Two tipis stand in front of deciduous trees that have no leaves. Behind the trees is a hill. The tipi on the left has smoke coming out of the top. Farther back and to the right of that tipi is a light-colored horse. The horse does not have a saddle, horse blanket or bridle on. To the right of the tipi on the right is another light-colored horse. This horse has a bridle and horse blanket. There are also other objects on the horse's back that are perhaps hides. In between the horse and the tipi is a pile of hides.
A Native American man, identified as Sequyene of the Walla Walla tribe, stands next to a horse. The man and horse are seen in profile. The man is wearing a feathered headdress that reaches to the ground and has a horn coming out of the side. He is wearing dark colored robes with a striped wool scarf hanging down the front from the waist. He is holding a staff that is wrapped with cloth or leather and has feathers hanging down its length. A large tassel hangs down to the ground from where the man holds the spear. The horse is wearing a bridle, martingale, and a saddle blanket. The breastplate is decorated with repeating geometric patterns, bells, and fringe at the bottom of the sidepieces. The saddle blanket is made from cloth and an animal skin. The skin's edge is decorated with round metallic looking beads or rivets that may attach it to the cloth.
A Native American man, identified as Chief No-Shirt of the Walla Walla Tribe, is sitting on a horse in a grass field. An encampment, consisting of tipis, wagons, and horses, appears in the background. The man is wearing a feathered headdress, necklaces, a sash, and a cloth shirt. He is clasping a brush in his right hand. His right cheek bears a marking that appears to have been painted on his face. The horse is adorned with saddle blankets, furs, and other trappings.
A Native American man, identified as Jack Chapman, stands by a ford, or stream crossing, with his family, two horses, and a carriage. He wears Euro-American clothing and holds a baby in a cradleboard. A Native American woman sits in the carriage and wears a shawl and a dress. Two younger Native Americans stand with one of the horses, which bears a brand. They wear blankets or capote coats. One of them wears earrings and a necklace.
A Native American man, identified as Dr. Whirl-wind (Charley Whirlwind, Sr.) of the Cayuse Tribe, is mounted on a horse. The man is wearing buckskin pants and shirt and moccasins. The shirt is decorated with feathers and beadwork on the front and sleeves. He is wearing a headdress with a full crown of feathers and strips of fur hanging down around his shoulders. He has a large beaded choker. The horse is solid brown in color and has a saddle, saddle blanket and bridle. On the ground in front of the horse is a dog with long, fluffy white hair. The man, horse, and dog are on a slope on the side of a mountain. Around them are some other slopes and some stands of pine trees. The top of the mountain is in the background.
A Native American man, identified as Lazy Dog of the Umatilla tribe, is seated outside on a white horse. The man is wearing a cowboy hat with feathers tucked into the hat band. He is wearing Euro-American clothing. He is grasping the reins with his right hand. His feet are resting in the stirrups. A saddle blanket and sattle bags are on the horse. A tipi is behind and to the right of the man. A dog is near its entrance. A row of cottonwood trees is behind the man and the tipi. A treeless prairie with softly rolling hills is in the background.
Three Native American men, identified as Young Chief, Whirlwind, and Chief No-shirt, are mounted on dark-colored horses on a plain in front of four tipis. Each man carries a staff with ermine, eagle feathers, or other decoration, and Young Chief holds a second, shorter staff with long fringe. All wear headdresses with ermine hanging down, and eagle feather trails, and two have horned headdresses. The men wear beaded moccasins and beaded pants. One wears a cloth vest, one a cloth shirt, and one a buckskin shirt. The pants of two men are visible and seem to be cloth with strips of geometric beading. The horses have beaded bridles, martingales, masks, and reins, and Young Chief's horse shook its head as the photo was taken. Chief No-shirt's horse has a striped saddle blanket; the saddle has a long strip of fur hanging down from the saddle horn, nearly to the ground. All men wear jewelry. In the background at the right of the picture, the four tipis are lined up. In the background at the left, other people and part of a horse can be seen, and at the very left it looks as though someone were holding a flag.
Eight Native-American men and women on horses are posing in front of trees and tipis. All but two have some sort of headdress, three men carry feather staffs. All the people have blankets wrapped around them. Each horse is wearing a beaded chest plate.
An outside photograph of a Native American man and woman, dressed in regalia, each sitting on a horse, in front of several tipis. They have been identified as No Shirt and No Shirt's wife. No Shirt's wife has her hair in braids and is wearing a hat. She is attired in a beaded buckskin dress and has a shawl over her lap. The shawl may be a Pendleton shawl. She is holding her horse reins and a cornhusk bag in her left hand, with her right hand resting on the bag. She is sitting on two saddle blankets. Her horse's coat is spotted. For his headdress, No Shirt is wearing a single trail bonnet with a set of horns on the bonnet and ermines that hang over his shoulders. He is wearing a choker around his neck and a fur bandoleer across his chest. He is holding horse reins in his left hand, and an unidentifiable object tipped with feathers in his right hand. His horse has a dark coat and is wearing what has been identified as a beaded martingale. In the photograph's background can be seen several tipis, the silhouette of other horses, and a rising hillside.
A Native American man wearing regalia stands beside a horse. The man wears a feathered headdress, buckskin shirt, leggings, breechcloth, gloves, and necklaces. The horse is outfitted with a bridle that includes an ornament that is positioned over the horse's forehead.