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Photographs of Perry and Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory

 Collection
Call Number: RH PH P91

Overview

This collection contains three photographs of Guthrie and Perry, Oklahoma from 1890 to 1895, including street views and a photograph of the auction corner in Perry.

Dates

  • Creation: 1890 - 1895

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

History of Perry and Guthrie, Oklahoma

Perry is the county seat for Noble County, Oklahoma and was established as a town for a land office around the time of the 1893 Cherokee Outlet Opening. The town was named for the surveyor sent to lay out land office towns, J.A. Perry. Noble County was named for President Benjamin Harrison's Secretary of the Interior, John Willock Noble.

Guthrie is the county seat for Logan County, Oklahoma, a county neighboring Noble County to the south. Guthrie was established in 1887 as a railroad station with the name Deer Creek, later changing names to Guthrie in honor of Judge John Guthrie of Topeka. Guthrie served as the territorial capital. Logan County was named for U.S. Senator John A. Logan of Illinois.

Extent

3 folders (3 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH PH P91

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, Frontier America Corporation, 1984.

Title
Guide to the Oklahoma Territory Photograph Collection
Subtitle
Photographs of Perry and Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory
Author
Finding aid prepared in 1984. Finding aid encoded by cmp.
Date
2021-03
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/6313993222
Preferred citation
Photographs of Perry and Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, RH PH P91, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

Contact:
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