Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) photographs, 1888-1916

Poker Jim, Chief of Round Up, Pendleton, OR.

Title
Poker Jim, Chief of Round Up, Pendleton, OR.
LC Subject
Indians of North America Headdresses Medals Men Indian beadwork Feathers, Eagle Fur Scabbards Clothing and dress Coat, Buckskin Ethnic costume Poker Jim studio portraits
Local Collection ID
PH036 / A82
Repository
University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Alternative
Poker Jim, chief of Round-up Poker Jim, chief of the roundup. PH036_3723
Photographer
Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
Description
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.]
Tribal Notes
An interior photograph of a tribal man dressed in regalia. He is identified as Poker Jim. He is wearing a Horned Headdress with a single trail of Eagle Feathers down his back, also has on a Beaded Buckskin Shirt. In his right hand he is holding an unidentified medal; on the front of the medal is a man's head. A beaded rifle scabbard is cradled in his left arm. Writing on the photograph, on the end of the rifle scabbard, is "Poker Jim Chief of the Round Up Pendleton Or." Writing saying "Major Moorhouse" appears under his hands.
Tribal Classes
Interior Photograph; Person; Regalia; Headdress;
Tribal Terms
Man; Headdress, Horned -Single Trail; Shirt, Beaded Buckskin; Ermines; Metal; Scabbard, Rifle; Pants; Fur; Backdrop, Painted;
Location
Pendleton >> Umatilla County >> Oregon >> United States
Date
1900/1910
Identifier
PH036_3723
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name
Moorhouse (Major Lee) Photographs
Series Name
Series I: Glass Plate Negatives
Box Number
149
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Extent
5.00 X 6.92 inches
Set
Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) photographs, 1888-1916 Picturing the Cayuse, Walla Walla, and Umatilla Tribes
Primary Set
Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) photographs, 1888-1916
Has Version
Glass-plate negative
Institution
University of Oregon
Note
Joint Project of the University of Oregon Libraries and the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Image Width
625 pixels
Image Height
865 pixels
Image Resolution
125 dpi
Color Space
8 bit -- Greyscale -- Gray Gamma 2.2