A single tipi stands in a clearing with several deciduous trees without leaves, behind which are more trees, bushes, and part of a creek. The tipi is made of canvas and grass mats, and there is a small broom and pile of material next to it. To the right of the tipi, on the ground, is a stack of wooden tipi poles and a pile of folded mats. To the far right of the photo are the indications of where a second tipi used to be. The sky is full of clouds and the photo appears to have been taken at dusk.
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.
On the Umatilla Indian Reservation at Thorn Hollow, a large long building with a long railroad platform is bordered by railroad tracks. Behind it is a large fenced compound containing two long buildings and a house. A large shed is to the left of the compound. A road bordered with utility poles intersects the railroad tracks. A road sign is visible. The compound is surrounded by trees and there are hills in the background.
A Native American woman sitting with an infant on her lap. The woman is looking downward in the direction of the infant. The woman is wearing a ring and Euro-American clothing with a shawl draped around her shoulders. Her hair is organized in two braids on each side of her face. The infant is wearing a white, cloth outfit.
A scene that has been identified as looking east from Thorn Hollow on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Two tipis stand on a plain scattered with bare shrubs. In the background of the picture is a line of evergreens and bare-branched trees that runs along a stretch of railroad tracks. Telegraph poles are visible along the line of the tracks. Beyond them, smooth treeless hills rise up and are snow-covered in the distance. In the center of the photo, what looks like a meandering seasonal stream feeds into a swamp or pond. The tipis are set away from the pond a few yards. The tipi on the left is smaller and made of canvas; the tipi on the right is made of tule mats. Near the tipi on the right is a stack of firewood and a wagon. A tall bare pole stands some feet to the right of the wagon. The sky is cloudy., Thorn Hollow—Looking East [Thorn Hollow, Umatilla Indian reservation.]
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 and four children stand around outside a tipi. They are accompanied by two horses, a cow and two calves. More livestock are visible in the backround. One of the calves appears to be nursing. Miscellaneous gear and supplies sit on the edge of the photograph, just to the left of the tipi.
A group of tipis, identified as being on the Umatilla Reservation, are nestled within a grove of deciduous trees. The photo was taken on a bright, sunny day.
Railroad tracks run in front of a wooded area identified as being near Cayuse Station, Thorn Hollow. Fences run along the railroad tracks and stop on either side of a railroad crossing. The crossing is left of center and has a white sign beside it. There are three tipis among the trees. On the right side of the photo is a wooden building. In between the right most tipi and the wooden building is a cage raised up off the ground on legs and another undetermined object on the ground. On the right half of the photo between the tipis and the railroad tracks is a cultivated area that could be a garden. Behind the tipis among the trees is a stream or river, and in the background are hills. The trees are both deciduous without leaves and conifers.
A corral, identified as part of the Umatilla Reservation, contains two horses. A tipi is located to the right of the corral in a wooded area. A body of water is in the foreground.