William E. Irwin photographic portfolio and photographs, circa 1899-circa 2003.

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William E. Irwin photographic portfolio and photographs, circa 1899-circa 2003.

circa 1899-circa 2003

https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/finding-aids/irwin/

Portfolio of 50 American Indian photographs by William E. Irwin, a photographer active in Chickasha, Indian Territory in the 1890s and early-1900s, whose images document the Chiricahua Apache, Comanche, and Kiowa who lived near Anadarko, Indian Territory and Fort Sill.

0.5 cubic feet (1 flat box).

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