urn:taro:ttu.swcpc.00339 Newton Goodwin: An Inventory of Photographs, 1887-1897, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library A. Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

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Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, May 7, 2002. Finding aid written inEnglish. Tue Jul 22 14:55:36 CDT 2003 urn:taro:ttu.swcpc.00339 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Inventory for the Newton Goodwin Photograph Collection, 1887-1897 A. Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, 2002 Descriptive Summary Goodwin, Newton Newton Goodwin Photograph Collection, 1887-1897 The photograph collection, dated 1887-1897, was donated by Newton Goodwin. SWCPC 339 Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University 2 b/w copy prints and 4 b/w copy negatives English. Biographical Sketch

On April 19, 1892, cowboys, soldiers and others ran from the Texas-Oklahoma state line to stake claims to lands near Cheyenne, Oklahoma and the Washita River.

The donor of the collection, Newton Goodwin, lives in Lubbock, Texas.

Scope and Contents

The Collection contains an image of a Cheyenne, Oklahoma, community picnic at Sgt. Major Creek west of town, circa 1892. Appearing in the photograph is Jessie Ann Goodwin, an aunt of Newton Goodwin who lives in Lubbock, Texas. The Collection also contains an image of Cheyenne, Oklahoma, on April 19, 1892, following the land rush to stake claims on and near the Washita River.

Index Terms

The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed.

Subjects (Persons) Cox, H. D. Cox, H. D., Mrs. Goodwin, Jessie Ann Goodwin, Newton Turner, Frank Places Cheyenne (Okla.) Oklahoma--History--Land Rush, 1893 United States--Armed Forces Washita River (Tex. and Okla.) Washita River Valley (Tex. and Okla.) Subjects Cowboys--Photographs Frontier and pioneer life--Photographs Land tenure--Law and legislation Pioneers--Photographs Soldiers--Photographs Acquisition

Donated, 1977

Access Restrictions

Open for research

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A. Ramirez

Preferred Citation

Newton Goodwin Photograph Collection, 1887-1897, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas