The doc­u­men­ta­tion cred­its a rich array of sources for the illus­tra­tions uti­lized, under­scor­ing the com­pre­hen­sive effort to visu­al­ly rep­re­sent the his­tor­i­cal and cul­tur­al con­texts addressed in the book. Notably, the con­tri­bu­tions are diverse, span­ning indi­vid­ual con­tri­bu­tions, pub­lic insti­tu­tions, and pri­vate col­lec­tions, high­light­ing a col­lab­o­ra­tive effort to assem­ble a visu­al­ly infor­ma­tive sup­ple­ment to the tex­tu­al nar­ra­tive.

Per­son­al con­tri­bu­tions, such as those from Archie Mason and Ray­mond Red Corn, exem­pli­fy the close con­nec­tions and first­hand nar­ra­tives that enrich the book’s authen­tic­i­ty and depth. These per­son­al con­tri­bu­tions are com­ple­ment­ed by insti­tu­tion­al sup­port from esteemed enti­ties such as the Osage Nation Muse­um, the Okla­homa His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety, the Bartlesville Area His­to­ry Muse­um, and the Fed­er­al Bureau of Inves­ti­ga­tion, among oth­ers. This wide range of sources under­scores the mul­ti­fac­eted approach to gath­er­ing visu­al evi­dence and tes­ti­monies to sup­port the book’s nar­ra­tive.

Sig­nif­i­cant atten­tion is giv­en to his­tor­i­cal doc­u­ments, with the West­ern His­to­ry Col­lec­tions at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Okla­homa Libraries being a major source, offer­ing a trove of pho­tographs and doc­u­ments from the Finney and Cun­ning­ham col­lec­tions that pro­vide a win­dow into the past. The inclu­sion of mate­ri­als from the Library of Con­gress and Cor­bis fur­ther extends the reach and depth of his­tor­i­cal visu­al doc­u­men­ta­tion.

More­over, the cred­its high­light a geo­graph­i­cal spread in sourc­ing, from the local (Osage Coun­ty His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety Muse­um) to the nation­al lev­el (Nation­al Archives at Kansas City), indi­cat­ing the expan­sive effort under­tak­en to visu­al­ly chart the book’s the­mat­ic con­cerns. Acknowl­edg­ing the con­tri­bu­tions from enti­ties such as the Mon­tana His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety and the Austin His­to­ry Cen­ter exhibits a com­mit­ment to cap­tur­ing a broad spec­trum of his­tor­i­cal­ly sig­nif­i­cant visu­als.

The illus­tra­tion cred­its, through their detailed acknowl­edg­ment of sources, reveal a con­sci­en­tious ded­i­ca­tion to pre­serv­ing and pre­sent­ing a visu­al­ly rich his­tor­i­cal nar­ra­tive. This aspect of the book not only enhances the read­er’s under­stand­ing and engage­ment but also serves as a trib­ute to those who have con­tributed to or been part of the depict­ed events and eras. The metic­u­lous assem­bly of cred­its show­cas­es the blend of per­son­al nar­ra­tives, insti­tu­tion­al archives, and col­lec­tive his­to­ry that visu­al­ly com­ple­ments the tex­tu­al explo­ration with­in the book.