PH036_6738 Lee Moorhouse photographs

Title
PH036_6738 Lee Moorhouse photographs
LC Subject
Dwellings Tipis Croplands Camps Fences Roads Indian encampments Trees outdoor photographs
Local Collection ID
PH036 / A82
Repository
University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Alternative
D Tipi, panorama of landscape in background.
Photographer
Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
Description
A view of two Native American camps and the surrounding landscape. The landscape includes fields, farmlands, a road, and fences. The camps include tipis. A line of deciduous trees without leaves is in the background.
Condition Of Source
discolored emulsion
Tribal Notes
An outside photograph of two canvas tipis and a wooden corral next to an open field. This is the Short Mile camp site with many camps. The two canvas tipis are next to the base of the hill. At the tipi on the left side of the photograph is an unidentified man sitting on a horse. Next to this tipi is a corral made of poles. The photographer was on top of the hill looking to the southeast. In the background is the foothill of the Blue Mountains. In the tree line there are a couple of sheds.
Tribal Classes
Outside Photograph; Person; Camp Site; Housing; Animal;
Tribal Terms
Man; Horse; Tipi; Canvas; Poles; Corral; Fence; Camp Site;
Location
Blue Mountains >> Union County >> Oregon >> United States
Date
1897/1920
Identifier
PH036_6738
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name
Moorhouse (Major Lee) Photographs
Series Name
Series I: Glass Plate Negatives
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
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
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
875 pixels
Image Height
704 pixels
Color Space
24 bit - RGB - sRGB IEC61966-2.1