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Midland County Courthouse, historic plaque on grounds

Description: Photograph of a historical marker in Midland, Texas. It reads: "Midland County (created and organized, March 1885). First known as the junction of many trails and site of the last Comanche raid into Texas. In 1881 the Texas and Pacific Railroad was built; equi-distant between El Paso and Fort Worth, this became known as Midland. First settler was a sheepman in 1882. Cattlemen came with Herefords in 1888. Water wells and windmills lured small farmers. Became headquarters for 1928 Permian Basin o… more
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Location: 32.00220252646482 -102.07513086256563
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Portrait of Indian Sports of Anadarko]

Description: Photograph of Indian Sports of Anadarko, Kiowa Charles Ohetant and Comanches Quanah Parker and Ahko Watchymamsookwat.
Date: 1890~
Partner: Clay County Historical Society

[Comanche Family Portrait]

Description: Photograph of a Comanche family. There is a man sitting in a chair in the center of the photo, there are two other people standing behind him, and a child leaning on his lap.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Irwin, William E.
Partner: Clay County Historical Society

[Portrait of Comanche Indians]

Description: Photograph of Bert Seahmer, Utah, and Children, Treetop. Photo circa 1900, Indian territory.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Clay County Historical Society

Quanah Parker

Description: Quanah Parker
Date: unknown
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

Quanah Parker as Comanche Judge

Description: Quanah Parker as an Indian judge over the Comanches. Picture was photocopied from Texas Under Many Flags, by Clarence R. Wharton, vol. II. The photo was taken about 1900.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

Kiowa and Comanche Tepees

Description: Kiowa and Comanche tepees in front of Will Rogers Coliseum. It was a Western art display.
Date: unknown
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

Ben Milam statue, Milam County Courthouse grounds

Description: Photograph of the base of a statue of Ben Milam on the grounds of the Milam County Courthouse. It says "Benjamin Rush Milam. Born in Kentucky 1788, soldier in the War of 1812, trader with the Texas Comanche Indians 1818, Colonel in the Long Expedition in 1820, Empresario from 1826 to 1835."
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Location: 30.850288459485455 -96.97566084999994
Partner: UNT Libraries

Quanah Parker

Description: Portrait of Quanah Parker, last chief of the Comanches
Date: unknown
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

[Photograph of the Comanche Tribe at Centennial Celebration]

Description: Photograph of members of the Comanche Indian tribe at the centennial celebration on May 8, 1946. There are eighteen men, women, and children in the photograph. Most are wearing traditional or ceremonial dress, and there is a teepee behind them to the left. The following names and information are written on the back: "Chief Baldwin Parker, Liberal Kansas, Norma Jean Parker with Little Harold Lee Parker, Peggy Jean Parker - Rt. 1, Cynthia Ann Parker - Cache, Okla., Pat Pohrog - Cache, Okla., Roy … more
Date: May 8, 1946
Creator: MacDonald Studio & Camera Shop
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

Quanah Parker on Horseback

Description: Quanah Parker, last chief of the Comanches, on horseback in Lawton, Oklahoma. Even though in Oklahoma, he is shown here because he was active in Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

Two Comanche Belles

Description: Two young female Indian women, appearing to be in the teens.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edward Bates
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

Nellie Sambitty and Her Child

Description: Nellie Sambitty with her child, in a papoos, on her back. She is comanche.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edward Bates
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

Ann Whitney Memorial

Description: Photograph of a memorial for Ann Whitney. It says, "In Memory of Ann Whitney. Born in Massachusetts about 1835, massacred by Comanche Indians, July 9, 1867 while protecting her pupils. Miss Whitney's grave is located 5 blocks north in the Graves-Gentry Cemetery. School was located 7 miles northeast of Hamilton on the Juan de la Garza Survey. Sponsored by Hamilton Kiwanis Club, 1858. Donated by Riley-Gardner Memorial Service Co.
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Location: 31.70380003576961 -98.12389999999999
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Portrait of an Indian Man]

Description: Photograph of Native American man in traditional dress including a feathered fan-like object, moccasins, beads, and a feathered headdress. This photograph features the same backdrop used in many of the Snearly and Kelley photographs.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Snearly, Alice & Kelley, Lon
Partner: Clay County Historical Society

Group

Description: Mrs. Jimmy Oheim, Nora Parker (Commanche), Baldwin Parker, and Donley Suddath in a group photo.
Date: 1950~
Partner: Clay County Historical Society

[Portrait of Comanche Jack Permunsu, Indian Warrior]

Description: Photograph of Indian Warrior: Comanche Jack Permumsu, brother of Yapaituka Comanche band chief Tahpony and nephew of Comanche leader Ten Bears. This photo was taken in the 1890's during the time Jack Permumsu served as a member of the Indian Police for the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache reservation in Indian Territory (in what would later become Oklahoma).
Date: 1890~
Partner: Clay County Historical Society

[Arko, Comanche Warrior]

Description: Comanche Warrior: Arko. Photo circa 1890, Indian Territory.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Irwin, William E.
Partner: Clay County Historical Society

Quanah Parker

Description: Quanah Parker, Comanche chief, born in 1845; died in 1911
Date: unknown
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

Quanah Parker

Description: Portrait of Comanche Chief Quanah Parker
Date: unknown
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room
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