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You searched for: Start Over Decade 1890-1899 Remove constraint Decade: 1890-1899 Topic Western saddles Remove constraint Topic: Western saddles Collection Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) photographs, 1888-1916 Remove constraint Collection: Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) photographs, 1888-1916

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Description: A Native-American man wearing Euro-American clothing sits on a horse, facing right. Behind him is a tipi with a pile of blankets to the right. Several branches are on the left, trees and shrubs are behind, and in the distance is a mountain range.

Description: A Native American encampment, located in a clearing next to a stand of trees (deciduous without leaves and conifers), at the base of a hill or mountain. There are four tipis made of mats and canvas, and one larger tent structure, made of canvas. There are two wooden barns, one with a saddled horse next to it. There are several wagons, a segment of fence, and various wooden crates and sundries scattered about. One of the wagons is loaded with materials for another tipi, next to the beginning of a new wooden barn or shelter (posts, cross beam, grassy roof). At the far right edge of the photo is part of a wooden structure or dwelling.

Description: A Native American man, identified as Chief Peo of the Umatilla tribe, rides a horse which faces to the left of the photograph. He wears a large feather headdress, a decorated armband, leggings, and a necklace. In his right hand he holds a tomahawk. His horse wears a stock saddle and curb bridle.

Description: Two Native American women are posed in front of a display of Native American artifacts. One woman is standing, the other kneels. The standing woman is wearing beaded moccasins. She is holdings a tomahawk in her right hand with a small pelt draped over it. She holds a round shield with a fur decoration in her left hand. Her dress has a V-neck which is decorated with a striped yoke. The skirt of the dress is decorated with long fringes threaded with beads. She is wearing a necklace and a hat. The kneeling woman is wearing a fringed and beaded leather dress with a cape. She is holding a bow in her left hand. She has a basket hat woven in a geometic design on her head. On the wall behind the women are several artifacts and objects, including: two cradleboards with floral designs, a photograph of a bulldog, a basket with geometric designs, a military cap, a military helmet, two swords, a harness, two bugles, some unidentified gear, belts, two pair of moccasins with floral beading, two bags with floral designs, an unidentified artifact with long fringes, one woven bag with geometric designs, three belts or sashes with geometric designs, an animal pelt, a long feathered headdress, a saddle, a long necklace, a buckskin coat with fringes and some other clothes. There is a poster behind the women with a picture of soldiers and Native Americans on horseback; the number "49" can be seen on it. Small knives and feathers are displayed along the top of the poster.

Description: A line of 20 men and women on horseback stand side-by-side, facing the camera. They are on a dirt street in front of several wooden buildings, including a livery stable. The riders are a mixture of men, women, Indians and non-Indians, and wear tribal clothing or cowboy attire.

Description: A Native American man, identifiied as Chief No Shirt of the Walla Walla tribe, sits on a chestnut horse, facing right. He is wearing a cowboy or Spanish-styled hat with a decorated cloth hatband. Around his neck is a fur scarf, he wears a decorated cloth jacket, decorated cloth arm band, and holds a long cloth object decorated with fur and appliqued footprints draped over his right arm. His horse is wearing a high-cantled stock saddle, a plain curb bridle, and has a long fur draped across his shoulders. In the near background are two tipis. The tipi on the right has the inside partially visible, showing three pails, a pile of blankets, and a box.

Description: A wood-framed structure, covered with a striped tent cloth, appears to have three wooden walls and a wooden floor. From the open side, one can see that the tent structure is filled with an assortment of Native American objects and artifacts, suspended from the walls and crossbeam, set on a table, and arranged on the floor in front of the back wall. There is a sign on the tent that says "Major Moorhouse's Indian Pictures." The inventory includes: blankets and other woven textiles; photographs, some framed; beaded bags; baskets; a cradleboard; a saddle and bridle; tomahawks; bow and arrows in a quiver; a buckskin dress with beaded fringe; a beaded buckskin shirt and pants, a pair of beaded moccasins, and a feathered cape, displayed together as an ensemble; a small statue of a Native American man, wearing a feathered robe and headdress, a shell necklace, a beaded breastplate, and beaded moccasins; more feathered headdresses and other feathered and beaded items; a pair of beaded gloves; a beaded necklace; a pile of fur (under the table).