Newberry Library - Clara Falls collection of Sac and Fox Nation photographs and photographic postcards, 1900-1933

Clara Falls collection of Sac and Fox Nation photographs and photographic postcards, 1900-1933

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Open book Phoebe Kent, Ellen Mason, and Florence Conger in sailor dresses, Avery, Oklahoma, circa 1910s

Title Clara Falls collection of Sac and Fox Nation photographs and photographic postcards, 1900-1933

Date 1900-1933

Place Oklahoma--Avery, Oklahoma--Chilocco, Oklahoma--Stroud, Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma

Subjects Indian school children, Indians of North America, Off-reservation boarding schools, Schools, Students

Summary From a collection of photographic postcards, photographs, and 1 letter collected by Clara Falls, who attended the Sac and Fox Indian School near Stroud, Oklahoma. Many images depict members of the Sac and Fox Nation. Items have been grouped in general categories including images related to the Sac and Fox Indian School, snapshots of groups and individuals, studio photographs and postcards, and buildings and views. Items include a view of the Pawnee Indian Agency, a portrait of "Hiskocot, Sauk Indian" [or Niskocot] of Stroud in traditional dress, a group of students in traditional dress holding a modern “Sac and Fox” pennant, and a uniformed American Indian baseball team. Several items show groups of students at the Sac and Fox Indian School, and many identify Clara Falls along with dozens of friends and family members. Two postcards apparently date from World War One: a pair of named uniformed soldiers in Ellenz, Germany; and an unnamed American Indian soldier in uniform "taken at Hempstead, L.I."

Biographical/Historical Note Clara Falls was born in Avery, Oklahoma on Jun. 24, 1898 to Samuel and Edney Falls. Also referred to as “Caddo,” Clara attended the Sac and Fox Indian School near Stroud, Oklahoma. Falls married Grover Kenneth Morris (ca. 1888-1936) in 1916. She died in Wanette, Oklahoma on Jan. 15, 1975.

Format Photographic postcards, Photographs, Postcards

Archival Collection Title Clara Falls postcard collection, Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer Modern MS PC Falls

BibID 9911649833605867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2311px × 3619px 47.86 MB

File Created 07/12/2023

Filename 9911649833605867_ayer_modern_ms_pc_falls_box_00001_fl_00006_000017_01.tif

Unique Identifier NL11KR9I