Croft, Thomas, 1849-1909
Person
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:
Pawnee Indians Teepe, Undated
Digital Image
Identifier: 2016-007-20.jpg
Dates:
1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24
Pawnees, 1889
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Identifier: 2016-007-3.jpg
Dates:
1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24
Ponca Indian Burying Ground, Undated
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Identifier: 2016-007-17.jpg
Dates:
1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24
Ponca Indian Dancing Ground, approximately 1890
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Identifier: 2016-007-13.jpg
Dates:
1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24
Ponca Indian squaw dance, 1894-07-21
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Identifier: 2016-007-11.jpg
Dates:
1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24
Ponca Indian Sun Dance, 1894-07
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Identifier: 2016-007-4.jpg
Dates:
1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24
Sac and Fox Band, approximately 1890
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Identifier: 2016-007-12.jpg
Dates:
1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24
Sac and Fox Bark House, Undated
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Identifier: 2016-007-22.jpg
Dates:
1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24
Sac and Fox Chief and Council, approximately 1890
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Identifier: 2016-007-9.jpg
Dates:
1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24
Tornado, 1896-05-12
Digital Image
Identifier: 2016-007-8.jpg
Dates:
1900; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.digitzed: 2018-08-24
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- Pawnee Indians. 2
- Tornadoes 2
- Comanche Indians 1
- Faw-faw dance 1
- Ghost dance -- 1890-1900 1
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