Cornerstone on the Chickasaw Capitol Building, inscribed with "Great Seal of the Chickasaw Nation" with the low relief of an Indian man in the center. The Romanesque Revival building is built of red granite from the nearby Pennington Creek Quarry, and was dedicated on 17 November 1889; it served as the Chickasaw Nation Capitol until 1906, and is currently a museum
Courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
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Time Period:
1901-1901
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Dimensions:
5 x 7 in.
Cultures:
American Indians, Chickasaw, Native Americans, North America, Southeast, Southeastern Uplands
City:
Tishomingo
County:
Johnston County
State:
Oklahoma
Country:
USA
Collection History:
Colonel Frank Churchill supported the assimilation of Native people in the U.S. to Christian ways of life; acting as an inspector of Indian schools and agencies from 1899 through 1909, he and his wife Clara visited and documented Native lives on dozens of reservations.
Source ID:
NMAI_340070
Catalog Number:
N27253
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