A Native American woman and child, identifed on the photograph as Tema and Walter Peo of the Umatilla Tribe, are standing on a blanket outside in a wooded area. The woman is wearing a headband, a necklace, a blanket draped around her shoulders, a blanket wrapped around her waist, and a belt. Her hair is tied in two braids. The boy is wearing a headband, a necklace, a shirt, and a belt. The boy is holding a pipe in his hands. A bag is lying on the ground on the blanket.
A Native American woman is seated inside on the floor. She is holding a pipe in each hand, wearing a feathered headdress, and has a blanket with geometric designs draped over her lap. Her hair is tied in two long braids. Various items, including swords, knives, cradleboards, moccassins, bags, hair ties, and a rifle, are hung on the wall behind the woman.
A Native American woman reclines on a blanket before a collection of Native American artifacts, identified as belonging to Major Lee Moorhouse. The woman wears a beaded buckskin dress, a choker, beaded moccasins, and a bracelet. She wears her hair in braids and she holds a bow and and an arrow. Behind her on the wall are assorted Native American regalia, clothing, weapons, and bags.
Young Indian male in native dress (bare-chested, wearing feathered headdress, woolen leggings, hair in long braids) is seated in front of a display of woolen blankets. In his left hand he holds a long pipe with perhaps a beaded bag hanging down from it. In his right hand he holds an implement of some kind, perhaps with ceremonial significance. At his feet, there is a quiver of arrows.
Two Native American women standing on a manmade wall. There is a wooden plank in front of them. It leads down to an area of plants. The women are wearing dresses made of trade cloth adorned with beaded belts and necklaces. The woman in a plaid dress is holding a beaded bag. Both women have their hair in braids with bead work. Behind them is a tipi and deciduous trees.
A Native American family of three is posing in front of a tipi for pictures being taken by a white man. The Native American woman is in a separate pose on a blanket with another blanket wrapped around her. A small dog is behind her. The Native American man holding the child seems to be the subject being currently photographed. Behind the tipi there is corral for two horses and shed within the fenced area of the corral. Near the right hand side of the tipi there is a mound covered by a blanket with a pot or basket near by. The Native American male is wearing a cowboy hat and boots with a blanket overcovering. In the far background to the left of the photo are hills and telegraph or telephone poles.
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