Parson Motanic
- Title
- Parson Motanic
- LC Subject
- Indians of North America Cayuse Indians Automobiles Hudson automobile Automobiles, Convertible Indian women Men Children Hats Clothing and dress Euro-American clothing Coat, Buckskin Scarves Dwellings Families Motanic, Parson Motanic, Dan Motanic, Dorothy Motanic, Esther Motanic, Art Motanic, Sarah outdoor photographs
- Local Collection ID
- PH036 / A82
- Repository
- University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
- Alternative
- Parson Motanic, Cayuse Indian, in Hudson automobile, 1915 Parson Motanic, Cayuse Indian, in Hudson automobile.
- Photographer
- Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
- Description
- A Native American man, identified as Parson Motanic of the Cayuse tribe, sits in the driver's seat of a convertible Hudson automobile, which is parked on the side of a street in town. A younger Native American man, a Native American woman, a younger Native American woman, two Native American girls, and a Native American infant also sit in the car. The men wear hats and Parson Motanic wears a buckskin coat. The women wear headscarves, headbands and shawls. The front and driver side of the Hudson automobile are visible in the picture and a house is prominent in the background.
- Tribal Notes
- An outside photograph of a family sitting in an automobile on the side of a street. The family has been identified as the Parson Motanic family. Parson is sitting in the driver's seat and is wearing a buckskin shirt with a cowboy hat on. The young boy sitting in the passenger seat has been identified as the salesman son by one of the family members. He is wearing a cowboy hat and a coat. In the back seat are three women and two children. The women are wearing dress and scarves over their heads. One boy is standing behind Parson and the baby is sitting on the woman's lap. They are identified from left to right as Dorothy Motanic, Dan Motanic, Esther Motanic, Art Motanic, and Sara Motanic. The photographer moved to the left side of the automobile, he is set up on the sidewalk in this photograph. In the background are house and a small barn and trees. Writing on the photograph is "Parson Motanic" which is in between the tires and "Major Moorhouse" is behind the automobile.
- Tribal Classes
- Outside Photograph; People; Transportation; Housing;
- Tribal Terms
- Men; Shirt, Buckskin; Hat; Coat; Shirt, Cloth; Women; Dress; Scarf; Shawl; Automobile; House; Tree;
- Date
- 1915
- Identifier
- PH036_4235
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Local Collection Name
- Moorhouse (Major Lee) Photographs
- Series Name
- Series I: Glass Plate Negatives
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Extent
- 6.86 X 4.96 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
- 858 pixels
- Image Height
- 620 pixels
- Image Resolution
- 125 dpi
- Color Space
- 8 bit -- Greyscale -- Gray Gamma 2.2