Bates established a studio in Lawton, Oklahoma. Nearby Fort Sill became a center for Plains Indians who had either been resettled near the Fort or captured and incarcerated there during the Indian wars of the latter part of the 19th century. Bates had ample opportunity to observe and photograph these native Americans. His studio was located at 423-425 D Avenue in Lawton.
Bates was first married at the age of 26. In his second marriage, in 1915, Bates wed Lenora ("Nora") Belle Gillock, who was born in Texas and worked in his studio in Lawton, Okla. After Bates' death, Nora ran the studio for three decades.
[Extracted from the catalog of the Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton, Okla.]
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The following is a description of an Edward Bates photographic album auctioned By Clars Auction Gallery, Jan. 9, 2011:
Edward Bates photograph album, circa 1900, containing photographs and photographic postcards of native American indians, including Apache, the family of the late Quanah Parker, Chief of the Comanches, the debut of the daughter of Naiche the Apache war chief 1912, Amelia Naiche, Christian Naiche, Mow-a-wa the Comanche chief 1870, Wanda Parker the daughter of Quanah Parker, Chief of the Comanches, students at the Indian school Ft. Sill Oklahoma, Geronimo the Apache war chief, Tis-so-yo (I believe) Comanche indian, the funeral of Quanah Parker chief of the Comanches, at Post Oak cemetery near Cache Oklahoma February 24, 1911, Comanche war dance, 1st battalion Ft. Sill indian school, Oklahoma, Buffalo on the game reserve, Wichita, Oklahoma, a shaman indian, photos of clothes being distributed at the indian school for Christmas day and diner, a Cheyenne teppe, etc, album:8.5'' x 6'' x 1.5''
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The following is a catalog record for a Bates collection in the Museum of the Great Plains:
Edward Bates photograph collection, 1905-1920.
307 photographs and copy negatives.
The material described in this catalog record is located in the collections of the Museum of the Great Plains. Collection open for research.
307 original images, taken by Edward Bates, chiefly depicting landscape views of the Wichita Mountains, Medicine Park, and Fort Sill, Okla.
Cite as: Lenora and Edward Bates photograph collection, 1905-1920, Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton, Okla.
Photographer, of Lawton, Okla.; owned Bates Studio (1905-1918), in Lawton; also worked out of Medicine Park, Okla.
Finding aid in the repository.
Bates established a studio in Lawton, Oklahoma. Nearby Fort Sill became a center for Plains Indians who had either been resettled near the Fort or captured and incarcerated there during the Indian wars of the latter part of the 19th century. Bates had ample opportunity to observe and photograph these native Americans. His studio was located at 423-425 D Avenue in Lawton.
Bates was first married at the age of 26. In his second marriage, in 1915, Bates wed Lenora ("Nora") Belle Gillock, who was born in Texas and worked in his studio in Lawton, Okla. After Bates' death, Nora ran the studio for three decades.
[Extracted from the catalog of the Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton, Okla.]
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The following is a description of an Edward Bates photographic album auctioned By Clars Auction Gallery, Jan. 9, 2011:
Edward Bates photograph album, circa 1900, containing photographs and photographic postcards of native American indians, including Apache, the family of the late Quanah Parker, Chief of the Comanches, the debut of the daughter of Naiche the Apache war chief 1912, Amelia Naiche, Christian Naiche, Mow-a-wa the Comanche chief 1870, Wanda Parker the daughter of Quanah Parker, Chief of the Comanches, students at the Indian school Ft. Sill Oklahoma, Geronimo the Apache war chief, Tis-so-yo (I believe) Comanche indian, the funeral of Quanah Parker chief of the Comanches, at Post Oak cemetery near Cache Oklahoma February 24, 1911, Comanche war dance, 1st battalion Ft. Sill indian school, Oklahoma, Buffalo on the game reserve, Wichita, Oklahoma, a shaman indian, photos of clothes being distributed at the indian school for Christmas day and diner, a Cheyenne teppe, etc, album:8.5'' x 6'' x 1.5''
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The following is a catalog record for a Bates collection in the Museum of the Great Plains:
Edward Bates photograph collection, 1905-1920.
307 photographs and copy negatives.
The material described in this catalog record is located in the collections of the Museum of the Great Plains. Collection open for research.
307 original images, taken by Edward Bates, chiefly depicting landscape views of the Wichita Mountains, Medicine Park, and Fort Sill, Okla.
Cite as: Lenora and Edward Bates photograph collection, 1905-1920, Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton, Okla.
Photographer, of Lawton, Okla.; owned Bates Studio (1905-1918), in Lawton; also worked out of Medicine Park, Okla.
Finding aid in the repository.