Ned Christie Posse

Fort Smith (Sebastian County) posse, under the jurisdiction of Judge Isaac C. Parker, sent out to arrest Ned Christie, a Cherokee man alleged to have killed a deputy marshal. The picture was taken in Vinita, Indian Territory, on November 2, 1892. (Clockwise from left, back row): Bill Smith, Bill Ellis, Paden Tolbert, Gideon S. “Cap” White, and Charles Copeland.

Five white men in western clothing and wide brimmed hats posing with rifles in hand

Courtesy of the National Park Service

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