Historical photographs from the Lawton and Fort Sill, Okla., area, 1874-1972.

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Historical photographs from the Lawton and Fort Sill, Okla., area, 1874-1972.

Historical photographs relating to early Lawton and Fort Sill, Okla., including U.S. Army photos from Fort Sill and the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge and its archaeological sites and items found there. Includes views of Star House and Quanah Parker reunion photos.

111 photographs and some negatives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7110102

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Star House (Cache, Okla.)

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Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911

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Prominant Comanche chief; lived in Fort Sill, Okla., area. From the description of Papers, 1852-1911. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70971447 Quanah Parker (ca. 1845-1911), son of Comanche chief Peta Nocona and famous Indian captive Cynthia Ann Parker, was the last chief of the Quahada Comanche Indians. He played a prominent role in the Comanche tribe's resistance to white settlement and ultimately to their adjustment to reservation life. Parker led ...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...