Parson Motanic

Title: Parson Motanic
LC Subject: Hudson automobile Automobiles Automobile driving Automobiles, Convertible Clothing and dress Hats Scarves Dwellings Indians of North America Euro-American clothing Cayuse Indians Motanic, Parson Motanic, Mary Motanic, Dorothy Motanic, Esther outdoor photographs
Local Collection ID: PH036 / A82
Repository: University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Alternative: Parson Motanic, Cayuse Indian, in Hudson automobile, 1915 Parson Motanic, Cayuse Indian, in Hudson automobile.
Photographer: Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
Description: A Native American man, identified as Parson Motanic, sits in a convertible Hudson automobile, which is parked on the side of a street in town. A young man sits in the passenger seat and two younger women and a girl sit in the back seat. The men wear Euro-American clothing, including hats, neckties, collared shirts and jackets, and the women wear blouses and headscarves. Houses and other automobiles are visible in the background.
Tribal Notes: An outside photograph of a family sitting in a parked automobile, which is in front of a house. They have been identified as the Parson Motanic family. Parson is the one behind the steering wheel. He is wearing a cowboy hat and shirt and tie. The young boy sitting in the passenger seat has been identified as the salesman son from one of the family members. He is wearing a cowboy hat and a coat. In the back seat are two women and one girl. Starting from left to right are Mary Motanic, Dorothy Motanic, Esther Motanic. The photographer was on the front right side of the automobile. In the background are a number of houses on both sides of the street. Also behind the automobile are two other automobiles. Writing on the photograph is "Parson Motanic" which is under the automobile in between the tires on the right side. In front of the automobile written in between the two front tires is "Maj. Moorhouse".
Tribal Classes: Outside Photograph; People; Transportation; Housing;
Tribal Terms: Men; Shirt; Hat; Women; Dress; Scarf; Automobile; Tree; House;
Date: 1915
Identifier: PH036_4234
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: 6.96 X 4.97 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: 870 pixels
Image Height: 621 pixels
Image Resolution: 125 dpi
Color Space: 8 bit -- Greyscale -- Gray Gamma 2.2