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Cherokee

 Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Culture Terms

Found in 3726 Collections and/or Records:

Cherokee Payment, Fort Gibson, Indian Territory, July 1894

 Item — Folder Cherokee.11: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.11]
Identifier: 4326.2038
Description

Sepia-colored photograph of men, horses, and a few wagons in front of a large building. Several tents in middleground in front of building. Folder 11



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Mrs. M.J. Ross, Fort Gibson, Ind. Ter., Cherokee Payment, July 1894" on verso

Dates: July 1894

Cherokee syllabary chart and Lord's Prayer in Cherokee syllabary, 20th century

 Item — Folder 5: [Barcode: 196.5]
Identifier: 5316.450
Description

Photocopy of Cherokee syllabary chart, the Lord's Prayer in Cherokee syllabary with phonetic pronunciation and English translation (Broadside in New York Public Library). Folder 5

Dates: 20th century

Cherokee Woman Making Corn Meal, 1850 - 1900

 Item — Folder Cherokee.5: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.5]
Identifier: 4327.3667
Description

Black and white photograph of a Cherokee woman making corn meal. Woman is standing next to fence and grinding corn meal wearing Anglo-style dress. Photo from Cherokee, North Carolina. Folder 5



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Cherokee Indian making corn meal, Cherokee, N.C." on recto

Dates: 1850 - 1900

Cherokee Woman Making Pottery, 1888

 Item — Folder Cherokee.5: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.5]
Identifier: 4327.3665
Description

Black and white photograph of two Cherokee women making pottery. One sitting on porch with pot in lap. The other woman is sitting on the ground actively constructing the pot. Both women wearing cotton shirts, skirts, and bandanas around head. This photograph comes from the Grant Foreman Collection at the Gilcrease Museum. Folder 5



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Cherokee women making pottery" on verso

Dates: 1888

Chief John Ross, 1863

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 2.Unknown]
Identifier: 4326.3264a
Description

Sepia-colored portrait photograph of Chief John Ross. Man standing in studio setting with left arm resting against back of chair. Wearing formal suit and holding hat in right hand which is resting on right hip.



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Photograph of Chief John Ross by F. Gutekunst 704 and 706 Arch Street Philadelphia (no 14846) 1863." on verso

Dates: 1863

Chief John Ross, 1863

 Item — Folder Cherokee.26: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.26]
Identifier: 4326.3264a-d
Description

4 copies of this photograph exist in the Gilcrease Photograph Collection Folder 26

Dates: 1863

Chief John Ross, 1820s - 1860s

 Item — Folder Cherokee.26: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.26]
Identifier: 4326.3265a-d
Description

4 copies of this photograph exist in the Gilcrease Photograph Collection Folder 26



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "John Ross, Cherokee chief of some 40 years" on verso

Dates: 1820s - 1860s

Child on Porch, 1850 - 1900

 Item — Folder Cherokee.9: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.9]
Identifier: 4327.3730
Description

Black and white photograph of a child sitting on a cabin porch. Sidewalk extending from porch into foreground. Foreman Collection. Folder 9

Dates: 1850 - 1900

Childer's Stage Stand, Sallisaw, 1938

 Item — Folder Cherokee.36: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.36]
Identifier: 4327.3281
Description

Black and white photograph of Sequoyah's house. This photograph comes from the Grant Foreman Collection at the Gilcrease Museum. Folder 36



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Childers stage stand nea Sallisaw presented by L.G. Nation 1938" on verso

Dates: 1938

Chronology Relating to Michael Murrell, 1797 - 1897

 Item — Folder 1373: [Barcode: 187.1373]
Identifier: 4027.425-.2
Description

Chronology relating to George Michael Murrell and old Park Hill by Mary Elizabeth Good. Sheets of paper with typed text on six pages. Folder 1373

Dates: 1797 - 1897