A vintage photograph from May 1920 featuring Oklahoma Indian Mary Pickens, a patient at the Talihina Sanitarium for tuberculosis. The typewritten caption pasted to the verso of the photograph reads: “Mary Pickens, Roll No. 815 M, a tubercular patient, who entered the sanitarium at Talinina in May, 1917, and was discharged a cured patient in March, this year. Now healthy & strong, doing all kinds of house-work. Shown in the picture grinding corn, Indian fashion. An example of what treatment at the sanitarium will do.” The sepia-toned image on paper measures 3 1/8" x 5 3/8" in landscape orientation. It is an original production with a matte finish, unframed, and showcases historical significance related to Oklahoma Indians and tuberculosis in the early 20th century. The photographer is unknown, and it is a one-of-a-kind piece.