A black-and-white photograph. The inscription in white ink at the bottom says 'Maj. Moorhouse and Wards' Umatilla Reservation. The number 5054 is written in the bottom left corner of the photo. Major Lee Moorhouse and two Native American children are seen in front of a tule-mat-and-canvas tipi. A wooden ladder leans against the right side of the tipi, along with some wooden poles. A striped blanket has been placed on the ground in front of the tipi, partly propped up by some unseen object, and two small children are on the blanket. The girl, who wears a scarf tied over her head, is sitting on the left side. She seems to be wearing a cloth shawl over a cloth dress. Standing to the right of her, next to Maj. Moorhouse, is a young boy, who appears to be wearing overalls topped with a dark cloth jacket missing all but the top button. His shoulder-length hair is cut in bangs. He wears European-style shoes or boots. Next to him squats the major in profile to the camera. His left hand is closest to the camera, and in it he holds the carcasse or hide of a small furry animal. The major wears a light-colored felt hat, a high-collar white shirt with a gingham patterned cravat, a vest, and striped wool trousers tucked into boots. He wears a buckskin jacket which is fringed at the seams and along the bottom and faced with fur. The front of the open jacket is also decorated with beadwork using floral motifs. Aside from a moustache, the major is clean-shaven. He is looking down towards the little boy. On the blanket in front of the children lies a semi-cylindrical basket with a geometric pattern woven in dark colors on a light background; the basket appears to have straps.
An elderly white man (identified as B.F. Shaw) with a full beard poses in a grassy field, raising his left hand to his brow. He is dressed in a three-piece woolen suit, white shirt, and knee-length overcoat. He holds a cane in his right hand. Two large dogs rest just behind him. To his right is a conically shaped pile of rocks or rock cairn. A mountain range is visible in the background.
Three men wearing European American clothing pose before a tipi. One Native American man is wrapped in a wool blanket and he is sitting on a crate. The others are standing.
Three Native American men, wearing wool blankets over their clothing, stand inside an office or store. A hat rests at one man's feet. The image is overexposed.
A group of Native Americans, including two men and a child, pose in front of a tipi. They are wrapped in blankets with geometric designs. There are bare trees in the background.
Two men, two women, three children and an infant sit in a Hudson convertible automobile on a rural street. There are three houses, and some trees in the background. The Men and women are wearing Euro-American clothing, both men wear hats, and the women wear shawls or headscarves.
A Native American man, identified as Parson Motanic of the Cayuse tribe, sits in the driver's seat of a convertible Hudson automobile, which is parked on the side of a street in town. A younger Native American man, two Native American women, and a Native American girl also sit in the car. The men wear hats and Euro-American clothing. The women wear headscarves. The front and passenger side of the Hudson automobile are visible in the picture and there are houses visible in the background.
A Native American man identified as Yellow Hawk sits on a white horse in a muddy field. He is holding a long feathered lance in his left hand and the horse's reins in his right hand. He is wearing a feathered headdress and he is wrapped in a long buffalo robe. Underneath the buffalo robe is a blanket with a geometric design. Yellow Hawk is wearing a pair of moccasins. His horse is wearing a breastplate appliqued with a large star and flowers.
Native American man working at a belt driven loom. The man is wearing earrings and a necklace that has many strands. He is not wearing a shirt. Behind him on the wall is a blanket with wide stripes. The stripes are made up of geometric patterns. The blanket on the loom is also made up of strips with geometric patterns.