For fifty years, Horace Poolaw, Kiowa, chronicled the daily lives of friends, family and neighbors in southwestern Oklahoma. A retrospective of his work, "For a Love of His People: The Photography of Horace Poolaw," is currently on display at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., through June 4, 2017.
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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/87A0451A-04AA-4867-BF8C-F9E18FE30EF9_w1024_q10_s.png)
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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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/751BEFA8-1DC6-4165-91EF-8427D69802DE_w1024_q10_s.png)
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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](https://gdb.voanews.com/AB7D1F04-B298-4600-A674-4F4AF67BCFFE_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/134D0A16-40CC-41A7-A5AD-C90DF7F0582E_w1024_q10_s.png)
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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.