An outside photograph of a Native American woman who has been identified as Rosa Paul. She is standing on a Pendleton blanket, in front of an unadorned blanket backdrop hanging from a wooden frame. She is posed holding a bow and arrow. On her head is a cornhusk hat with a "v-shaped" geometric design. Her hair is braided, and she has large, circular earrings. There is a choker around her neck and bracelets on both her arms. Her dress is highly decorative, with beadwork across her blouse and around the edge of each sleeve. There is additional beadwork around her waist which forms an apron and side pouch or pocket. The bottom third of her dress shows more beadwork in a spiral design. She is wearing moccasins and leggings under her dress. On the left of the photograph is a wooden walkway with trees in the background.
A group of European American men and women, identified as the personnel of St. Andrews Roman Catholic Mission School of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, are standing in front of a side of a building. They are arranged in three rows. The women, who are all wearing a nun's habit, are standing in the first two rows with their hands clasped. Rosary beads and crucifix necklaces are visible on some of the women. Seven women are in the front row. Six women are in the second row. Six men are in the back row. The men are all wearing clerical collars. The man on the far left, the third man from the left, and the second man from the right are wearing clerical hats. The third man from the right is wearing a light-colored overcoat. The rest of the men are wearing dark-colored priestly garments. The building appears to be wooden with a stone or concrete foundation. Two doors are directly behind the group. Two windows are visible to the far left and to the far right. Wooden planks, forming a sidewalk, lead away from the group to the bottom right.
An interior photograph of a European-American man identified as Major Moorhouse. He is sitting on a stool in front of a backdrop. There is a decorative rug on the floor. The man has a mustache and is wearing a straight-brim banded hat, scarf tied around his neck, long-sleeved cloth shirt, leather belt and holster, and leather chaps. The man is holding a pistol on his lap, held in his right hand. There is a fur pelt draped over the stool on which the man is sitting that extends onto the floor and under his shoes., [Lee Moorhouse in scout costume, holding revolver.]
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.
An interior photograph of a Native American woman posed in front of a backdrop. She has her hair in long braids and is wearing large, circular earrings. She is wearing a choker. Around her shoulders is a Euro-American scarf and a blanket or shawl. She is attired in a print cloth shirt or dress., Ku-Massag—Cayuse [Ku-mas-sag, Cayuse woman, in regalia in Moorhouse yard/studio. 'Copyright 1900 by Lee Moorhouse' printed on photo.]
A Native American woman, dressed in Native American costume, is seated on a chair, in front of a wall filled with various Native American artifacts. The woman is wearing a headdress with horns and feathers, a beaded buckskin dress with beaded fringe, beaded leggings, and floral design moccasins. She has long braids, a beaded choker and beaded necklace, a shell necklace, copper bracelets, a ring, and is holding a beaded bag. A Pendleton blanket is draped over the chair. Hanging from the wall are assorted feathers and knives, decorative cords with tassels, posters, a photograph, swords with scabbards, floral design cradleboards, a horse bridle with reins, woven bags, a beaded floral design glove or gauntlet, leather goods, beadwork, a walking stick, and a tanned animal hide on which is painted a Native American man. There are several items on the floor, including another blanket, a bow and two empty quivers (one beaded, one plain), a tomahawk decorated with a fur tail, more loose feathers, and a woven basket.
A Native American man, woman, and young girl stand in front of a tipi in a meadow of tall grasses in this stereographic photo. Spread out at their feet lie a couple of striped blankets. The child wears a dress of calico or printed cotton, and a necklace. The woman wears a long dark cloth dress with a light-coloured underdress or shirt beneath it. Around her waist is a belt. She holds a piece of cloth or hide in her left hand. She wears earrings, and her long braids hang down in front of her. The man's hair is pulled behind him. He wears earrings and some kind of hair ties or ornaments, as well as necklaces, one a choker. He wears a cloth shirt over a plaid blanket resembling a kilt, and a belt with a pouch. In his right hand he holds a book or box. In his left hand he holds the tip of an arrow, which has a light-colored feather. He seems to be clasping a bag to his left side with his arm. To the right of the tipi is a leafless tree. In the background, a low hill rises.
A young Native American woman identified as Nellie Parr, a Walla Walla woman, sits in a room in front of a backdrop made of a plain blanket draped over a rack. On the walls behind and to the right hang a jumble of feathered headdresses, tomahawks, and other items; it appears she is in a photographer's studio. The woman wears beaded moccasins on her feet, which are resting on a small coiled cedar root mat. She wears leggings and a beaded buckskin dress, with beads in the fringe at calves, thighs, and arms. On her arms are metal bracelets, and around her neck are hung a number of necklaces including two that seem to be made of animal claws, long strings of beads, and a necklace with a medal. She wears a cornhusk basket hat with geometric designs and feathers on one side over her braided hair. She holds a bow and arrows with her right hand; the bottom of the bow rests on the mat. Her left hand is closed over the handle of a bag. Covering the object on which she sits is a blanket with bold geometric designs. A striped blanket can be seen tossed over something in the bottom right of the photograph., [Nellie Parr, Walla Walla woman, wearing beaded buckskin dress, leggings, moccasins, cornhusk hat, necklaces. She holds a bow and rests feet on cedar mat. In Moorhouse studio; curio collection visible on wall.]
An outside photograph of an older Native American man posing in front of an unadorned blanket backdrop draped over a wall. He has been identified as Five Crows, and is dressed in regalia. His hair is unbound with a single feather showing in the back. There is a small hoop earring visible in his right ear. He is dressed in a cloth shirt, over which are a choker, loop necklace, and hairbone bandoleer. Over both shirtsleeves are wide metal armbands. In his right hand he is holding a knife, and in his left hand he is holding a pipe bowl. Hanging from his left arm is a leather belt with a knife scabbard attached. He has a Pendleton blanket wrapped around his waist.
An interior photograph of an older Native American man posing in front of a cloth or canvas backdrop. The photographer has identified the man as Som-Kin. He is wearing a flat-brimmed cowboy hat held in place with a braided string or cord tied under his chin. His hair is unbound. He is dressed in a cloth shirt, over which is a cloth or wool vest, a buckskin coat, with a scarf around his neck. The buckskin coat is fringed around the shoulders, end of sleeves, collar edge and coat seams. On the left side of the vest is a badge with the title, "US Indian Police." Attached to a vest button below the badge is a pocket watch chain.