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Seminole Indians

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 128 Collections and/or Records:

John Womack Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-P-2270
Scope and Contents

Black and white copy prints of early settlers in Norman, Oklahoma Territory, the interurban railroad between Norman, Oklahoma and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, construction of the post office in Norman, Oklahoma, and John Womack at the site of the Seminole Council House.

Dates: 1880-1978

Last execution under Seminole tribal laws in 1892, just before Congress abolished the tribal code.  Picture snapped by 12 year old daughter of Dr. Long, Agency Physician.  Note, bullet hole in the paper heart and the body just starting to fall.  The tree shows many bullet marks and the stone where the prisoners sat – still seen at the old agency at Wewoka.  Wewoka, I.T., 1892.  Original print, 4x5.  Photographer’s board.  Negative, 4x5.  Photographer – Long., 1892

 Item — Box Photo W-2, item: 109
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original and copy prints of the towns of Guthrie, Edmond, El Reno, Oklahoma City, Perry, Kingfisher and Anadarko, Oklahoma. Scenes of farming, railroads, mining, outlaws, the U.S. Army, Boomers, the University of Oklahoma and businesses are included, along with those of Cheyenne, Shawnee, Wichita, Apache, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Comanche, Kiowa, Pawnee, Osage, Wyandotte, Ponca, Iroquois, Seminole and Iowa Indians.

Dates: 1892

Last Seminole execution, summer of 1896, Wewoka, I.T., 1896

 Item — Box Photo M-18, item: 27
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1896

Lewis C. “Tob” Brown on his horse, Old Bald, near Governor John F. Brown’s store in Sasakwa, Oklahoma.  2 copies. Negative 5x7., undated

 Item — Box Photo S-26, item: 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white copy prints of Seminole Indians, railroads, oil fields, schools, cotton gins, along with scenes of Weber City, Maud, Seminole, and Wewoka, Indian Territory and Oklahoma.

Dates: undated

Lukey Hayner, Ann Coaker, Lize Coaker, Lusanna Hackey, and Clea Hayner, dressed casually in skirts and blouses. Photo was taken around the turn of the century. 2 copies. Negative 5x7., undated

 Item — Box Photo S-26, item: 38
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white copy prints of Seminole Indians, railroads, oil fields, schools, cotton gins, along with scenes of Weber City, Maud, Seminole, and Wewoka, Indian Territory and Oklahoma.

Dates: undated

L.W. Ferguson, superintendent.  Photo of school teachers and students. 2 copies. Negative 5x7., undated

 Item — Box Photo S-26, item: 15
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white copy prints of Seminole Indians, railroads, oil fields, schools, cotton gins, along with scenes of Weber City, Maud, Seminole, and Wewoka, Indian Territory and Oklahoma.

Dates: undated

Mekasukey Seminole Academy for Men stood two miles outside of Seminole, Oklahoma. Same View as in #119, but a little clearer. 2 copies. Negative 5x7., undated

 Item — Box Photo S-27, item: 138
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white copy prints of Seminole Indians, railroads, oil fields, schools, cotton gins, along with scenes of Weber City, Maud, Seminole, and Wewoka, Indian Territory and Oklahoma.

Dates: undated

Mr. Fife, Indian preacher, undated

 Item — Box Photo M-1, item: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black-and-white original prints of Seminole Indian children, teachers, and buildings at the Mekusukey Indian School.

Dates: undated

Mr. Bockner of the Brighten School, Florida, wearing the kind of dress native to the Seminole male., undated

 Item — Box Photo M-15, item: 60
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original and copy prints of Navajo, Kiowa, Seminole, Pueblo, Cherokee, and Apache Indians. Also included are photographs of baskets from the Aleut, Apache, Attu, Cahuilla, Chemehuevi, Cheyenne, Chippewa, Clallam, Eskimo, Delaware, Havasupai, Haida, Hupa, Klikitat, Kickapoo, Karok, Klamath, Lillooet, Maidu, Makah, Modoc, Mono, Navajo, Nez Perce, Nootka, Paiute, Papago, Penobscot, Pima, Pomo, Pueblo, Hopi, Quinault, Seneca, Shoshoni, Tlingit, Ntlakyapamuk, Umatilla, Wailaki, Wasco, Washo, Winnebago, and Yokut tribes. The collection also contains views of archaeological work in the southwest United States, including Oklahoma City, Fort Sill, Okeene, Anadarko, Idabel, and Ardmore, Oklahoma; San Ildefonso, Santa Fe and Chimayo, New Mexico; and San Antonio, Texas. Alice Marriott Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Dates: undated

Nocas Harjo and Mary Harjo.  Studio portrait.  Photographer – Rotzien, Holdenville, Indian Territory. 2 copies.  Negative 5x7., undated

 Item — Box Photo S-26, item: 22
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white copy prints of Seminole Indians, railroads, oil fields, schools, cotton gins, along with scenes of Weber City, Maud, Seminole, and Wewoka, Indian Territory and Oklahoma.

Dates: undated

Nocas Harjo, standing wearing an overcoat and a hat. Studio portrait. 2 copies. Negative 5x7., undated

 Item — Box Photo S-26, item: 23
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white copy prints of Seminole Indians, railroads, oil fields, schools, cotton gins, along with scenes of Weber City, Maud, Seminole, and Wewoka, Indian Territory and Oklahoma.

Dates: undated

Panoramic view of the 1902 Seminole Indian election for a new chief, at Wewoka, I.T., 1902

 Item — Box Photo S-11, Item: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white copy and original prints of Wewoka, Indian Territory and state, cotton gins, businesses, and a Democratic Party celebration. Also included are scenes of Seminole Indian cemeteries and tribal voting. A.M. Seran Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1902

Photo of Mrs. Alice B. Davis, daughter of Dr. Brown.  Studio Portrait. 2 copies.  Negative (2) 5x7., undated

 Item — Box Photo S-26, item: 14
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white copy prints of Seminole Indians, railroads, oil fields, schools, cotton gins, along with scenes of Weber City, Maud, Seminole, and Wewoka, Indian Territory and Oklahoma.

Dates: undated

Postcard of two Seminole women grinding corn for sofka., undated

 Item — Box Photo S-11, Item: 12
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white copy and original prints of Wewoka, Indian Territory and state, cotton gins, businesses, and a Democratic Party celebration. Also included are scenes of Seminole Indian cemeteries and tribal voting. A.M. Seran Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Dates: undated

Postcard photo f the Seminole Cemetery., undated

 Item — Box Photo S-11, Item: 11
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white copy and original prints of Wewoka, Indian Territory and state, cotton gins, businesses, and a Democratic Party celebration. Also included are scenes of Seminole Indian cemeteries and tribal voting. A.M. Seran Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Dates: undated

Reverend Jim McGiesey, grandson of Jimmie McGiesey, wearing a hat, a kerchief and vest, and buckskin pants.  Studio portrait. 2 copies. Negative 5x7., undated

 Item — Box Photo S-26, item: 29
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white copy prints of Seminole Indians, railroads, oil fields, schools, cotton gins, along with scenes of Weber City, Maud, Seminole, and Wewoka, Indian Territory and Oklahoma.

Dates: undated

Scipio Noble, a Seminole, seated in a wagon in Wewoka, 1904., 1904

 Item — Box Photo S-11, Item: 31
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white copy and original prints of Wewoka, Indian Territory and state, cotton gins, businesses, and a Democratic Party celebration. Also included are scenes of Seminole Indian cemeteries and tribal voting. A.M. Seran Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1904

Seminole camp, undated

 Item — Box Photo M-18, item: 24
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: undated

Seminole Capitol, Wewoka, and Seminole Nation Seal, undated

 Item — Box Photo M-18, item: 26
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: undated

Seminole Council House and the governor’s residence near Wewoka, Oklahoma. This is a large stone and brick house. Two men, a woman, and child are seated on the porch. The house has been torn down now., undated

 Item — Box Photo C-7, Item: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white copy prints of the Seminole Council house and Seminole Nation Governor's residence near Wewoka, Oklahoma, along with a print of the first jury convened in Wewoka for Seminole county.

Dates: undated

Seminole hail, 1889, 1889

 Item — Box Photo M-18, item: 25
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1889

Seminole Indian baby dressed in a christening gown.  Possibly the baby of Sammie and Jennie Narharkey.  “Tulsa, Oklahoma.”  (Elsi-phen married Alexander (boy) and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.) Studio portrait. 3 copies. Negative 5x7., undated

 Item — Box Photo S-26, item: 30
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white copy prints of Seminole Indians, railroads, oil fields, schools, cotton gins, along with scenes of Weber City, Maud, Seminole, and Wewoka, Indian Territory and Oklahoma.

Dates: undated

Seminole Indian Church and graveyard.  Men, women, and children standing in front of a wooden building with bell and tower.  Seminole, I.T., 1892.  Original print, 4x6., 1892

 Item — Box Photo W-1, item: 27
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original and copy prints of the towns of Guthrie, Edmond, El Reno, Oklahoma City, Perry, Kingfisher and Anadarko, Oklahoma. Scenes of farming, railroads, mining, outlaws, the U.S. Army, Boomers, the University of Oklahoma and businesses are included, along with those of Cheyenne, Shawnee, Wichita, Apache, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Comanche, Kiowa, Pawnee, Osage, Wyandotte, Ponca, Iroquois, Seminole and Iowa Indians.

Dates: 1892

Seminole Indian graveyard. 2 copies. Negatives, 5x7., undated

 Item — Box Photo S-27, item: 180
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white copy prints of Seminole Indians, railroads, oil fields, schools, cotton gins, along with scenes of Weber City, Maud, Seminole, and Wewoka, Indian Territory and Oklahoma.

Dates: undated

Seminole Indian man, seated, wearing a suit, kerchief, and knee-high boots.  He has a cartridge belt full of bullets around his waist and a revolver stuck in the front of his trousers. Studio portrait. Photographer – D. Curtis Lester. 2 copies. Negative 5x7., undated

 Item — Box Photo S-26, item: 44
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white copy prints of Seminole Indians, railroads, oil fields, schools, cotton gins, along with scenes of Weber City, Maud, Seminole, and Wewoka, Indian Territory and Oklahoma.

Dates: undated

Seminole Nation voting lines, Wewoka, I.T., undated

 Item — Box Photo M-18, item: 23
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: undated

Seminole Native American children playing stickball., undated

 Item — Box Photo W-8, Item: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white copy prints of students and faculty of the Emahaka Indian School, a Seminole Indian stick ball game, school children on a Seminole, Oklahoma school playground, and a group photograph of baseball players from Seminole, Oklahoma.

Dates: undated

Seminole Native Americans from the Everglades, undated

 Item — Box Photo M-15, item: 122
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original and copy prints of Navajo, Kiowa, Seminole, Pueblo, Cherokee, and Apache Indians. Also included are photographs of baskets from the Aleut, Apache, Attu, Cahuilla, Chemehuevi, Cheyenne, Chippewa, Clallam, Eskimo, Delaware, Havasupai, Haida, Hupa, Klikitat, Kickapoo, Karok, Klamath, Lillooet, Maidu, Makah, Modoc, Mono, Navajo, Nez Perce, Nootka, Paiute, Papago, Penobscot, Pima, Pomo, Pueblo, Hopi, Quinault, Seneca, Shoshoni, Tlingit, Ntlakyapamuk, Umatilla, Wailaki, Wasco, Washo, Winnebago, and Yokut tribes. The collection also contains views of archaeological work in the southwest United States, including Oklahoma City, Fort Sill, Okeene, Anadarko, Idabel, and Ardmore, Oklahoma; San Ildefonso, Santa Fe and Chimayo, New Mexico; and San Antonio, Texas. Alice Marriott Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Dates: undated

Seminole Native Americans in Florida. Some of the older men are wearing native dress., undated

 Item — Box Photo M-15, item: 123
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white original and copy prints of Navajo, Kiowa, Seminole, Pueblo, Cherokee, and Apache Indians. Also included are photographs of baskets from the Aleut, Apache, Attu, Cahuilla, Chemehuevi, Cheyenne, Chippewa, Clallam, Eskimo, Delaware, Havasupai, Haida, Hupa, Klikitat, Kickapoo, Karok, Klamath, Lillooet, Maidu, Makah, Modoc, Mono, Navajo, Nez Perce, Nootka, Paiute, Papago, Penobscot, Pima, Pomo, Pueblo, Hopi, Quinault, Seneca, Shoshoni, Tlingit, Ntlakyapamuk, Umatilla, Wailaki, Wasco, Washo, Winnebago, and Yokut tribes. The collection also contains views of archaeological work in the southwest United States, including Oklahoma City, Fort Sill, Okeene, Anadarko, Idabel, and Ardmore, Oklahoma; San Ildefonso, Santa Fe and Chimayo, New Mexico; and San Antonio, Texas. Alice Marriott Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Dates: undated

Seminole Native Americans. Women wrapped in blankets on the porch of a building. Possibly the agency, undated

 Item — Box Photo S-11, Item: 41
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white copy and original prints of Wewoka, Indian Territory and state, cotton gins, businesses, and a Democratic Party celebration. Also included are scenes of Seminole Indian cemeteries and tribal voting. A.M. Seran Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Dates: undated