Eugene Heflin photographs from Oklahoma

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sova.nmai.ac.200
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4f9e466c6-479b-4e4a-ba2a-2058dbb14741
Creator
Heflin, Eugene
Place
Oklahoma -- Anadarko
Provenance
Gift of Eugene Heflin to MAI, 1940.
Creator
Heflin, Eugene
Culture
Caddo
Kiowa
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Summary
This collection includes 27 photographs taken among Caddo, Kiowa, and Cheyeene communities in Oklahoma in 1938-1940 and collected by Eugene Heflin.
Extent
27 Photographic prints
5 Copy negatives
Date
1938-1940
Archival Repository
National Museum of the American Indian
Identifier
NMAI.AC.200
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Copy negatives
Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Eugene Heflin photographs from Oklahoma, image #, NMAI.AC.200; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
Arranged by catalog number.
Processing Information
Collection record written by Mattie Lewis, Archives Technician in 2025.
Rights
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 27 5x7 black and white photographs and five copy negatives of Caddo, Cheyenne, and Kiowa individuals, possibly taken at the American Indian Exposition. Images depict dwellings, daily life, regalia, Bear Dance, War Dance, Duck Dance, Turkey Dance, and the American Indian Exposition. Identified individuals in the photographs include Alice Murrow, Dora Murrow, and Bertha L., Josephine Inkanish, Alice Cussens, Ralph Murrow, Old Lady Long Hat. Print numbers P15076 - P15098, P18510-P18513. Negative numbers N37308 - N37312.
Restrictions
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Record ID
ebl-1756218600820-1756218601021-0