Braided Locke

Student file of David Little Oldman (David Oldman, Braided Locke), a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on August 13, 1904, and departed on April 2, 1909. The file contains photographs, correspondence, a physical record, a news clipping, a progress card, and a report after leaving indicating that he was working as a rancher…

The handwritten caption on the reverse reads: D. Little Oldman.

This photo shows David Little Oldman shoeing a horse at a blacksmith's shop "in which he was regularly employed... at $75 per month."  This information was taken from a letter contained in Little Oldman's student file.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: David Little Oldman.

This photograph is of David Little Oldman plowing his field with the assistance of horses and another man.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: David Little Oldman.

This photograph is of David Little Oldman plowing his field with the assistance of horses and another man.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: David Little Oldman.

This photograph is of David Little Oldman plowing his field with the assistance of horses and another man.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: D. Little Oldman.

This photograph is of David Little Oldman plowing his field with the assistance of horses and another man.