Chilocco History Project

Items

• Native American dance in Chilocco gym—Photo 11
  Large group at Chilocco event in gymnasium. Some members of the group are in Native dress. Some people are visible sitting in chairs on the left while others sit in the background against the wall.
• Rev. Lloyd Jones announcing the Football Queen
  L. to R.: Rev. Lloyd Jones, Francine Mathias, Cheryl Lonewolf, and Hope Cuppawhe stand in formal dress as they await for the Rev. to announce the Football Queen winner. Cheryl Lonewolf and Hope Cuppawhe are wearing tiaras.
• Chilocco bridge construction, 1932
  Bridge Construction - Chilocco Creek, several men are pictured pouring concrete for the new bridge. [The Chilocco Annual, 1932].
• Students at dance in barn--Photo 4
  Shirley Ray Howerton and two young men are holding a tray [The Chilocco Annual, 1957].
• Track athletes jumping hurdles at a meet—Photo 2
  Two athletes jump hurdles while two men sit and hold the hurdles in place.
• Girls' quarters at Home 3
  Dormitory building Home 3, as labeled under the entrance eave, is shown from a side angle. This was a girls' dormitory.
• Young man in Native dress outside
  Black and white photograph of young man in Native dress standing outside.
• Woman exhibiting traditional dress at an event—Photo 14
  Woman in dress holds blanket on stage next to speaker at podium, in front of curtains and windows.
• Alta Grace McGilbra, Mable Jones, and another employee welcoming students, 1970
  Alta Grace McGilbra (first person on left), Mable Jones (far right), and another employee on the ground next to the bus welcome the students who just arrived. More women are seen exiting the bus behind the group. There is luggage in the foreground. [The Chilocco Annual, 1970].
• Hope Cuppawhe receives a corsage
  A young man pins a corsage to the blouse of Hope Cuppawhe. Rev. Lloyd Jones is present in the background to announce the Football Queen.
• Students collaborating in home economics class, 1973
  In a home economics class, Ronald Bercier measures the flour while Norita Motlow measures the ingredients with measuring spoons for Donalene Bunch as Louann Big Goose, Ronnie Buffalohead (behind pole), and Marvina Cerre watch. [The Chilocco Annual, 1973].
• Girls in black uniform and in formation
  A group of girls in matching skirts, shirts, cloaks, and hats stand at attention with leafless trees behind them and building in the background.
• Cheerleader in front of student home—Photo 1
  Cheerleader in uniform kneeling with one arm stretched out beside building at Chilocco.
• Construction on Girls' Gym and Shop--Photo 1
  Construction work on the girls' gym and shop building. Scaffolding surrounds the girls' gym and shop building. Barrels and sand bags sit in front, next to a sand pile.
• Three young men in Native dress—Photo 3
  Three young men in colorful Native dress in front of stone wall.
• Crowd on platform waving to departing train
  Departing train is pictured on the left. A crowd waves from the platform.
• Two young men loading class furniture into a trailer
  Two young men load desks, chairs, and a couch into the back of a small metal trailer.
• Junior Munsell, Chilocco boxer, 1933-1934
  Junior Munsell of the Chickasaw Nation poses in boxing uniform outside a building.
• Three men looking at ground outdoors
  Three men with binders observe something on the ground of the Chilocco campus.
• Two workmen bricking up a window
  Two workmen use cement blocks to close up a window inside a building on Chilocco campus.
• Mother and child at NAIWA outside building
  A mother and child stand outside a building at Chilocco. The mother is wearing a printed dress and holds a printed handbag.
• Two young women in swimsuits at the pool
  Two young women stand in their swimsuits by the Chilocco campus pool.
• Public Health Service staff, group photo
  Group photo of Public Health Service staff. Back of the photo reads: 'PHS Staff.'
• Young men in military uniform--Photo 6
  Twelve young men in work coveralls pose in rows for a group picture with the front three sitting, the middle four on their knees, and the back five standing.
• Six men with binders walking in field
  Six men holding binders survey the grounds of the Chilocco campus.