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Oklahoma citizens line up to vote, 1921
View featuring Oklahomans, some visibly armed, lined up to vote. Typed caption on verso reads: "People of Oklahoma defy governor. Evidently alienating the support of all citizens by the steps he has taken in his war on the Ku Klux Klan. Governor Walton of Oklahoma had the opportunity in Oklahoma City of witnessing a scene such as the above--armed citizens claiming their right to the vote which he forbade."
Oklahoma House of Representatives in session, 1921
View of the House floor of the Oklahoma Legislature in session. Newspaper clipping caption on verso reads: "The House opposed to Walton. Representatives of the Oklahoma legislature photographed just before voting down a bill offered by the governor calling for an investigation of the house for Klan members".
Original typescript, 1936
Draft acceptance speech given by an unidentified Klansman. Typescript begins: "Klansmen: I have been honored in being elected as your Exalted Cyclops. I did not seek this high honor, but the will of the members of Tulsa Klan Number Two, Realm of Oklahoma, saw fit to confer this honor on me and I am highly appreciative...."
Photocopied articles
Photocopies of articles from a variety of published sources, most with Settle's handwritten comments and notes attached.
"Principles and Purposes....", Undated
Klan publication titled "Pinciples and Purposes of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Outlined by an Exalted Cyclops of the Order."
Rally at Rapid City, 1927
View of the Duhamel Company building (Rapid City, SD) as seen from the city street; a robed and hooded Klan member is featured in the foreground pulling 2 small "Wagner Coaster" wagons, a handmade sign propped up on each. The signs read: "24 Hours Late" and "C.M. and St. P. R.R."
Robe order forms, 1920s
Four identical, unused order forms for custom made Klan robes. Includes on the form is a simple line drawing indicating areas of the body to be measured.
Robed and hooded Klansmen, Undated
View of a group of robed and hooded Klansmen, pictured in a field at night, hands raised above their heads, standing near a mound of ashes, burned tree limbs and branches.
Robed and hooded Klansmen and a burning cross, Undated
View of a large group of robed and hooded Klansmen gathered at night in a field. One Klansman stands behind a podium with microphone, his back to the group; another stands apart from the group speaking into a megaphone.
Robed and hooded Klansmen in a field, Undated
Photo-negative image featuring a small gathering of robed and hooded Klansmen gather in a field. Onlookers can be see off in the distance.