An outside photograph of what has been identified as the Umatilla Inidan Reservation. A tipi can be seen on the right side of the photograph with a striped cloth or blanket serving as a door. The cloth or blanket is pushed aside, revealing an open entry. A person sits on the ground in front of the tipi's open entry with legs stretched out and a rifle placed across the lap. The person is wearing a hat with a circular brim and what appears to be Euro-American clothing. To the right of the tipi's open entry is dark horse with a white stripe down its face and white trim above its hooves. A person sits on the horse using a saddle with feet in the stirrups and hands holding the reins. The person is wearing what appears to be Euro-American clothing with a long coat and big sleeves and a hat with circular brim. To the left of the tipi sits a person wrapped in a solid-color blanket. To the left of the person stands a white horse without saddle. The foreground of the tipi displays terrain of dirt, leaves, and possible artifacts. A log can be viewed and enters the photograph from the left side. Behind the tipi is a cluster of very tall, leafy trees, medium-sized shrubs, and wild grasses. Traces of sky can be viewed behind the trees., [Tipi of Shev-ships, Umatilla Indian reservation.]
A large mound of material identified as wheat smolders on the right side of the image. A dozen people, almost all Indian women, stand or sit near the burning wheat. All wear scarves or other headcoverings. Railroad tracks extend from near right into the distance, with two groups of filled burlap bags scattered on and near them. A row of utility poles parallels the tracks, and part of a railroad car is visible at the left.
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.
A Native American man, identified as Abraham Lyman of the Walla Walla tribe, is standing outside in front of a backdrop. He is wearing a single trail bonnet, a geometrically beaded vest, brass arm bands, moccasins, and wool legging. A blanket strip is tied around his waist. His hair is tied into braids. A hatchet style pipe is in his right hand. Another pipe is in his left hand. He is standing on a mat with a blanket underneath it. There is snow on the ground.
A young Native American woman lies on a couch. The couch is covered with a geometrically-patterned blanket. The young woman is wearing moccasins, leggings, and a dress with long beaded fringes. The woman is wearing metal bracelets. Her hair is in braids. Behind her on the wall are a large assortment of artifacts, including: a cloth coat and cloth european-style clothing, several pair of moccasins, a shield trimmed with fur, a bugle, a bag with geometric designs, a bow, a long pipe, two cradleboards, a long feathered headdress, and some other unidentified artifacts.
A Native American woman, identified as Ruth Coyote of the Cayuse tribe, stands smiling, supporting a cradleboard on her right. She is wrapped in a long striped shawl. Her hair is braided. An infant is laced up to its neck in the cradleboard. Its head is supported by a padded headrest decorated with geometric designs. The top of the cradleboard is decorated with beads and a floral applique.
Native American girl, identified as Som-kin of the Walla-Walla tribe. She has braids and is wearing a native dress, shawl or blanket over the shoulders, scarf over lap, beaded necklaces, beaded choker, and shell earrings
A Native-American woman lies on a bed, covered by a blanket. Her hair is in braids. The wall behind her is covered with baskets, bags, a model canoe, and artwork. On the floor around the bed are more baskets, antlers, a stone mortar with several pestles, and a pistol.
Victor William of the Cayuse tribe stands in front of a tipi, gazing slightly down and to his left. He wears a collarless cloth shirt and is wrapped in a geometrically-patterned blanket which hides all but his right shoulder and arm. His left arm pulls the blanket across his body so that it wraps around him thoroughly and no other details of costume or footgear can be seen. His long dark hair is unbound and is parted on the left side and pulled around to hang in front of his right shoulder. To his right stands a child, with bare legs and feet, and hair that is either short or pulled back. The child wears a knee-length dress. The child is holding a length of ribbon, lace, or some other gauzy material which trails on the ground; she smiles as she looks down at it in her hands. In the background of the photo a line of fenceposts behind the tipi leads off to the distance. Farther away across the flat land in the far distance is a line of mountains.