Colonel B.F. Shaw and party locating site of Battle of the Grande Ronde, fought July 1856

Title
Colonel B.F. Shaw and party locating site of Battle of the Grande Ronde, fought July 1856
LC Subject
Dogs Men Landscapes Battlefields Grande Ronde, Battle of the, Or., 1856 Croplands Farmhouses Barns Agricultural facilities Cairns Suits (Clothing) Historic sites Shaw, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1829 or 1830-1908 outdoor photographs
Local Collection ID
PH036 / A82
Repository
University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Alternative
Colonel BF Shaw, 1907, site of 1856 Battle of Grand Ronde Colonel B.F. Shaw and party locating site of Battle of the Grande Ronde, fought July 1856
Photographer
Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
Description
Group of men dressed in suits are standing in a field looking at a rock cairn. A farmhouse, barn, and other farm buildings can be seen in the background. There are two dogs in the field with the men. Telegraph poles are visible along the side of the road in the background.
Tribal Notes
An outside Photograph of six non-Indian men dressed in Suits standing in an open field behind a rock cairn. The rock cairn marks the location of the Battle of the Grande Ronde. The man right in front of the rock cairn is holding something in his hand. There are two dogs, one lying down in front of the men on the left side of the photograph and the other one is on the right side of the men, looking away from the camera. In the background are a number of houses and barns with wooden rail fences around most of the buildings.
Tribal Classes
Outside Photograph; Native-American War; Historic Site; People; Housing; Euro-American Clothing; Animal;
Tribal Terms
Men; Suit; Hat; Fence; Barn; House; Telephone Pole; Trees; Rock; Coat, Cloth; Battle of Grande Ronde;
Location
Grande Ronde River Basin >> Wallowa County >> Oregon >> United States
Date
1907
Identifier
PH036_2138
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name
Moorhouse (Major Lee) Photographs
Series Name
Series I: Glass Plate Negatives
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Extent
7.04 X 5.13 inches
Set
Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) photographs, 1888-1916 Picturing the Cayuse, Walla Walla, and Umatilla Tribes
Primary Set
Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) photographs, 1888-1916
Has Version
Glass-plate negative
Institution
University of Oregon
Note
Joint Project of the University of Oregon Libraries and the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Image Width
880 pixels
Image Height
641 pixels
Image Resolution
125 dpi
Color Space
8 bit -- Grayscale -- Gray Gamma 2.2