George Parsons (photographer)
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George W. Parsons (c. 1845–1931) was a photographer in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, who photographed the Osage.[1][2][3][4] The Newberry Library in Chicago has a collection of his photographs.[5] The National Museum of American History has a collection of his photographs.[6] His work is also in the Gilcrease Museum.[7] The Wisconsin Historical Society also has his photographs in its collection.[8]
He was born in Arkansas.[9]
He photographed a view of Pawhuska before Oklahoma statehood (Oklahoma Territory) in 1887.[10]
He was involved in a land dispute with a tenant.[11] His businesses with his wife included a millinery, dressmaking store, and his photographic studio.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Parsons, G. W. (George W.) - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ Parsons, G. W; Edward E. Ayer Photograph Collection (Newberry Library) (1880). G.W. Parsons photographs of Osage Indians. OCLC 43626688.
- ^ Swan, Daniel C.; Cooley, Jim (October 21, 2019). Wedding Clothes and the Osage Community: A Giving Heritage. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253043054 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Osage Man | Photograph". Wisconsin Historical Society. December 1, 2003.
- ^ "MMS Collection Abstract: G.W. Parsons photographs of Osage Indians". mms.newberry.org.
- ^ "Collections Search Results". National Museum of American History.
- ^ "Three Osage boys, Fairfax / G. W. Parsons - Gilcrease Museum". collections.gilcrease.org.
- ^ "Osage Women | Photograph". Wisconsin Historical Society. December 1, 2003.
- ^ "Osage Indian photographs: Vol 1 - American Indian Histories and Cultures - Adam Matthew Digital". www.aihc.amdigital.co.uk.
- ^ "Photograph of Pawhuska, Capitol of the Osage Nation, Pawhuska,..." Getty Images.
- ^ "POLSON v. PARSONS". Justia Law.
- ^ "The Osage Journal from Pawhuska, Oklahoma on September 26, 1918 · 6". Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- G.W. Parsons photographs of Osage Indians collection at the Newberry Library
- Findagrave entry
