradle on his mother’s back. Anadarko (Okla.) February 1, 1901., 1901, Feb 1
A Comanche baby in a coonskin-lined cradle propped against a fence. Anadarko (Okla.) February 1, 1901., 1901, Feb 1
A Comanche baby in a cradleboard on a woman’s back. Anadarko (Okla.) 1899., 1899
A Comanche boy named Major Baldwin. Anadarko (Okla.) May 19, 1899., 1899, May 19
A Comanche girl standing in a doorway. Anadarko (Okla.) February 15, 1899., 1899, Feb 15
A Comanche Indian chief, Washche. Photo by D.D. Dillon., Undated
Black and white original and copy prints of Comanche, Cheyenne, Cheyenne-Arapaho, Arapaho, Sac and Fox, Sioux, Blackfoot, Kiowa, Crow, Ute, Shawnee, Omaha, Pueblo, Shoshoni, Pawnee, Ponca, Assinibone, Apache, Yakima Nez Perce, Umatilla, Wichita, Osage, Potawatomi and Flathead Indians. Also included are photographs of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars (1865-1891), Western forts and posts, the Little Big Horn battlefield, trails and settlements of the Southwest, soil conservation and dust storms, Oklahoma towns, mountain ranges and National Parks.
A Comanche man, a Cheyenne man, and Geronimo (Apache) standing behind an interpreter. The tribal identifications are reversed on the first two., undated
Black and white original and copy prints of Tonkawa, Oklahoma Territory and state, and scenes of farming, railroad construction, schools and businesses. Also includes scenes of Caddo, Omaha, Wichita, Cheyenne, Tonkawa, Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache Indians. Tonkawa Public Library Manuscripts Collection also in repository.
A Comanche woman with her baby in a lattice-style cradle. [O.T.] February 9, 1899., 1899, Feb 9
A council of Kiowas and Comanches. At left rear, braids wrapped, is Piakusah (Big Britches); left front is Quanah Parker (Comanche); right front is Apeahtone (Kiowa). Anadarko (Okla.) June 17, 1899., 1899, Jun 17
A group of men, Indians and whites, taken at the Cache Creek Mission, west of Apache, Oklahoma., Undated
Black-and-white copy prints of Comanche Indians at Cache Creek Mission near Apache, Oklahoma. The collection also includes photographs of a parade at Craterville Park, students at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, Creek stickball players and dancers, and studio portraits of Kiowa Indians. Unpublished finding aid available.
A Kiowa-Comanche meeting of chiefs. See photo for list of personalities., undated
A young Comanche girl on a paint. No Neg., undated
Back and white original and copy prints of Watonga, Oklahoma, along with scenes of Cheyenne, Arapaho, Caddo and Creek Indians. William Houston Munger Manuscripts Collection also in repository.
Ah-chee-vee-ah, 15 year old Comanche girl., Undated
Black and white original prints of Apache, Kiowa, and Comanche Indians. Includes Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the Indian School at Fort Sill, Indian Territory.
Ahrone, Mr. & Mrs. Otto Wells, & Mr. & Mrs. John White Man., undated
Alex Mathews and his son taken at a ceremonial pow-wow. Alex is member of the Pawnee Tribe, married to a Comanche girl, Lorraine Cooscwoon., Undated
Black-and-white copy prints of Comanche Indians at Cache Creek Mission near Apache, Oklahoma. The collection also includes photographs of a parade at Craterville Park, students at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, Creek stickball players and dancers, and studio portraits of Kiowa Indians. Unpublished finding aid available.
An elderly Comanche man standing near horses., undated
An unidentified elderly Comanche couple. OK., undated
Appaetone, Kiowa Chief, & Quanah Parker, Comanche Chief at a council, July 1900., 1900, Jul
Ar-ko, Captain of Comanche Indian police. Wearing earrings, blanket, leggings, moccasins, and feathered accoutrements. Original. Purcell, Indian Territory., undated
Black and white original prints of Apache, Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa, Oto, and Wichita Indians taken at the Lenny and Sawyers Studio in Purcell, Indian Territory.
At-tock-wie (Lone Lodge), a Comanche Indian, Undated
Black and white original and copy prints of Kiowa, Apache, and Comanche Indians along with scenes of the town of Apache, Oklahoma and of nearby Cache Creek Mission. D.C. Ward Photograph Collection also in repository.
Bird Chief (Milky Way, Esa-habet, Asa-havey), Comanche, was known as “Friend of Everybody” and was contact between whites and Indians regarding captives. Western Oklahoma, 1869 – 1874. Photographer – William Soule. Negative 5x7., 1869-1874
Black and white copy prints of Kiowa-Apache, Comanche, Arapaho, Wichita, Caddo, Cheyenne, and Kiowa Indians.
Black and white steel engraving of “Emigrants Attacked by the Comanches.” (1853). Depicts war party attacking a group of covered wagons. By S. Eastman from Schoolcraft’s Indian Tribes. , 1853
Black-and-white and color engravings of Indians of the Southwest, namely Pueblo, Hopi, and Navajo. Included are scenes of village life, native dwellings, individual Indians, and dances. Though less numerous, depictions of hunting and ceremonies of the Lakota, Blackfeet, Chippewa, and Mandan Indians are also included in the collection.
Black and white steel engraving of feats of horsemanship near the great Comanche village in Texas. A first edition plate. (1841). By G. Catlin from Catlin’s Letter and Notes. , 1841
Black-and-white and color engravings of Indians of the Southwest, namely Pueblo, Hopi, and Navajo. Included are scenes of village life, native dwellings, individual Indians, and dances. Though less numerous, depictions of hunting and ceremonies of the Lakota, Blackfeet, Chippewa, and Mandan Indians are also included in the collection.
Boys or students at Cache Creek Mission, West of Apache, Oklahoma. Negative, 5x7, Undated
Black-and-white copy prints of Comanche Indians at Cache Creek Mission near Apache, Oklahoma. The collection also includes photographs of a parade at Craterville Park, students at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, Creek stickball players and dancers, and studio portraits of Kiowa Indians. Unpublished finding aid available.
Boys or students Cache Creek Mission, West of Apache, Oklahoma. 2 copies., Undated
Black-and-white copy prints of Comanche Indians at Cache Creek Mission near Apache, Oklahoma. The collection also includes photographs of a parade at Craterville Park, students at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, Creek stickball players and dancers, and studio portraits of Kiowa Indians. Unpublished finding aid available.
Bryan W. Lovelace Collection
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A journal kept by Joseph R. Smith of New York, recording his experiences while on a surveying expedition through Indian Territory. Smith describes the expedition's encounters with hostile Comanches, friendly Osages, severe weather and insect hordes. Also included in this collection are photocopies of a legislative document (1858) and a published article (1850), both regarding Creek Nation boundaries.