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George W. Parsons (c. 1845–1931) was a photographer in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, who photographed the Osage. The Newberry Library in Chicago has a collection of his photographs. The National Museum of American History has a collection of his photographs. His work is also in the Gilcrease Museum. The Wisconsin Historical Society also has his photographs in its collection.

He was born in Arkansas.

He photographed a view of Pawhuska before Oklahoma statehood (Oklahoma Territory) in 1887.

He was involved in a land dispute with a tenant. His businesses with his wife included a millinery, dressmaking store, and his photographic studio.

References

1. "Parsons, G. W. (George W.) - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
2. Parsons, G. W; Edward E. Ayer Photograph Collection (Newberry Library) (1880). G.W. Parsons photographs of Osage Indians. OCLC 43626688.
3. Swan, Daniel C.; Cooley, Jim (October 21, 2019). Wedding Clothes and the Osage Community: A Giving Heritage. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253043054 – via Google Books.
4. "Osage Man | Photograph". Wisconsin Historical Society. December 1, 2003.
5. "MMS Collection Abstract: G.W. Parsons photographs of Osage Indians". mms.newberry.org.
6. "Collections Search Results". National Museum of American History.
7. "Three Osage boys, Fairfax / G. W. Parsons - Gilcrease Museum". collections.gilcrease.org.
8. "Osage Women | Photograph". Wisconsin Historical Society. December 1, 2003.
9. "Osage Indian photographs: Vol 1 - American Indian Histories and Cultures - Adam Matthew Digital". www.aihc.amdigital.co.uk.
10. "Photograph of Pawhuska, Capitol of the Osage Nation, Pawhuska,..." Getty Images.
11. "POLSON v. PARSONS". Justia Law.
12. "The Osage Journal from Pawhuska, Oklahoma on September 26, 1918 · 6". Newspapers.com.

External links

• G.W. Parsons photographs of Osage Indians collection at the Newberry Library
• Findagrave entry

• 1840s births
• 1931 deaths
• American photographers