Croft, Thomas, 1849-1909

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Biography

Thomas F. Croft moved to Arkansas City from Illinois in 1885. In 1894 he likely took the famous photograph of the Land Run Opening the Cherokee Strip for settlement while working for a photographer named Prettyman. In 1896 he took the first known image of a tornado in action during a visit to Oklahoma City. He regularly traveled to Indian Territory to shoot images of Native Americans, such as the one we are examining. Later on in his career he moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory.

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

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Chief Pa-Ship-Pa-Ho, Sac and Fox, Undated

Digital Image

Identifier: 2016-007-14.jpg

Dates: 1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Chilocco Indian School;

Chilocco Indian School, Undated

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Identifier: 2016-007-1.jpg

Dates: 1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Chilocco Indian Schools, Undated

Digital Image

Identifier: 2016-007-6.jpg

Dates: 1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Comanche Town near Fort Sill, I. T., Undated

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Identifier: 2016-007-2.jpg

Dates: 1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Indian Ghost Dance, approximately 1895

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Identifier: 2016-007-7.jpg

Dates: 1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Kiowas, Undated

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Identifier: 2016-007-18.jpg

Dates: 1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Little Bow's Teepee. Kiowa, Undated

Digital Image

Identifier: 2016-007-10.jpg

Dates: 1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Moncah-Godle, Kiowa Girl, Undated

Digital Image

Identifier: 2016-007-19.jpg

Dates: 1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

No-Pa-Wy, Kaw Indian Bark House, Undated

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Identifier: 2016-007-5.jpg

Dates: 1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Otoe Indian Police, 1892

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Identifier: 2016-007-15.jpg

Dates: 1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

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