Saturday, January 15, 2011

The Nature Theatre of Oklahoma: A Brief History


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Map of Oklahoma and Indian territories, 1905 (Library of Congress Geography and Map Division)



Map of the Indian and Oklahoma territories, 1892
(Library of Congress Geography and Map Division)


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Map of No Man's Land, Oklahoma, c. 1885: author unknown (image by CPret, 2004)

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Map of Oklahoma and Indian Territory, c. 1890s
: image by Kmusser, 2010


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Hay Meadow Massacre, Wild Horse Lake, Neutral Strip [Oklahoma], site of mass murder of Kansas posse in "No Man's Land" of Oklahoma Panhandle by pursued party of "boomers", culminating long-standing dispute over claims and entitlements to "free" lands, 1888: photographer unknown, via Skyways image by OneonOne, 2006

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Oklahoma Land Rush, 22 April 1889, from McClenny family album, with John Sherwood seen on the white horse, Elias McClenny ahead of him, Fred McClenny just behind him
: photographer unknown (National Archives and Records Administration; image by Chris 73, 2010)

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Oklahoma City post office, 22 April, 1889: artist unknown, from Harper's Weekly, Saturday 23 April, 1892 (image by Infrogmation, 2008)

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Oklahoma City Today -- Main Broadway (view of Oklahoma City, early 1892)
: artist unknown, from Harper's Weekly, Saturday, 23 April 1892 (image by Infrogmation, 2008)

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Guthrie, Oklahoma viewed on
April 24, 1889; May 10, 1889; and May 10 1893 during Governor's visit; showing rapid development of the city after land run following "opening" of former Indian lands: photos from E. Benjamin Andrews. History of the United States, Volume V, 1912 (image by SEWilco, 2007)

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Willie-Cries-for-War oil well at Miller Bros. 101 Ranch, Oklahoma: photographer unknown, c. 1911 (image by Jmcapital, 2007)

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Gusher, Miller Bros. 101 Ranch, Okemah, Oklahoma, 1922:
photo from National Archives and Records Administration (image by PlainEarth, 2007)


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Trails of Tears: map of Indian Removals courtesy of Demis from Wilcomb E. Washburn, Handbook of North American Indians, Vol. IV: History of Indian-White Relations, 1988 (image by Nikater, 2007)

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Barefoot corpse of Laura Nelson, lynched May 25, 1911, Okemah, Oklahoma. (District Judge Caruthers convened a grand jury in June 1911 to investigate the lynching of Laura Nelson and her son. In his instructions to the jury, he said, "The people of the state have said by recently adopted constitutional provision that the race to which the unfortunate victims belonged should in large measure be divorced from participation in our political contests, because of their known racial inferiority and their dependent credulity, which very characteristic made them the mere tool of the designing and cunning. It is well known that I heartily concur in this constitutional provision of the people's will. The more then does the duty devolve upon us of a superior race and of greater intelligence to protect this weaker race from unjustifiable and lawless attacks"): postcard photo by G.H. Farnum, 1911 (image by Jarekt, 2008)


Birthplace of Woody Guthrie, Okemah vicinity, Okfuskee, Oklahoma; exterior, general view: photo by Walter Smalling, after 1933 (Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress)

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Oklahoma Farmers Parade in downtown Coweta, Oklahoma, 1905: photographer unknown (Mission Bell Museum, Coweta, Oklahoma)

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Fourth of July, Woodward, Oklahoma, 1912: photo by McDonald Studio, Woodward, Oklahoma (image by Popsiclecrawfish, 2006)

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Bird's-eye view of business section, Muskogee, Oklahoma
: photographer unknown, from postcard published by the Paul C. Koeber Company, New York, c. 1910 (image by Hugh Manatee, 2009)

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Buffalo grazing near buffalo yards, Wichita National Forest, Oklahoma, 1908: photographer unknown (National Archives and Records Administration)