Chilocco History Project

Items

• Young man in Native dress—Photo 8
  Blurry color photo of young man in Native dress.
• Nine men and a woman walking on Chilocco grounds
  Blurry picture of nine men in hats and suits and one woman walking with their backs toward the camera.
• Two people in colorful Native dress
  Color photo of young woman and man in traditional colorful Native dress.
• Chilocco Boxing Team indoors
  Picture of twenty-six boxers of Chilocco Boxing Team inside.
• Lorene Canafax, Ramona Jenkins, taken September 1940
  Two women (Lorene Canafax, Ramona Jenkins) wrap their arms around each other with a path and building visible in the background. Lorene Canafax was a senior in 1940. Ramona Jenkins was a Cherokee from Del Norte, Colorado and a senior in 1940.
• Bennie McIntosh, Chilocco boxer, 1934
  Bennie McIntosh poses in boxing uniform outside a building.
• Hank Rhodd and Naomi Savage goofing around in band uniforms, 1973
  Chilocco student Hank Rhodd strikes a comical pose while showing off his marching band attire. The uniform pants are down about his knees. Naomi Savage stands near the door in the background, watching and laughing.
• Chilocco Indian School Boxing Team, 1933
  Black and white photo of 1933 Chilocco Indian School Boxing Team.
• Man in an office chair
  A well dressed man sitting in a chair in an office. A box on a shelf behind him reads ""Occupational Exploration Kit"" next to a poster that says ""Commercial Art Needs Indians.""
• Native American dance in Chilocco gym—Photo 12
  Small group of people dance in Native dress for onlookers in gymnasium.
• Three young women in Native dress at Chilocco event, 1973—Photo 2
  Color photo of two young women and Marie Jenkins (center) in Native dress at Chilocco event, 1973.
• Football team on sidelines at a night game
  A football team stands on the sidelines, watching the game. A cheerleader faces the crowd in the foreground.
• Young men in military uniform--Photo 3
  A group of young men in uniform stand at attention with rifles by their side. In front of them is a man in a darker uniform and a hat extending his hand out with a small trophy in it as he faces a man in a suit.
• Speaker on stage outdoors at Chilocco event
  Students fill the audience at an Chilocco event on the Chilocco football field. A line of faculty sit on a makeshift stage while a man speaks . A man stands on the stage to the right of the speaker.
• Chilocco School campus (north view)
  Chilocco Indian School campus shown from the north.
• Chilocco Lake
  A view from across the Chilocco Lake showing the water tower, plant management building, academic building, home 4, and the women's club building all on Chilocco campus.
• Explorer Post 89 members--Photo 3
  An older man and woman are pictured with rags, steel bowls, and coffee containers at a well. A bus and car are visible in the background.
• Two students work with their teacher in botany class
  Two students work with their teacher in botany class. One student is reviewing a piece of paper with the teacher, while the other student works with a tape recording device. The chalkboard behind the students details plant parts and the day's schedule.
• Phyllis Henry, Basketball Sweetheart, 1973
  Basketball Sweetheart Phyllis Henry seated and adorned with a crown and bouquet of flowers. She is a sophomore from Apache, Oklahoma. She is a member of the band and a cheerleader. She is also a sophomore class officer. [The Chilocco Annual, 1973].
• Two Chilocco students boarding school bus
  Two Chilocco students board a school bus, one holding a pair of converse and the other in a vest and plaid shirt.
• Charles Hudson, Rhonda Ground, Tim Harjo, and Vera Pensoneau working on the yearbook, 1973
  Yearbook staff members (L. to R.): Charles Hudson, Rhonda Ground, Tim Harjo, and Vera Pensoneau. [The Chilocco Annual, 1973].
• Girls' gym class standing in a formation outside on a court
  Girls in uniform stand in five lines outside in a courtyard.
• Member of boxing team standing in front of white wall, 1933
  Member of the 1933 Chilocco Indian School Boxing Team posing in front of wall in a fighting stance.
• Student Infantry—Photo 1
  Three men in uniform stand next to the steps of a building.
• Girls in uniform group photo--Photo 1
  A group of Chilocco girls are pictured outside before one of the ivy-covered walls of the girls' homes.