Black and white image. Five females pose on a fallen tree trunk in the woods. All the women wear fancy dresses and are either wearing, or holding, a hat. A young girl sits on the stump with an open book in her lap. The natural surroundings are thick with trees and other vegetation.
In the foreground, a Native-American man wearing a suit sits about 15 feet up a tree. Near the tree is a tipi. In the background are trees, stumps, a fence, and a telegraph or telephone pole. The location has been identified as the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
A tipi standing in a small clearing. Shrubs, a stump and small trees surround it, and in the distance a hillside is visible. The title Evening appears under the tipi, and visible in the shrub on the right hand side is the title Sunrise.
Black and white image. A woman holding a camera stands on a tree that has been cut. Her hair is contained in a bun and she is dressed in a long sleeved blouse with lace trim, long plaid skirt, and wears eyeglasses. The camera is contained in a box and its bellows are extended. In the background is a river, trees, tree stumps, and hills.
An outside photograph of a European-American man, identified as Major Moorhouse. The man is standing in front of a tipi made of canvas and tule mats. He is attired in European-American clothing and has his hands behind his back. There are deciduous trees to the left of the man, surrounding the open area, and continuing around the back of the tipi. Behind the trees, to the right of the man, is another tipi. There is a decomposing tree trunk in the left foreground, and brush mixed in with the trees all around., [Moorhouse stands by tule tipi in brushy camp]
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.