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.

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CallNo: C5-A5a
Descriptive Title: Map description by Irvin Green			Type: Comments
Date of Origin:			Provenance:
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.
Misc Info:
Subject:	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: N161-H1h
Descriptive Title: Rock etched with "David Strellner 1882"			Type: Negative
Date of Origin:			Provenance:
Size: 2 7/16 x 4 11/16			Condition: very good
Text: [etched on the rock] David Strellner 1882
Misc Info: The words David Strellner (spelling not quite sure) 1882 are etched or scratched into a rock. Can tell other etchings are on the rock also, but can't make out any words. There is a hand in the picture, with fingers in a longhorn pose.
Subject:	David Strellner rock hand etching		Related to:	E15 P250
Other:	Negatives N161 and N162 are together on the same film strip.

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CallNo: N176-A2b11
Descriptive Title: Harry Chrisman stands in front of 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: 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
Other:	Negatives N176 and N177 are on the same film strip.

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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
Other:	Negatives N176 and N177 are on the same film strip.

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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.
Subject:	Palo Duro Oklahoma Panhandle trees		Related to:	E16 N179
Other:	N178 and N179 are on the same film strip.

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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
Other:	N178 and N179 are together on same film strip.

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CallNo: N182-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
Text:
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
Other:	N182 and N183 are on the same film strip.

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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
Text:
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
Other:	N182 and N183 are on the same film strip.

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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
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
Text:
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
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
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
Other:	Photo has tape tear mark on bottom back. Photo has a paperclip stain on top, left back.

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CallNo: P138-F2f1			larger image
Descriptive Title: Hardesty Quartercircle S Ranch Roundup Crew			Type: Print
Date of Origin:			Provenance:
Size: 5 1/16 x 7 3/16			Condition: very good
Text: [front] Pan Handle Oklahoma; MAN LAND; - 8 1/2 (arrow pointing right) (brand symbol) [back] Return to Harry E. Chrisman 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215. [note] "I expect some of the Hungate's are in this photo." "The Hardesty Quartercircle S ranch roundup crew. Col. R.J. Hardesty and Ed Hardesty of Dodge City, Kansas, were the principals. The ranch operated, according to Marion W. Eldridge from whom this photo was obtained, from the late 1800s to 1897. His father Marion W. Eldridge, Sr., was foreman from 1892 to 1897. The sr Eldridge then acquired the ranch headquarters site, 160 acres, which his heirs still own (1966). In the photo above, to the right in long coat, man believed to be Col. Hardesty.
Misc Info: Picture of a large group of men with horses on the open range. Photo has brand symbol in bottom right.
Subject:	Roundup Hardesty Ranch Col. R.J. Hardesty Ed Hardesty Dodge City, Kansas Marion W. Eldrige Hungates Panhandle, Oklahoma		Related to:
Other:	Photo has tape on top back.

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CallNo: P207-F1b			larger image
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:

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CallNo: P208-A2b11			larger image
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:

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CallNo: P23-F1b			larger image
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		Related to:
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CallNo: P261-A3p			larger image
Descriptive Title: The Billy Custer Store at Arkalon			Type: Print
Date of Origin:			Provenance:
Size: 4 3/4 x 9 7/16			Condition: good
Text: [back] 5 col [stamp] HARRY E. CHRISMAN LANE D, APT. 74 BLUEBONNET COURTS LIBERAL, KANSAS [note] THE BILLY CUSTER STORE AT ARKALON Lee Larrabee is the clerk, shown at both sides of the picture, since the picture was taken in two shots. Mr. Custer sits at the desk. Jess McCoid once told how, at Fargo Springs, Custer and another man quarreled in a card game, took to the street, fired a cylinder of cartridges each from revolvers at each other. Failing to score a hit, the two made up again, finished the card game. From an original picture owned by Mrs. Frank Stefan, 711 N. Sherman, Liberal
Misc Info: Photo is of the inside of a store. There are 2 men sitting in chairs and 2 men behind the counters. Looks like same man behind counters at opposite end of store. There are 2 possibly 3 men standing in the store. There is a woodstove. There is a kerosene lantern hanging from the ceiling. Products line the shelves and floor.
Subject:	store Arkalon, KS inside store barrel merchandise clerk Billy Custer Lee Larrabee		Related to:
Other:	Photo has tape tear mark and tape on top back.

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CallNo: P314-A5a			larger image
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
Other:	Photo has tape tear mark on top back.

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CallNo: P32-F2f1			larger image
Descriptive Title: Western Round up			Type: Print
Date of Origin:			Provenance:Mrs. James C. Banker, Hobbs, New Mexico
Size: 5 1/8 x 7 5/8			Condition: very good
Text: [on picture] #10 A Western "Round Up." [back] 28 (circled) Return to Harry E. Chrisman 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [note] 28 (28 circled) The roundup in Texas Panhandle and No Man's Land. Photo courtesy Mrs. James C. Banker, Hobbs, New Mex. (underlined)
Misc Info: 7 cowboys on 7 horses in foreground. Cattle herd in background.
Subject:	Round up cattle cowboys horses Texas Panhandle No Man's Land		Related to:
Other:	Photo has tape and tape tear mark on back top. Photo has pencil lines drawn on back.

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CallNo: P35-A5f			larger image
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		Related to:
Other:

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CallNo: P540-A2b11			larger image
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
Other:	P540 and P541 are together on the same photo paper.

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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
Other:	Photos P540 and P541 are together on the same photo paper.

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CallNo: PC15-E1a2			larger image
Descriptive Title: Floyd Hand at Sheridan, Wyoming, rodeo			Type: Postcard
Date of Origin:			Provenance:possibly Western Horsemen magazine
Size: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2			Condition: good
Text: [front] Floyd Hand Dismounting? From Wild Brahma ([copyright symbol] R.R. Doubleday) Sheridan Wyo. Rodeo. [back] The Western Horseman Sep 1979; Post Card; Place Stamp Here. Correspondence; Address; Floyd Hand dismounting from Wild Brahma, Sheridan, Wyo. Rodeo (copyright symbol) R.R. Doubleday; Photo from Jack Bailey (brand symbol - fancy B over half-moon arc) 615 Storey Blvd., Apt. 317 Cheyenne, Wyo. (1989)
Misc Info: Cowboy gets bucked off bull at rodeo; spectators and other cowboys in background.
Subject:	Floyd Hand wild Brahma bull Sheridan, Wyoming rodeo R.R. Doubleday cowboys in background spectators Jack Bailey Cheyenne, Wyoming cowboys on horses fence pole Western Horseman		Related to:
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CallNo: PC33-F1b			larger image
Descriptive Title: Myron Goodwin			Type: Postcard
Date of Origin:			Provenance:
Size: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2			Condition: good
Text: [front] signs say "Arkansaw Traveler" and "Home or Bust." [back] Post Card; Place Stamp Here; Correspondence Here; Name and Address Here; Myron Goodwin
Misc Info: No correspondence; single traveler in goat-pulled wagon. Signs say "Arkansaw Traveler" and "Home or Bust"
Subject:	Myron Goodwin one-passenger wagon goat luggage crumbling building or mine hand-made signs on wagons		Related to:
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