Umatilla Reservation Near Thorn Hollow Oregon

Title: Umatilla Reservation Near Thorn Hollow Oregon
LC Subject: Indians of North America Camps Conifers Landscapes Dwellings Indian encampments Fences Meadows Mountains Indian reservations Utility poles Railroad tracks Railroads Sheds Trees Umatilla Indian Reservation (Or.) Tipis outdoor photographs
Local Collection ID: PH036 / A82
Repository: University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Alternative: Umatilla Reservation near Thorn Hollow, Oregon
Photographer: Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
Description: Railroad tracks lead through a meadow towards a low bluff. In the background are hills and mountains. There are fences on both sides of the tracks. On the left side, behind the fence, several tipis and a shed stand in a meadow dotted with conifers and leafless deciduous trees, and trees can be seen at intervals in the distance. The place is identified as "Near Thorn Hollow, Oregon".
Condition Of Source: discolored emulsion; light emulsion flaking; light scratching;
Tribal Notes: An outside photograph of a campsite next to a set of railroad tracks. The photographer was standing on the railroad tracks when he took the photograph. On the left side of the photograph next to the trees is a campsite with two long tents made of Tule mats. There is an arbor behind the last long tent, and behind the arbor is a canvas tipi. In the far background is a Tule mat tipi behind the brush. There is a fence running along the railroad tracks between the tracks and the campsite. On the tracks next to the first Tule mat long tent is a crossing with a wooden fence up to the tracks on both sides of the tracks. There is one telephone pole on the right side of the photograph. There are mixed trees of Pine and Cottonwood trees. This campsite is in the Thornhollow area. The photograph is looking up the Umatilla River. Writing on the photograph is "Umatilla Reservation Near Thorn hollow Oregon."
Tribal Classes: Outside Photograph; Camp Site; Transport; Housing;
Tribal Terms: Tule Mat; Canvas; Poles; Shed; Railroad Tracks; Bridge; Fence; Trees; Telephone Pole;
Location: Umatilla Indian Reservation >> Umatilla County >> Oregon >> United States Thorn Hollow >> Umatilla County >> Oregon >> United States
Date: 1897/1920
Identifier: PH036_6264
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
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: 875 pixels
Image Height: 630 pixels
Image Resolution: 125 dpi
Color Space: 24 bit - RGB - sRGB IEC61966-2.1