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

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1. PH036_6231 Lee Moorhouse photographs
PH036_6231 Lee Moorhouse photographs
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A woman wearing Native American clothing stands behind a collection of Native American baskets identified as belonging to Lee Moorhouse. Some of the baskets are beaded and many have geometric patterns or designs.
2. PH036_6221 Lee Moorhouse photographs
PH036_6221 Lee Moorhouse photographs
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A Native American woman reclines on a blanket before a collection of Native American artifacts, identified as belonging to Major Lee Moorhouse. The woman wears a beaded buckskin dress, a choker, beaded moccasins, and a bracelet. She wears her hair in braids and she holds a bow and and an arrow. Behind her on the wall are assorted Native American regalia, clothing, weapons, and bags.
3. PH036_6212 Lee Moorhouse photographs
PH036_6212 Lee Moorhouse photographs
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A corner area of an interior room is covered with a net, from which is strung an assortment of Native American artifacts and decorations. There are baskets in many shapes and sizes; bags, woven and beaded; necklaces of beads or shells; antlers; some beadwork and leatherwork; woven mats and wall hangings; bow and arrows; two quivers with fringe; a pistol; a rope; drums; a miniature of a canoe decorated with a floral design; some portraits, one drawn in charcoal and several photographs; a carved wooden spoon; and other assorted objects. The interior of the room that is visible is wallpaper on the ceiling and upper wall area, a bench with cusions, and some ornate picture frames to the left and right of the display of goods.
4. PH036_2948 Lee Moorhouse photographs
PH036_2948 Lee Moorhouse photographs
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A Native American tomahawk from the collection of relics of the Whitman massacre, 1847 in the Oregon Historical Society is shown against a dark background. The tomahawk has a wooden handle with ornaments and beadwork and a metal head or blade with a heart motif and border designs.
5. PH036_6236 Lee Moorhouse photographs
PH036_6236 Lee Moorhouse photographs
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Many different types of arrowheads are mounted in a frame. The arrowheads are arranged in the shape of an arrowhead or tree. Each arrowhead is attached with wire or thread across them in two or three places. The frame is hung on a wooden criss-cross lattice.
6. PH036_2946 Lee Moorhouse photographs
PH036_2946 Lee Moorhouse photographs
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Depicts relics from the Whitman massacre housed at the Oregon Historical Society are displayed in a room through a wooden doorway. A set of antlers adorn the top of the door. Relics include hatchets, rifles, powderhorns, bowls and stones.
7. PH036_2951 Lee Moorhouse photographs
PH036_2951 Lee Moorhouse photographs
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A Native American tomahawk from the collection of relics of the Whitman massacre, 1847, in the Oregon Historical Society is shown against a dark background. The tomahawk has a wooden handle with ornaments and beadwork and a metal head or blade with a heart motif and border designs. A paper tag is attached to the tomahawk but the writing is not legible.
8. PH036_2949 Lee Moorhouse photographs
PH036_2949 Lee Moorhouse photographs
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Relics from the Whitman Massacre, 1847 in the collection of the Oregon Historical Society are shown mounted on a wall and displayed on a table. The relics include two Native American tomahawks, a Native American war club, a sword and scabbard, and two unidentified objects.
9. PH036_6219 Lee Moorhouse photographs
PH036_6219 Lee Moorhouse photographs
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A Native American man wearing a feathered headdress poses in front of a small tipi. The tipi is positioned in front of a wall on which is mounted an exhibit of Native American clothing, weapons, and artifacts, identified as belonging to Major Lee Moorhouse. A banner hung from the top of the wall reads, Major Lee Moorhouse Umatilla Indian Exhibit. The exhibit includes regalia, weapons, bows, arrows, pictures or photographs, blankets, bags and other items.
10. The Witch Head near Wishram, Wa.
The Witch Head near Wishram, Wa.
Description
A large cairn or rock formation, identified as Witch Head, in Wishram, Washington. One of the more prominent rocks has a flat surface, with a carving of a face.