Harry E. Chrisman, former Liberal author and historian, donated a large collection of his writings, photographs, and other items to Liberal Memorial Library for the purpose of research. This database searches the contents of the Chrisman Collection. | ![]() |
CallNo: C5-A5a | ||||
Descriptive Title: Map description by Irvin Green | Type: Comments | |||
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Size: 2 1/2 x 5 | Condition: fair | |||
Text: [front] no 1 turned back; The above map was sketched by Irvin Green, now 81 years old, old "No Man's Land" cowboy, to show the position of his father's ranch house on the Palo Duro Creek. The old and mysterious Red Rock of the Palo Duro is shown, northwest of the Green ranch home. The small map (inset_ may help to locate the area on the Oklahoma panhandle state map. Mr. Green lives at Lisle, Illinois today. | ||||
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Irvin Green
"No Man's Land" cowboy Ranch house Palo Duro Creek Red Rock Oklahoma Panhandle Lisle, Illinois |
Related to: | P131-A5a
M1-A5a E2-A5a |
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CallNo: N176-A2b11 | ||||
Descriptive Title: Harry Chrisman stands in front of Irvin Green home on the Palo Duro | Type: Negative | |||
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Size: 2 7/16 x 4 7/8 | Condition: very good | |||
Text: [from back of original photo]H.E.C. in photo/ Old Green home - stone house - on Palo Duro, Okla Panhandle [two address stamps] Harry E. Chrisman/ Lane D, Apt. 74/ Bluebonnet Courts/ Liberal, Kansas | ||||
Misc Info: Harry Chrisman stands in front of old, stone home. He is standing on the small cement porch. The home is two-story. According to the envelope the negatives came in, it is the Irvin Green home on the Palo Duro in the Oklahoma Panhandle. | ||||
Subject: |
Harry Chrisman
Irvin Green home stone home Palo Duro boarded windows vacant home porch Oklahoma Panhandle |
Related to: | E16
P540 P541 |
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Other: | Negatives N176 and N177 are on the same film strip. |
CallNo: N177-A2b11 | ||||
Descriptive Title: Looking out the window of the Irvin Green home on the Palo Duro | Type: Negative | |||
Date of Origin: | Provenance: | |||
Size: 2 7/16 x 4 7/8 | Condition: very good | |||
Text: [from back of original photo] H.E.C. in photo/ Old Green home - stone house - on Palo Duro, Okla Panhandle [two address stamps] Harry E. Chrisman/ Lane D, Apt. 74/ Bluebonnet Courts/ Liberal, Kansas | ||||
Misc Info: A small window in a room in a house. The view is looking out the window, while the rest of the room inside is dark. Can see the plains or prairie out the window. According to the envelopes the negatives were found in, the window is in the Irvin Green home on the Palo Duro. | ||||
Subject: |
Irvin Green home
Palo Duro vacant home stone home prairie plains window Oklahoma Panhandle |
Related to: | E16
P540 P541 |
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Other: | Negatives N176 and N177 are on the same film strip. |
CallNo: N178-A2b11 | ||||
Descriptive Title: Scenes from Palo Duro | Type: Negative | |||
Date of Origin: | Provenance: | |||
Size: 2 7/16 x 4 13/16 | Condition: very good | |||
Text: | ||||
Misc Info: Trees and open area from the Palo Duro area, according to E16. | ||||
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Palo Duro
Oklahoma Panhandle trees |
Related to: | E16
N179 |
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Other: | N178 and N179 are on the same film strip. |
CallNo: N179-A2b11 | ||||
Descriptive Title: Scenes from Palo Duro | Type: Negative | |||
Date of Origin: | Provenance: | |||
Size: 2 7/16 x 4 13/16 | Condition: very good | |||
Text: | ||||
Misc Info: Open area at Palo Duro, according to E16. Yucca plants and other shrubbery on the ground. | ||||
Subject: |
Palo Duro
Oklahoma Panhandle yucca plants |
Related to: | E16
N178 |
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Other: | N178 and N179 are together on same film strip. |
CallNo: N182-F1a | ||||
Descriptive Title: Catherine Chrisman standing on top of a rock at Palo Duro | Type: Negative | |||
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Size: 2 7/16 x 4 15/16 | Condition: very good | |||
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Misc Info: Woman in coat and gloves stands on the top of a rock. According to E16, the picture was taken at Palo Duro and this could be Red Rock. The rock has a crack or crevice running down the right side. | ||||
Subject: |
woman
rock Palo Duro Oklahoma Panhandle Red Rock Catherine Chrisman |
Related to: | E16
N169 N183 |
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Other: | N182 and N183 are on the same film strip. |
CallNo: N183-F1a | ||||
Descriptive Title: Catherine Chrisman standing on top of a rock at Palo Duro | Type: Negative | |||
Date of Origin: | Provenance: | |||
Size: 2 7/16 x 4 15/16 | Condition: very good | |||
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Misc Info: Woman is standing on top of a rock, probably same rock from N182. The rock also has a crack or crevice running down the right side. There are sticks or tree limbs stacked together to the left and behind the rock. The woman is wearing a coat and gloves. According to E16, this is at Palo Duro and could be Red Rock. | ||||
Subject: |
woman
rock Palo Duro Oklahoma Panhandle Red Rock sticks tree limbs |
Related to: | E16
N180 N169 N182 |
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Other: | N182 and N183 are on the same film strip. |
CallNo: N190-A2b11 | ||||
Descriptive Title: Irvin Green Home on the Palo Duro | Type: Negative | |||
Date of Origin: | Provenance: | |||
Size: 2 7/16 x 4 3/4 | Condition: very good | |||
Text: | ||||
Misc Info: Two-story house set off in background of photo. It is either stone or rock. It has a chimney at the top, and several windows. This is either a side or back view of the house, because no door is visible. The home is vacant or abandoned. There is open grassland around the home. | ||||
Subject: |
Irvin Green
Palo Duro rock home stone home Oklahoma Panhandle two-story home chimney |
Related to: | E16
N191 |
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Other: | Found in an envelope with other negatives. According to the envelope, the house is the Irvin Green Home on the Palo Duro. |
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CallNo: N191-A2b11 | ||||
Descriptive Title: Irvin Green Home on the Palo Duro in the Oklahoma Panhandle | Type: Negative | |||
Date of Origin: | Provenance: | |||
Size: 2 7/16 x 4 3/4 | Condition: very good | |||
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Misc Info: Two-story home in background. A tall fencepost in the foreground, and a barbed-wire fence (which is falling down) in front of the house. The house is either vacant or abandoned. It is either rock or stone. There is a chimeny on the top and several windows. Also something in between the windows, looks like plywood or boards of some type. Open grassland around the house. | ||||
Subject: |
Irvin Green
Palo Duro Oklahoma Panhandle rock home stone home two-story home chimney windows posts barbed wire fencing |
Related to: | E16
N191 |
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Other: | Found in envelope with other negatives. According to the envelope, this is the Irvin Green Home on the Palo Duro. |
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CallNo: N79-F1b | ||||
Descriptive Title: Marion Eldridge, Sr. | Type: Negative | |||
Date of Origin: | Provenance: | |||
Size: 2 7/16 x 3 1/2 | Condition: very good | |||
Text: 9 10 Kodak Safety Film Kodak Safety Film | ||||
Misc Info: Man stands at right with one hand on horse's saddle; horse is at left with head looking forward. | ||||
Subject: |
Marion Eldridge Sr.
foreman Hardesty Ranch Oklahoma Panhandle man horse saddle cowboy hat coat boots Kodak Safety Film |
Related to: | P207-F1b | |
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CallNo: N80-A2b11 | ||||
Descriptive Title: Old Rock House on Hardesy Ranch | Type: Negative | |||
Date of Origin: | Provenance: | |||
Size: 2 7/16 x 3 9/16" | Condition: very good | |||
Text: 11 Kodak Safety Film Kodak Safety Film | ||||
Misc Info: House on plains; automobile beside house; windmill right behind house. | ||||
Subject: |
Old Rock House
Hardesty Ranch Oklahoma Panhandle Cimarron Meridian plains ranch house automobile trees car windmill Kodak Safety Film |
Related to: | P208-A2b11 | |
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CallNo: P131-A5a | ![]() larger image |
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Descriptive Title: Window | Type: Print | |||
Date of Origin: | Provenance: | |||
Size: 5 x 7 1/8 | Condition: good | |||
Text: [front] (red lines and x's) [back] No 3 | ||||
Misc Info: Picture is of a window looking outside. Looks like a dirt road, 2 fields and a row of trees. | ||||
Subject: |
Ranch house
stone house window scenic view Palo Duro Creek Red Rock Palo Duro Irvin Green No Man's Land Oklahoma Panhandle Lisle, Illinois |
Related to: | M1-A5a
C5-A5a E2-A5a |
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Other: | Photo has tape tear mark on bottom back. Photo has a paperclip stain on top, left back. |
CallNo: P207-F1b | ![]() larger image |
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Descriptive Title: Marion Eldridge, Sr. | Type: Print | |||
Date of Origin: | Provenance: | |||
Size: 4 7/8 x 7 1/8 | Condition: good | |||
Text: Marion Eldridge, Sr., Foreman on Hardesty Ranch Okla. Panhandle | ||||
Misc Info: Man stands at right with one hand on horse's saddle; horse is at left with head looking forward. Photo has tape on back middle. | ||||
Subject: |
Marion Eldridge Sr.
foreman Hardesty Ranch Oklahoma Panhandle man horse saddle cowboy hat coat boots |
Related to: | N79-F1b | |
Other: |
CallNo: P208-A2b11 | ![]() larger image |
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Descriptive Title: Old Rock House on Hardesy Ranch | Type: Print | |||
Date of Origin: | Provenance: | |||
Size: 4 7/8 x 7 1/8 | Condition: good | |||
Text: Old Rock House on Hardesty Ranch Okla. Panhandle NW 1/4, Sec. 23, in Twp.[Turp.] 1, North of Range 19, East of Cimarron Meridian. | ||||
Misc Info: House on plains; automobile beside house; windmill right behind house. Photo has tape on top left back. | ||||
Subject: |
Old Rock House
Hardesty Ranch Oklahoma Panhandle Cimarron Meridian plains ranch house automobile trees car windmill |
Related to: | N80-A2b11 | |
Other: |
CallNo: P23-F1b | ![]() larger image |
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Descriptive Title: Marion Eldridge, Sr. with horse | Type: Print | |||
Date of Origin: | Provenance:personal collection | |||
Size: 4 7/8 x 7 1/8 | Condition: very good | |||
Text: [back] Marion Eldridge, Sr. Oklahoma Panhandle Foreman of Hardesty Ranch (brand symbol drawn (S on it's side with s down) Return to Harry E. Chrisman 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 | ||||
Misc Info: Eldridge standing next to horse with his hand on saddle. Picture is fuzzy. | ||||
Subject: |
Marion Eldridge
Oklahoma Panhandle Hardesty Ranch Brand horses |
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CallNo: P314-A5a | ![]() larger image |
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Descriptive Title: Merchant Ranch | Type: Print | |||
Date of Origin: 1891 | Provenance: | |||
Size: 5 1/16 x 7 | Condition: excellent | |||
Text: [back] 3x4 [note taped to back of photo] The Henry Merchant Ranch---1891 The Merchant Ranch was 22 miles south of Liberal in the Neutral Strip. At the center of the photo is Mrs. Alexander Foltz, mother of Mrs. John King, Liberal. The baby is George Foltz. At the right is Mrs. Henry Merchant. The Pony shown in the photo wasa wild mustang, caught by the cowboys and given to the Merchants. In the 1880's there were many mustangs in the Oklahoma panhandle country and if caught young enough they made wiry, tough horses. Pony cut off by reproduction ; Palo Duro [back of note] [is not clear enough to read] [spruh mosl in Af 1898 Mrs. Henry [line over an 8] possible brand symbol Ed Guymon Whiley] | ||||
Misc Info: Photo is of a woman standing holding the handle of a toy wagon. There is a baby in the wagon. There is another lady sitting in a chair. There are 2 dogs at her feet. They are in front of a house. There are 3 windows on the side and a door on the end. There is a partial face of a horse on the left side of photo. There is an empty chair behind the lady who is standing. | ||||
Subject: |
Henry Merchant
Neutral Strip Liberal, Kansas Mrs. Alexander Foltz Mrs. John King George Foltz Mustang Oklahoma panhandle Cow horses |
Related to: | P312
P313 P315 P316 P317 P318 |
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Other: | Photo has tape tear mark on top back. |
CallNo: P35-A5f | ![]() larger image |
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Descriptive Title: Old Rock House | Type: Print | |||
Date of Origin: | Provenance: | |||
Size: 4 15/16 x 7 1/8 | Condition: very good | |||
Text: [back] The Old Rock House 29 [on] Hardesty Ranch Okla Panhandle NW 1/4, Sec. 23, in TWP 1, North of Range 19, E. of Cimarron Meridian Return to Harry E. Chrisman 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 | ||||
Misc Info: house with car in front, windmill to the left and tree to left of windmill. | ||||
Subject: |
Rock house
Hardesty Ranch Oklahoma Panhandle |
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CallNo: P540-A2b11 | ![]() larger image |
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Descriptive Title: Harry Chrisman stands in front of Irvin Green home on the Palo Duro | Type: Print | |||
Date of Origin: | Provenance: | |||
Size: 2 5/8 x 5 1/16 | Condition: very good | |||
Text: [front] KODAK SAFETY FILM ; 6 ; [5?] [back] H.E.C. in photo ; Old Green home - stone house - on Palo Duro, Okla Panhandle [two address stamps] HARRY E. CHRISMAN LANE D, APT. 74 BLUEBONNET COURTS LIBERAL, KANSAS ; X ; X | ||||
Misc Info: Harry Chrisman stands in front of old, stone home. He is standing on the small cement porch. The home is two-story. According to the envelope the negatives came in, it is the Irvin Green home on the Palo Duro in the Oklahoma Panhandle. | ||||
Subject: |
Harry Chrisman
Irvin Green home stone home Palo Duro boarded windows vacant home porch Oklahoma Panhandle |
Related to: | E16
N176 N177 |
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Other: | P540 and P541 are together on the same photo paper. |
CallNo: P541-A2b11 | ||||
Descriptive Title: Looking out the window of the Irvin Green home on the Palo Duro | Type: Print | |||
Date of Origin: | Provenance: | |||
Size: 2 5/8 x 5 1/16" | Condition: very good | |||
Text: [front] KODAK SAFETY FILM ; 6 ; [?] [back] H.E.C. in photo/ Old Green home - stone house - on Palo Duro, Okla Panhandle [two address stamps] Harry E. Chrisman/ Lane D, Apt. 74/ Bluebonnet Courts/ Liberal, Kansas | ||||
Misc Info: A small window in a room in a house. The view is looking out the window, while the rest of the room inside is dark. Can see the plains or prairie out the window. According to the envelopes the negatives were found in, the window is in the Irvin Green home on the Palo Duro. | ||||
Subject: |
Irvin Green home
Palo Duro vacant home stone home prairie plains window Oklahoma Panhandle |
Related to: | E16
N176 N177 |
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Other: | Photos P540 and P541 are together on the same photo paper. |