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William S. Prettyman Choctaw Council House, Choctaw Nation.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05475.12 Author/Creator: William S. Prettyman Place Written: Oklahoma City, Ok. Type: Photograph Date: no date Pagination: 1 cabinet card ; 10.8 x 16.5 cm. Order a Copy

Two-story brick building with groups of Indians and white men standing on upper and lower porches. Margin notation: "Choctaw Council House, Choctaw Nation."

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