PH036_2227 Lee Moorhouse photographs

Title
PH036_2227 Lee Moorhouse photographs
LC Subject
Indians of North America Landscapes Robes Men Blankets Rock formations Whirlwind, Charley, Sr. outdoor photographs stereographs
Local Collection ID
PH036 / A82
Repository
University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Alternative
Elephant rock, near Gibbon, Oregon Elephant Rock, near Gibbon, Oregon
Photographer
Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
Description
A Native American man sits in front of Elephant rock. He is wearing a cloth robe and has a long braid. The landscape looks arid and rocky. Elephant rock is a large, craggy rock fromation, shaped like an elephant. The image is a stereograph.
Tribal Notes
An outside photograph of a tribal man identified as Charley Whirlwind, Sr. wrapped in a Blanket kneeling below a rock formation. Kneeling on his right knee a few yards below what is commonly called Elephant Rock. This rock formation is significant Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) oral history. The photograph is in stereo. The image on the right side is showing more of the rock formation just behind Charley Whirlwind Sr.
Tribal Classes
Outside Photograph; Person; Native American Folklore; Robe
Tribal Terms
Man; Blanket; Shirt; Cloth; Elephant Rock; Rock;
Location
Elephant Rock >> Marion County >> Oregon >> United States
Date
1897/1920
Identifier
PH036_2227
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
6.94 x 5.14 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
868 pixels
Image Height
643 pixels
Image Resolution
125 dpi
Color Space
8 bit -- Grayscale -- Gray Gamma 2.2