Chilocco History Project

Items

• George Williams in Native dress—Photo 1
  George Williams (Pawnee) smiling and dancing in Native dress.
• Chilocco students in front of student home
  Students in front of a building, possibly one of the Homes. Students throughout the crowd have signs with painted animals.
• Native American dance in Chilocco gym—Photo 3
  Group dancing in Native dress at event in Chilocco gymnasium.
• Students at dance in barn--Photo 5
  Young men put ties on in the gymnasium at Chilocco.
• Students at dance in barn--Photo 2
  Nancy Tyner and Ramona Williams, class of 1958 pictured at a barn dance in matching dresses and shoes. The two stand in front of bales of hay, with another person partially in frame. Nancy Tyner was a Cherokee from Tulsa, OK and her vocation was pre-college. Ramona Williams was a Choctaw from Hobbs, New Mexico and her vocation was pre-college. Both women were involved in choir, journalism club, and drill team.
• Woman exhibiting traditional dress at an event—Photo 5
  Young woman in Native dress with her back to camera.
• Phillip Botone and friends relaxing, December 1972
  Three young men and Phillip Botone are shown lounging in chairs and sofas.
• Three Chilocco clergymen, 1973
  Chilocco clergy: (from left to right) Keith Covert, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Al Waleczek, Roman Catholic; and Rev. Lloyd Jones, Director, Chilocco Ministry. Back of the photo reads 'Clergy.'
• Young men playing pool, January 1967
  Group of young men play pool in a Chilocco building.
• Thelma McCarty, portrait
  Thelma McCarty posing for a picture inside.
• Football game--Photo 1
  Teams playing a football game in front of a crowd of bystanders (close-up view).
• Cheerleaders at homecoming, group photo
  Chilocco cheerleaders (front row, L to R) Karen Tewawina and Marie Jenkins and (back row, L to R) Dawn Kaudle Kaule, Joan Penn, and Macy Yellowbear pose together as they await the beginning of basketball homecoming.
• Porter—Photo 2
  Chilocco boxer known as Porter poses in a robe outside.
• Men and Chilocco building
  A group of men pose outside a Chilocco building.
• Two students walking with luggage
  Two students with luggage walk down a sidewalk lined with trees as they [prepare to move in for a new school year] with more individuals in the background with luggage.
• Women at podium at NAIWA convention
  Woman speaking at podium hands something to a younger woman who is holding a piece of paper. A lunch table with dishes, bowls, and glasses is visible next to the podium. Flowers in front of the podium are draped with a banner.
• Three young people in front of tree
  Two young women and one man stand in front of a tree. The women are holding envelopes.
• Girls' gym class, tennis
  Two students engage in a tennis match. The other students observe from the side of the court, in the shade of a building.
• Four men surveying the grounds
  Four men with binders survey the grounds of the Chilocco campus, including a pond and field.
• Construction on white stone Chilocco building--Photo 3
  Men work on the construction of a white stone building.
• Chilocco hospital and cottages
  The Chilocco hospital and cottages are pictured from across the pond.
• Formal gymnastics class
  A group of eighteen girls in black skirts and white shirts follow the stretches performed by their Formal Gymnastics teacher. The girls are outside the door of an building squatting with one knee bent and the other leg extended to the side with both arms held out to the sides as well.
• Jeanie Norman, Dena Whiting, and Joe Vasquez captured at a candid moment, 1973
  Sophomore Class Representatives of 1973 (L. to R.) Jeanie Norman, Dena Whiting, and Joe Vasquez with papers in hand as they stand in front of a wall. [The Chilocco Annual, 1973].
• Two women and automobiles
  Two young women pose together with a line of automobiles parked in front of a tree line pictured behind them.
• Heavy equipment operator at work
  A heavy-equipment operator working on a piece of machinery outside.