Robert E. Cunningham Oklahoma History Collection

The Robert E. Cunningham Oklahoma History Collection contains photographs and negatives by various photographers that showcase the people and places in Oklahoma from the late 1800s through the late 1900s.

This collection contains disturbing materials, specifically human corpses.

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[Double portrait of young Boy, a young Girl, and an Infant]
[Double portrait of young Boy, a young Girl, and an Infant]
[Double portrait of young Female]
[Double portrait of young Female]
[Double portrait of young Female]
[Double portrait of young Female]
[Double portrait of young Female]
[Double portrait of young Female]
[Farmer feeding his stock]
[Farmer feeding his stock]
[Funeral]
[Funeral]
[Funeral]
[Funeral]
[Funeral]
[Funeral]
[Funeral]
[Funeral]
[Gathering of children & adults]
[Gathering of children & adults]
[Guthrie on April 22, 1889.]
[Guthrie on April 22, 1889.]
Guthrie on April 22, 1889. Here is the first group of prospective settlers to arrive in Guthrie on the opening day. They came by train, and are seen taking possession of the hillside around the land office. Many already have staked lots and are crowding around the land office to file on their holdings. Before nightfall more than 18,000 persons pushed and shoved for space to pitch a tent on the 320 acres the government said was enough for a townsite.
[Guthrie on April 23, 1889.]
[Guthrie on April 23, 1889.]
Guthrie April 23 89. 57.

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