Circa 1890s poster of three photographs related to the Cherokee Land Rush and the Cherokee Strip along with a facsimile of a letter from Allen Caruthers (1966-1941), a pioneer of the Cherokee Strip in 1893 who established a law office in Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory and went on to prosecute the Dalton Gang, earning the nickname "Nemesis of the Dalton Gang." The bottom photograph is previously unpublished and is now in the collection of Period Americana and shows the Legal Tender saloon, the first building erected, the Hoggatt and Caruthers Law office and three other buildings. In a letter dated October 13, 1939, Allen Caruthers gives great detail on this photograph and identifies himself as the man standing in front of Caruthers Law Office with his right hand on his hip. The top photograph s of the rush to claim a land stake is by W. S. Prettyman. The middle photograph shows makeshift tents set up as the Land Title Office. In 1889, Congress authorized the Cherokee Commission to persuade the Cherokee to cede their complete title to the Cherokee Outlet. After a great amount of pressure, and confirmed by a treaty Congress approved March 17, 1893, the Cherokee agreed, for "the sum of $8,595,736.12, over and above all other sums" to turn title over to the United States government. On September 16, 1893, the eastern end of the Cherokee Outlet was settled in the Cherokee Strip land run, the largest land run in the United States and possibly the largest event of its kind in the history of the world. Condition: Two fold creases. Size: 11"x17.5".