The Photography of Horace Poolaw (1906–1984)

Danny Williams, left, and George “Woogie” Watchtaker (Comanche) at the American Indian Exposition. Anadarko, Oklahoma, ca. 1959. 45EXP17. © 2014 Estate of Horace Poolaw. Reprinted with permission.

Eula Mae Narcomey Doonkeen (Seminole) in the American Indian Exposition Parade. Andarko, Oklahoma, ca. 1952. 45EXCW6. © 2014 Estate of Horace Poolaw. Reprinted with permission.

Left to right: Juanita Daugomah Ahtone (Kiowa), Evalou Ware Russell (center), Kiowa Tribal Princess, and Augustine Campbell Barsh (Kiowa) in the American Indian Exposition parade. Anadarko, Oklahoma, 1941. 45EP9. © 2014 Estate of Horace Poolaw. Reprinted

Left to right: Sindy Libby Keahbone (Kiowa) and Hannah Keahbone (Kiowa). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, ca. 1930. 57PC2. © 2014 Estate of Horace Poolaw. Reprinted with permission.

The deacons of Rainy Mountain Baptist Church. Left to right: Adolphus Goombi (Kiowa), Lester Momaday (Kiowa), Robert Goombi (Kiowa), Porter Drywater (Cherokee). Rainy Mountain Church, Mountain View, Oklahoma, ca. 1930. 57PN12. © 2014 Estate of Horace Pool

Funeral of Agnes (Mrs. Abel) Big Bow (Kiowa). Hog Creek, Oklahoma, 1947. 45UFN9.© 2014 Estate of Horace Poolaw. Reprinted with permission.

Powwow at Lone Bear’s dance ground. Carnegie, Oklahoma, ca. 1945. 45POW55. © 2014 Estate of Horace Poolaw. Reprinted with permission.

Gus Palmer (Kiowa, at left), side gunner, and Horace Poolaw (Kiowa), aerial photographer, in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress. MacDill Field, Tampa, Florida, ca. 1944. 45UFL14. © 2014 Estate of Horace Poolaw. Reprinted with permission.