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

PH036_6054 Lee Moorhouse photographs

Title
PH036_6054 Lee Moorhouse photographs
LC Subject
Clothing and dress Baskets Blankets Braids (Hairdressing) Camps Corrals Cowboy hats Dogs Euro-American clothing European Americans Families Indian children Fences Mountains Horses Indian women Indians of North America Coats Leather garments Men mats (floor coverings) Pants Sheds Tipis Umatilla Indian Reservation (Or.) Umatilla Indians Photographers Cameras
Local Collection ID
PH036 / A82
Repository
University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Alternative
Camps on Umatilla Indian reservation;
Photographer
Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
Description
A Native American family of three is posing in front of a tipi for pictures being taken by a white man. The Native American woman is in a separate pose on a blanket with another blanket wrapped around her. A small dog is behind her. The Native American man holding the child seems to be the subject being currently photographed. Behind the tipi there is corral for two horses and shed within the fenced area of the corral. Near the right hand side of the tipi there is a mound covered by a blanket with a pot or basket near by. The Native American male is wearing a cowboy hat and boots with a blanket overcovering. In the far background to the left of the photo are hills and telegraph or telephone poles.
Condition Of Source
discoloration;;
Tribal Notes
An outside photograph of a person setting up a camera to photograph an unidentified woman sitting in front of a Tule mat and canvas tipi. An unidentified white man is getting his camera ready to photograph the woman. Woman is sitting on top of a blanket and has a wool blanket around her shoulders. The white man is standing next to his camera that is on a tripod. They are in front of their tipi and the door is behind the white man. On the left side of the photograph is an unidentified man holding a child in his left arm. He is wearing a wool blanket around his waist and over his left shoulder he is also wearing a hat. There is a cooking pot next to the tipi, and on the side of the tipi is an unidentified object that is covered with a cloth or a blanket. In the background is a small barn with a horse next to the barn. There are a number of fences around the campsite. At the base of the hill are telephone poles.
Tribal Classes
Outside Photograph; People; Housing; Camp Site; Animal; Photography;
Tribal Terms
Men; Vest, Cloth; Shirt, Cloth; Pants; Shoes; Hat; Blanket; Woman; Child; Camera; Tri-pod; Tipi; Tule Mat; Canvas; Poles; Pot; Arbor; Fence; Tree; Horse; Dog;
Location
Umatilla Indian Reservation >> Umatilla County >> Oregon >> United States
Date
1897/1920
Identifier
PH036_6054
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name
Moorhouse (Major Lee) Photographs
Series Name
Series I: Glass Plate Negatives
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
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
681 pixels
Image Height
875 pixels
Image Resolution
125 dpi
Color Space
24 bit - RGB - sRGB IEC61966-2.1