A Native American man identified as Yellow Wolf is seated on a white horse, holding a long feathered lance on his left. He is holding a feathered artifact in his right hand. He is wearing a decorated cape over his shoulders. He has on moccasins decorated with a floral design. He is wearing trousers or chaps with wide striped legs. His horse is wearing an appliqued breastplate decorated with stars, flowers and leaves. On Yellow Wolf's right, a man is riding away with his back to the camera. He is riding a spotted horse. He is wearing a buckskin coat, a broad-brimmed hat and a bandanna around his neck. The man's jacket is fringed and decorated with beadwork across the shoulders. The cuff and collar of his coat are in a darker material. The man's trousers are also fringed. He is wearing beaded moccasins. In the background between Yellow Wolf and the man in the buckskin coat there are three women with their backs to the camera. They are wrapped in long blankets. One woman has a light colored fringed shawl over her blanket. Another woman has a blanket with hanging decorations. The third woman has a dotted shawl pulled over her head. Also in the background there two men wearing feathered headdresses and several horses.
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.
A Native American woman, identified as Wo-Ho-Pum of the Walla Walla tribe, is sitting cross-legged, next to a child in a cradleboard, in front of a cloth tipi. The woman appears to be sitting on a blanket or bedding on the bare ground. The woman is wearing a buckskin dress with beadwork and fringe, a woven hat, plain moccasins, and has a woven bag draped over her knee. Her hair is in two long braids. Her jewelry includes shell earrings, beaded necklaces and choker, and beaded and copper bracelets. She is holding the cradleboard upright. Only the child's hooded face and the top of the wooden back support of the cradleboard are visible. The rest of the child and cradleboard are covered with a fringed scarf or shawl, with some beads or looped necklaces across the front. The entire background of the image is the solid white cloth of the tipi. A blanket is pinned to the side of the tipi, and hangs down to the ground, draping over an unseen object. Several bags are displayed on the blanket, four woven ones with geomeric patterns, and one beaded one with an image of a woman and young girl.
W. S. Bowman's photography studio in Pendleton, Oregon. Two stories, of brick or stone, with a crenellated roofline across the front and wrapping partway around the sides of the roof, it sits on a high foundation near the river. The ramp leading to the entrance has been braced with a stone retaining wall. In the window of the studio are displayed a number of photographs. The deck runs around at least two sides of the building. To the left is a wooden false-fronted building with the painted word "Persian" visible, and beyond that what looks like a large house.
A man is grappling with a bull. His arms are wrapped around its head. The man is wearing Euro-American style clothing. Three individuals on horseback look on in the background. The image shows some staining occurred on the original negative before duplication.
Young women in front of train, wearing feather headdresses; man in tribal attire kneels at center with Pendleton Round-Up drum. Mounted photogrpahic print identified on verso as A6144
Young women in front of train, wearing feather headdresses; man in tribal attire kneels at center with Pendleton Round-Up drum. Mounted photogrpahic print identified on verso as A6144
A Native American man, known as Poker Jim, is standing with his eyes closed, and is displaying a medal he is wearing around his neck. He is wearing a feathered headdress, a buckskin shirt, and a necklace. An animal fur and a piece of woven fabric hang from his side.
A Native American man identified as Poker Jim, Chief of Round Up, sits in front of a backdrop. He wears traditional Native American clothing, including a buckskin coat and a headdress with feathers, furs, and other ornamentation. His eyes are closed and in his right hand he holds a medal with a likeness of a European American man in profile. In his left hand he holds an object, possibly a scabbard, that is made of buckskin and decorated with beadwork. , Poker Jim, Chief of Roundup. [Seated studio portrait. Man wears traditional attire, and has medal around neck related to a historic encounter.]
A Native American man, identified as Poker Jim, Chief at Round Up, sits in a chair wearing Native American clothing, including a buckskin coat with fringe, a headdress with eagle feathers, fur and other ornamentation, and moccasins. In his left hand he holds a rifle in a buckskin scabbard ornamented with beadwork, fringe, and an eagle feather. A fur is draped over his right forearm and in his right hand he holds a medal with a likeness of a European American in profile.
A man identified as a rodeo clown named Tommy Douglas feeds a pig named Mickey at the Roundup in Pendleton, Oregon. The man and the pig preform in a dirt-filled rodeo arena. Tommy wears a straw hat, handkerchief, jacket, pants, and cowboy boots. The pig is fitted to a harnass that's attached to a rope. The pig balances on its hind legs, resting its front legs on Tommy's thigh. The pig drinks from a bottle Tommy holds in his right hand. Trees and unidentifiable objects are out of focus in the background.
A group of seven men pose in the rodeo arena at the Pendleton Roundup. All seven men wear hats. Five are dressed in long-sleeved shirts. Two are wearing suits with ties. A man standing towards the back of the group spins a rope around himself and two other men who are kneeling next to him. The four men in the foreground appear to be playing a game with coins. In the background a grandstand with spectators is visible.
A man identified as Dan Clarke stands in a rodeo arena with his hands raised and a hog-tied steer at his feet. He is dressed in a cowboy hat, long-sleeved shirt, scarf, striped wool pants, belt, gloves, and cowboy boots. A rope hangs from his pants pocket. In the background is a saddled horse, and spectators are in grandstands.
Cowboys compete in a roman style horse race at the Roundup in Pendleton, Oregon. Three cowboys, each rider standing on two horses, race around a dirt track. Spectators are in grandstands around the perimeter of the track. Objects in the background include teepees, American flags on flag poles,and a banner that reads, "The Round-Up". The man winning the race is identified as Ben Corbett.
Lucille Mullhall posing with a horse at the Roundup. She is dressed in a dark cowboy hat, long-sleeved striped turtleneck shirt, and pleated skirt. She wears a bracelet. Attached to her turtleneck is a bow and small round buttons. Her right arm is draped over the horse which is fitted with a saddle, bridle, and reins. Visible in the background are out of focus horses and a lookout tower with megaphone.
A woman identified as Bonnie McCarroll is thrown off a bucking horse at the Pendleton Round Up. The saddled horse rears as Bonnie's body is twisting in mid-air. She wears boots with spurs, a skirt with fringe on the hemline, and a long-sleeved shirt. In the background a man in a jacket and cowboy hat sits on a horse. Spectators are out of focus in the distance. Published Title of the image was located in the book "Let 'Er Buck" by Charles W. Furlong; text accompanied the photograph.