MS 4835 Rubbing of footprints on Agency Hill, Muskogee County, Oklahoma
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: NAA MS 4835
name: label: Collector
content: Foreman, Grant, 1869-1953
place: label: Place
content: Oklahoma
label: Place
content: North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
creator: label: Collector
content: Foreman, Grant, 1869-1953
bioghist: label: Biographical Note
content: Grant Foreman (1869-1952) was a lawyer and historian best known for his study of Native Americans and the state of Oklahoma.  In 1899, Foreman joined the Dawes Commission, created to allot land to members of the Five Civilized Tribes. In 1903, he ended his service with the commission and began practicing law in Muskogee. He and his wife, Carolyn, together wrote numerous articles and books on Native American history.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (rubbing , 66 x 36 inches)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1930
container: label: Container
content: Folder 4835
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: The rubbing was received from Grant Foreman of the Muskogee Historical Society, Muskogee, Oklahoma at an unknown date. No accession information is available.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.MS4835
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Graphic Materials
label: Type
content: Works of art
label: Type
content: Rubbings
label: Type
content: Petroglyphs
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Works of art
label: Genre/Form
content: Rubbings
label: Genre/Form
content: Petroglyphs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection consists of a rubbing of a series of footprints carved into a sandstone rock located on Agency Hill in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.  The prints are of different sizes, depicting men, women, and children, all wearing shoes.


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