Post by Historian on May 15, 2009 10:25:38 GMT -5
Lenny and Sawyers Gallery, Purcell, Indian Territory
William J. Lenny and William L. Sawyers operated a photography studio in the town of Purcell in Indian Territory, circa. 1889-1991. These two entrepreneurs photographed the Indian tribes who lived on the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache (K-C-A) and Wichita-Caddo reservations, and marketed their portraits of “wild Indians” - including tribal chiefs, braves and women and children - to “curiosity seekers” back east.
Lenny, a field photographer, was thought to have taken most of the photographs, while Sawyers managed the studio in Purcell. Many of their photos were reproduced in the 1890 U.S. Census.
Taken from:
www.kclibrary.org/kchistory/photographing-native-americans-oklahoma-indian-territory
William J. Lenny and William L. Sawyers operated a photography studio in the town of Purcell in Indian Territory, circa. 1889-1991. These two entrepreneurs photographed the Indian tribes who lived on the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache (K-C-A) and Wichita-Caddo reservations, and marketed their portraits of “wild Indians” - including tribal chiefs, braves and women and children - to “curiosity seekers” back east.
Lenny, a field photographer, was thought to have taken most of the photographs, while Sawyers managed the studio in Purcell. Many of their photos were reproduced in the 1890 U.S. Census.
Taken from:
www.kclibrary.org/kchistory/photographing-native-americans-oklahoma-indian-territory