1889~OKLAHOMA CITY~INDIAN TERRITORY~BOOMER~OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH PHOTO ARCHIVE

Description: 1889 OKLAHOMA CITY INDIAN TERRITORY LAND RUSH PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVEINCLUDING PERIOD 1889 ORIGINAL NEWSPAPEROpening of Oklahoma Territory--The Grand Rush for the Promised Land When the Signal Was Given***SEE VIDEO***On offer is a fantastic, historic collection of ten 8 ½” by 5 ½” Oklahoma Land Rush albumen silver images mounted on board with gilt border, and in excellent original condition. Note: The images are all crisp and clear, though there is glare on the images i posted. The "Saturday Globe" Newspaper in Utica, dated April 27, 1889 is in fair condition, but fragile condition with some paper loss at the folds (see video and photo). It is an original, period newspaper with all the news of the land rush. It includes a front page graphic titled "Opening of Oklahoma Territory--The Grand Rush for the Promised Land When the Signal Was Given." All of the images, with the exception of one, is marked by the photographer: "Scenes in Oklahoma, Indian Territory, On Line of A.T. & S.F.R.R.--Photographed by Geo. Stephan, Denver, Colo." with the description and/or location of the image. This is a very rare and wonderful collection. As can be seen in the video and the posted photographs, the images are all in excellent condition. Also included is an April 27, 1889 period newspaper with excellent articles throughout. DESCRIPTIONS ON REVERSE OF PHOTOGRAPHS Block in front of Land Office between Harrison and OK Streets. When ten days old—1889Harrison Ave when two weeks old 1889Looking from Depot N.W. two weeks after opening—1889.First Election for Mayor—April 25th, 1889.First Law Office, April 23, 1889.Looking from Depot East. Guthrie two weeks old.Express Office and Depot on Santa Fe Depot April 23rd 1889.Blank – no IDFirst Blacksmith Shop, April 23rd, 1889.General Weaver addressing the people at Santa Fe Depot, April 23, 1889. PERSONALITIES MENTIONED IN PHOTOGRAPHSGENERAL JAMES B. WEAVER AND MAYOR CAPT. WILLIAM L. COUCHIf you take the time to read the contemporary newspapers of the day, it appears that General James B. Weaver and Mayor William Couch were hated by the people of Oklahoma City Territory. These two cohorts were accused of all kinds of fraud, chicanery, and brutal assault. I have included newspaper articles on the subject. They took property for themselves.General Weaver was a Senator and a political figure involved in the effort to open Unassigned Lands in Oklahoma for settlement in 1889. Along with other representatives, he pushed through an amendment of the Indian Appropriations Bill.Willam Lewis Couch was a native of North Carolina and later a resident of Kansas. He was best known as a leader of the Boomer Movement, along with General Weaver. He was also the first provision al Mayor of Oklahoma City in 1889. The photograph in this collection shows a line of people describing the first election of Mayor. WHO WAS GEORGE STEPHAN? George Stephan was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 30, 1862, to John C. Stephan and Elizabeth Watson Stephan. George moved to Denver circa 1882, where his uncle Henry W. Watson ran a photography studio. It is believed that this is where he learned photography. At some point, he took a photography job with the Atchison and Santa Fe Railroad and produced these beautiful albumen silver prints. In 1890, George Stephan returned to Colorado, residing in Delta. He was active in banking and real estate. By 1900 he had been admitted to the bar and established a large practice. He held many local and state offices in Colorado. Stephan was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1918 and a U. S. district attorney in 1924. He retired to California and died in La Jolla, California on September 9, 1944. He was interred in the family plot at Delta Cemetery. An additional source of information on George Stephan was found in his obituary in the “Rocky Mountain News.” However, there is no mention of his photography, which is unfortunate because he as quite accomplished. Rocky Mountain News 9/10/1944 George Stephan George Stephan, former lieutenant governor and long-prominent figure in public life in Denver and Colorado, died yesterday at his home in La Jolla, Calif. He had been ill for many months. He was 82. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1882, Mr. Stephan came to Colorado when he was 19 and settled in Mesa County. He served his home community as city, county and deputy district attorney and in 1910 was elected to the State Senate. He served in the State Senate from 1910 to 1916 and as lieutenant governor from 1919 to 1921. He was registrar of the State Land Board from 1921 to 1923 and U.S. Attorney from 1924 to 1929, when he went into private practice of law in Denver. Throughout his long residence in Colorado, he was extremely active in Republican affairs and was a delegate to the national convention which nominated Calvin Coolidge in 1924. Mr. Stephan kept a houseboat in Florida for many years and made a practice spending a good portion of each winter on it. He and Mrs. Stephan, who was the former Helen Carr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Carr of Philadelphia, observed their golden wedding anniversary in California in June, 1941. They were married in Delta. During his residence in California, Mr. Stephan was active in Boy Scout work and was serving his second four-year term as a member of the San Diego Planning Commission. Additional Comments: 20th Colorado Lieutenant Governor 1919-1921 Colorado U.S. Attorney 1924-1929

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