Conner, George

Student file of George Conner, a member of the Osage Nation, who entered the school on November 1, 1890 and departed on July 19, 1899.  The file contains correspondence, a photograph, a returned student survey, a former student response postcard, and a report after leaving indicating that Conners was working as a farmer and stockraiser in…

Student information card of George Conner, a member of the Osage Nation, who entered the school on November 1, 1890 and departed on July 19, 1899. The file indicates Conner was living in Salt Creek, Oklahoma and Grainola, Oklahoma in 1913.

Student information card of George Conner, a member of the Osage Nation, who entered the school on November 1, 1890 and ultimately departed on July 19, 1899.

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Note: This issue was also published as The Red Man (Vol. 16, No. 6).

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Note: This issue was also published as The Red Man (Vol. 16, No. 31).

The first article, written by Franz Boas, discussed "Methods in Indian Woodwork." Frank C. Churchill wrote about a council of Ponca, lead by Chief White Eagle and gave an account of the speeches made at the council. Next an article, pulled from the New York Tribune, reported on the improving conditions of Indians across the United…

Studio portrait of George Conner. 

Studio portrait of George Conner (seated at right) and William Johnson [?] (probably standing at left). Both are wearing school uniforms.

Note: Previous cataloging interpreted the handwritten caption as "[?] Connor and W. Johnson." The identification of these as George Conner (who was 19 years old on arrival in 1890) and William…

Studio portrait of eleven male students, three Native American men, and one white man. The caption identifies them as from the Osage nation. 

A researcher gave the Cumberland County Historical Society partial identifications for the sitters in this photo. According to this information, back row, left to right: Unidentified,…

Studio photo of thirteen male students. They are identified in the caption of the Cumberland County Historical Society copy of this image as being "Osage group, 1891."

A researcher at the Cumberland County Historical Society identified the students in their copy of this image as, top row, left to right: Claude Smith, Frank Penn, Amos…

Studio photo of thirteen male students, identified in the caption as being "Osage group, 1891. 

A researcher at the Cumberland County Historical Society identified as the students as:

Top row, left to right: Claude Smith, Frank Penn, Amos Osage, Daniel McDougan. 

Middle row, left to right: Elias Stanton, Harry…

Studio portrait of eleven unidentified male students and two unidentified female students. 

Previous cataloging indicates the students are from the Osage nation and provides a date of 1891 for this image. George Conner is seated right in the center of the photo, and Amos Hamilton appears standing, third male student from the left.…

Studio portrait of George Conner (seated on the right) and Charles Wright. 

Studio portrait of George Conner posed with a bicycle. 

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: You will see me with my Haying gang.  I am in front with the first team, at the M. V. Freight Yard. Geo. Conner.