Comanche indians

Comanche Indian, Kansas

Last great chief of the North American Comanche indian tribe Quanah Parker sits and poses for a photograph with one of his eight wives after his capture, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, June 22, 1875. Parker,...

Attached in the socket-like cylinder of the roach spreader, a single golden eagle tail feather is often times referred to as the roach feather. For many dancers today, commercially available hand-painted imitation eagle feathers are

The Comanche were one of the first tribes to acquire the horse from the Spanish, through trade and raiding. They considered the horse a relative and a great gift from the Creator. Today the image of Indians on horseback is iconic. But Native Americans never set eyes on a horse before the 1400s when Europeans brought them to the New World as a weapon of conquest. The Comanche and other native peoples adapted the horse as a powerful ally in the fight to protect their land and way of life. The…

The Western United States is a vast and sometimes inhospitable region. The transportation of people and goods in the West during the late 19th century and early 20th century is the subject of this virtual exhibit. Exhibition photographs, which are drawn from the Donald C. & Elizabeth M. Dickinson Research Center collections, include images of…

Picture of Baldwin Parker in a standing pose. He was the son of Quanah Parker and Chony. His son, Baldwin, Jr. was born Dec. 17, 1918 in Indiahoma, OK. (Baldwin, Jr. married Margaruerite Tahchawwichahon July 19, 1940 in Waco, TX. She was born Feb. 5, 1921 in Lawton, OK. Both are living in Indiahoma, OK. They had a son named Ron.)

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