Croft, Thomas, 1849-1909

Person

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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 4 Collections and/or Records:

Pawnee Indians Teepe, Undated

Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 000023279575], item: 20

Identifier: 2016-007-20

Scope and Contents

A cabinet card depicting a tipi with its side open, showing seven people inside. "27" and "Hoyt" written on back in ink. Croft imprint on front.

Dates: Other: Undated

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Esther Hoyt Cabinet Cards, approximately 1885-1900

Pawnee Indians Teepe, Undated

Digital Image

Identifier: 2016-007-20.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

Pawnees, 1889

Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 000023279575], item: 3

Identifier: 2016-007-3

Scope and Contents

A cabinet card depicting four Pawnee women and two children in front of a tipi and another hide covered structure. One of the women is working a hide. "3" and "Hoyt" written on back in ink. Croft imprint on front.

Dates: Other: 1889

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Esther Hoyt Cabinet Cards, approximately 1885-1900