A portrait of a Native American girl in regalia posing next to a horse. The girl is wearing a dress with abstract patterning on its surface, and fringes at its edges. Around her forehead she wears a beaded headband with an attached feather. She wears earrings and has beaded accessories in her braided hair. She holds a rope that is attached to a horse standing behind her. The horse is draped with decorative beaded bags, and material with long fringes. One bag displays a stag with leaves and the other designs appear to be abstract patterns. Tipis, horses, and a wooden fence are visible in the distance.
A Native American man identified as an indian chief stands next to an airplane identified as a B-17. The man is dressed in regalia consisting of a feather headdress, buckskin shirt and pants with fringes, beaded floral motif moccasins, and a breechcloth with an abstract pattern on its surface. Visible behind the man is a partial view of an airplane including its propellers, and wheel.
An outdoor portrait of a man, identified as John War Eagle, dressed in Native American regalia. Three large feathers extend out from his hair. He is wearing shell necklaces, bone breastplate, and long sleeve buckskin shirt with fringes and beadwork. His hair is contained in two braids with fur hair wraps. The strap of a bag or pouch hangs diagonally across his chest. Visible in the background are trees, ladder, vehicle, and photographic lighting equipment. John War Eagle was an actor. There are similar pictures that are in the envelope written "sioux uprising". This is most likely a picture taken on the set of a movie.
An autographed portrait of a man identified as Jerry Ambler. He stands in a dirt filled area, most likely rodeo grounds, holding a thick braided rope. He is dressed in a cowboy hat, button-up long sleeved shirt, jacket, leather chaps and cowboy boots. Partially visible on the side of his chaps is his first name. He stands in front of a wooden fence. Behind the fence are tipis, horses and a man on horseback. In the foreground of the image are partially visible saddles. The print is autographed in black ink on the right corner of the print. The handwriting reads, "To my friend Lee from Jerry Ambler". Jerry Ambler was the 1948 saddle bronc champion of the Pendleton Round Up. Source : Let'er Buck! a history of the Pendleton Round-Up by Virgil Rupp.
The image displays a partial view of a man on a horse whose rope is attached to the leg of a horse that is lying on its side in the middle of a rodeo arena. This rope has been drawn over in black and white. A man stands next to this horse with a black line drawn from his hands extending to the back of the horse. A white horse that is outlined in black and white also has a black line drawn connecting it to the horse lying on its side. In the background is a large covered grandstand filled with spectators. This image is a postcard that has roughly one inch cut off horizontally from its bottom edge. This image was chosen for its depiction of the process of image editing.
A man dressed in a feather headdress peers out of an entrance of a tipi at the RoundUp. The front section of the headdress contains beads that form an abstract pattern. He is dressed in a a long sleeve button-up shirt with collar and necktie. The tipi's exterior is striped. The flap of material covering the entryway of the tipi is rolled up and hangs above the entrance. A wooden stick is seen protruding from the coiled material. Hay is visible on the ground in front of the tipi's entrance. In the background are partially visible tipis.
Spectators seated in a grandstand watch a stage coach race at the RoundUp. Many people in the grandstand wear hats, and one man holds a camera. In front of the spectators are a pair of stagecoaches racing past in a dirt-filled rodeo arena. A team of four horses pulls each stage coach. Each stagecoach is driven by two individuals holding reins in their hands. In the center of the arena are people standing and on horseback. In the distance are spectators in grandstands. The race is identified as part of the the RoundUp festivities.
A toddler on horseback poses for the camera. He holds reins in his right hand and is dressed in a cowboy hat, handkerchief, long sleeved shirt, vest, and pants. The horse is fitted with saddle, horse blanket, bridle, and reins. In the background is a large pile of stacked hay bales. To the left of the boy is a man dressed in a short brimmed hat, long sleeved shirt, suspenders, and slacks. In the distance are two partially visible vechicles and tipis.
Two boys in soap box cars race down a street as a crowd of people watch from the sidewalk. Both boys wear helmets. Visible in the background are spectators, utility poles, dwellings, and trees. On the cracked pavement of the street one horizontal line, and two vertical lines merge in the foreground of the image. It is a sunny day and appears to be summertime.
An autographed portrait of a woman identified as Jean McCarty. She is dressed in a cowboy hat, long sleeved shirt with collar and pockets, tie, and bottoms that are either pants, or skirt. On her tie is a pin and a pattern that contains animal branding symbols. Her hat is secured to her head with two thin strips of material which are tied together under her chin. In her left hand she holds the ends of ties to her hat. A ring is visible on the middle finger of her left hand. In the background is an out of focus wooden fence. Handwritten in black ink on the lower right hand corner of the print is "Sincerely Jean McCarty". Jean McCarty was the 1938 queen of the Pendleton Round Up. Source : Let'er Buck! a history of the Pendleton Round-Up by Virgil Rupp.
A man dressed in Native American regalia poses on horseback. On his head is a large feather headdress. His long, dark hair is contained in two braids. He wears a shirt and pants with fringes, which may be made from buckskin. The man sits on two blankets that are draped over the horse's back. One blanket has geometric patterns on its surface, the other a horizontal stripe. Seen in the distance are multiple tipis, and two men with horses.
A man identified as Alex Shippentower poses for the camera at the RoundUp. He is dressed in a cowboy hat that is secured to his head with two strip of material tied under his chin, handkerchief, and long sleeved button-up shirt. His hair is secured in braids. In his left hand he holds an unidentified object. He stands in the middle of a dirt road with out of focus automobiles in the background.
Boys sit in soap box derby cars that are lined up on the side of a residential street. Each boy wears a helmet. The words "Ford's Tire Service" is visible on the side of the first car, and "Cunningham Sheep Co." can be seen on the side of the third car in the line-up. Spectators can be seen standing on the side of the street. In the distance a large concrete wall, a house, a brick wall, electrical poles, and trees are visible. It is a sunny day and appears to be summertime.
A blurred image of a boy riding in a soap box car as he crosses a finish line. The boy in the soap box car is hunched forward. He wears a helmet, white tee-shirt and jeans. Three small wheels are visible on the soap box car. In the background is a crowd of spectators, a wooden table, and a metal table. On the concrete racetrack are two thin white hortizontal lines intersecting a wide vertical white line.
Miss Oregon contestants compete onstage dressed in formal evening gowns. One woman is posing at the front of the stage; she is dressed in a long, flared gown, and wears full-length white gloves and high heels. A ribbon displaying the number 6 is attached to her dress at her waist line. Near the back of the stage stand three contestants dressed in similar attire with ribbons that display the numbers 1, 3, and 5. A man wearing a suit and bow tie stands behind a microphone. In the background a balcony is filled with spectators. On the bottom level are doors below a sign that reads "EXIT". Mounted floor lights are visible on the front of the stage.
A man stands in front of a convertible car with signs taped to its exterior, which read "Doreen Morasch Miss Eugene of 1957", and "Eugene Ore. Home of Emerald Empire Roundup Aug. 2-3-4". The man is dressed in a hat, button-up shirt, dark jacket with patch, light-colored pants with a belt, and dark leather shoes. Behind the car are buildings with multiple windows and numbered doors; the windows are covered with blinds. The building appears to be part of a motel or apartment complex. In front of the man is a sidewalk and a patch of lawn.
Three women dressed in swimsuits and identified as Miss Oregon Contestants pose next to an indoor swimming pool. The women are posed between the pool's metal handrails, with the first woman standing on the outside of the pool and the other two women standing on the steps of the ladder leading out the pool. They are all dressed in white one-piece swimsuits with straps with an attached sash. From left to right the women's sashes read Miss Portland, Miss Yamhill, and Miss Eugene. Miss Portland wears white clip earrings. In the background are windows, people, and metal beams that extend from the ceiling. The ceiling appears to be made from glass.
Twelve women wearing white swimsuits with sashes stand posing on a sandy beach. The women are identified as contestants in a Miss Oregon Contest. The sashes read from left to right Miss (?), Miss Yamhill, Miss Park Rose, Miss (?), Miss Portland, Miss Astoria, Miss Lincoln County, Miss Columbia County, Miss Eugene, Miss Coos Bay, Miss Hermiston, and Miss Roseberg. The ocean is visible behind the women.
Two men, one identified as John War Eagle, work on the set of the movie The Great Sioux Uprising. A man dressed in a cowboy hat, buckskin jacket, pants, and boots has his back to the camera facing a man in regalia. The man in regalia appears to be a North American Indian. Three large feathers extend out from his hair. He wears shell necklaces, bone breastplate, moccasins, and long sleeve buckskin shirt and pants with fringes and beadwork. His hair is contained in two braids with fur hair wraps. A circular metal device, possibly a microphone, is attached to a metal rod that hovers above the two men. A large light is being operated by a man dressed in a hat, long sleeved shirt, and cuffed jeans. A rifle lays on a wool blanket on the ground behind the men. A group of people dressed in Native American attire sit in front of a teepee. To the right of the men is a tall wooden pole with feathers at its base and capped with a horned animal skull. The man with with his back to the camera is most likely Jeff Chandler, one of the stars of the movie. He is also seen in the image PH021_sioux_uprising_2.
Three men, one identified as War Eagle, pose on the set of the film The Great Sioux Uprising. In the foreground a man in a cowboy hat sits with his hands folded on his lap. He wears a jacket over a shirt with a collar. On his lap is an unidentified object, possibly a book. Standing beside him is a man dressed in regalia. Three large feathers extend out from his hair. He wears shell necklaces, bone breastplate, and long sleeve buckskin shirt andpants with fringes and beadwork. His hair is contained in two braids with fur hair wraps. In the background is a man with long, dark hair contained in two braids. He wears a necklace, and long sleeved shirt under a vest with beadwork on its surface. In the distance are three tipis, trees, a man dressed in Euro-American clothing, and animal hides that hang from wooden poles. The location of this image has been identified as the set of the movie The Great Sioux Uprising which was released in 1953. Photos online identify the man in the cowboy hat as Jeff Chandler, who was the star of the film.