Two tipis and a small cabin with a chimney stand in a grove of trees (deciduous without leaves and conifers) on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. A railroad track crosses the landscape on the left hand side. In the distance is a house. In the background is a line of hills.
A view of a one-room log cabin identified as the "office of the U.S. Indian Agent Umatilla Agency erected in 1863". The cabin appears to stand on a small rise; deciduous trees are visible off to the left, and grass and low shrubs behind. In the background is a view of a river and distant shore. The cabin is built of rough-hewn logs, slightly notched, with chinking. Some of the chinking between the logs has chipped away in some spots. The roof is constructed of wooden shingles, some of which appear to be peeling or flaking. The cabin looks as though it has been modified from an earlier state: there is a heap of rock at the gable end, in front of an opening now blocked with boards. The roof at that end has a gap left, as though for a chimney; it seems likely the remains of the chimney are the rocks on the ground. The door too may have been modified; in the photo the door jambs are wide boards nailed over logs, rather than fitted in with them. The door now takes up half the long side of the cabin, and is ill-fitting, with two wide doors with hinges that open outward and wide gaps under both doors. Two long poles protrude from under and between the doors. At the right side of the cabin two metal rings have been driven into one of the logs, and a chain hangs from one of them.
An outside photograph of a group of people--an adult male holding a baby, and five adult or teenage women, one woman holding a baby--standing in front of a log cabin. The group of people are wearing Euro-American clothing. The log cabin displays two tall windows with curtains and an open door between the windows. The log cabin has a slanted roof. Small, dirt yard in front of log cabin surrounded by wood fence with an open gate. Small, wood patio in front of log cabin's open door with the group of five adult or teenage women standing on it. The adult male is standing to the right of the patio. In the background of the log cabin are clusters of very tall, slim trees--possibly fir trees--growing up a hill or mountain side. A tall, slim tree is growing in the small, dirt yard in front and to the right of the patio. The log cabin is located in what has been identified as Huron, Oregon.
Outside photograph of a homestead in the mountains. A woman and child dressed in European-American clothing stand outside the door of a log cabin. Two men, also dressed in European-American clothing, stand in the back of a horse-drawn wagon. The cabin is at the base of a hill and is flanked by a tall pine tree on either side. In the foreground of the picture is a small wooden structure with a sloped roof; the structure is approximately two feet tall and might be used for storage. The hillside directly behind the cabin has been mostly cleared of trees but other trees are visible farther away. Under the eaves of the cabin is a ledge on which are stored a number of items, including a barrel. Other items are on the ground against the front of the cabin. Next to one of the trees is an apparatus that might be a circular saw.