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Cherokee photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Keywords
Scope Note: Authorities\Attributes\Objects\Keywords\

Found in 151 Collections and/or Records:

Cherokee Family on Porch, 1850 - 1900

 Item — Folder Cherokee.9: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.9]
Identifier: 4327.3714
Description

Black and white photograph of a Cherokee family on a cabin porch. Four adults, one younger girl. Same older woman photographed with spinning wheel in 4327.3715-.3723. Older woman seated in foreground wearing bandana, cardigan, and cotton dress. A negative of this photograph exists in the Gilcrease Archive Collection. This photograph comes from the Grant Foreman Collection at the Gilcrease Museum. Folder 9

Dates: 1850 - 1900

Cherokee Indian Memorial, Calhoun, Georgia, September 1931

 Item — Folder Cherokee.23: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.23]
Identifier: 4327.3691
Description

Color postcard picture of Cherokee Indian Memorial Monument in Calhoun, GA. Shows momument with fence around base and trees in background. Folder 23

Dates: September 1931

Cherokee Insane Asylum and Wealaka, Presbyterian Mission, (Creek Nation), 1850 - 1900

 Item — Folder Cherokee.7: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.7]
Identifier: 4326.3680a-b
Description

2 copies of this photograph exist in the Gilcrease Photograph Collection Folder 7

Dates: 1850 - 1900

Cherokee Payment, Fort Gibson, Indian Territory, July 1894

 Item — Folder Cherokee.10: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.10]
Identifier: 4326.3663
Description

Sepia-colored photograph of a Cherokee village. Wooden pavillion at left of photo. Other structures are tents. Trees and a building in background. Folder 10



Inscription(s)

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

Dates: July 1894

Cherokee Payment, Fort Gibson, Indian Territory, July 1894

 Item — Folder Cherokee.11: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.11]
Identifier: 4326.2037
Description

Sepia-colored photograph of road at Fort Gibson, Indian territory. Several tents dispersed throughout road with buildings along right side and center middleground. Crowd and buildings behind tents in background. Wagon with figures holding umbrellas. Folder 11



Inscription(s)

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

Dates: July 1894

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 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 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