Matador, Texas
Quanah Parker spent time in the Matador area as a Kwahadi Comanche leader, both during his years as a warrior and later as a chief in times of peace.
Several photographs document the Comanche presence in the area and Quanah’s visits to both the Matador Ranch and to the city of Matador.
A point of interest near Matador is
Roaring Spring, a traditional camping and watering place for the Comanche and other tribes.
People crowd Main Street to hear Quanah speak.
Indian camp on the edge of Matador. The two-story building on the horizon is the old rock jail, now being restored.
Indians slaughter a cow. Ranchers would typically give a beef to visiting Indians.
Who is the man in the foreground? He appears also in the “Indian Camp” photograph above.
The wagon in this photograph looks very much like Quanah’s wagon in the photograph at the top of this page.
Matador
STUDIO PORTRAIT
Who are the subjects?
The photograph
seems to represent an
Anglo-Indian bond.
All photographs on Matador/Motley County/Roaring Spring pages provided by Motley County Museum and individuals in Matador, unless otherwise noted.
Chief Quanah in Downtown Matador,
wearing his headdress and speaking
to a large crowd ...
