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

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1. PH036_6234 Lee Moorhouse Photographs
PH036_6234 Lee Moorhouse Photographs
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[Lee Moorhouse collection of Indian regalias and artifacts]
2. Poker Jim, Chief of Round Up, Pendleton, OR.
Poker Jim, Chief of Round Up, Pendleton, OR.
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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.]
3. PH036_4772 Lee Moorhouse Photographs
PH036_4772 Lee Moorhouse Photographs
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Mrs. Selumpt Cayuse Tribe [Mrs. Su-lump, Cayuse woman, in beaded dress. Cornhusk bags, belts, blankets, and fringed horse trappings displayed around her.]
4. Dr. Whirlwind, Cayuse Indian, on horse
Dr. Whirlwind, Cayuse Indian, on horse
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A Native American man, identified as Dr. Whirl-wind (Charley Whirlwind, Sr.) of the Cayuse Tribe, is mounted on a horse. The man is wearing buckskin pants and shirt and moccasins. The shirt is decorated with feathers and beadwork on the front and sleeves. He is wearing a headdress with a full crown of feathers and strips of fur hanging down around his shoulders. He has a large beaded choker. The horse is solid brown in color and has a saddle, saddle blanket and bridle. On the ground in front of the horse is a dog with long, fluffy white hair. The man, horse, and dog are on a slope on the side of a mountain. Around them are some other slopes and some stands of pine trees. The top of the mountain is in the background.
5. Young Chief, Whirlwind, and No-Shirt, Umatilla Indians in costume, on horseback, at Umatilla Reserve, July 4, 1903. Thumbing White Man for dropping in on US/U.S.
Young Chief, Whirlwind, and No-Shirt, Umatilla Indians in costume, on horseback, at Umatilla Reserve, July 4, 1903. Thumbing White Man for dropping in on US/U.S.
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Three Native American men, identified as Young Chief, Whirlwind, and Chief No-shirt, are mounted on dark-colored horses on a plain in front of four tipis. Each man carries a staff with ermine, eagle feathers, or other decoration, and Young Chief holds a second, shorter staff with long fringe. All wear headdresses with ermine hanging down, and eagle feather trails, and two have horned headdresses. The men wear beaded moccasins and beaded pants. One wears a cloth vest, one a cloth shirt, and one a buckskin shirt. The pants of two men are visible and seem to be cloth with strips of geometric beading. The horses have beaded bridles, martingales, masks, and reins, and Young Chief's horse shook its head as the photo was taken. Chief No-shirt's horse has a striped saddle blanket; the saddle has a long strip of fur hanging down from the saddle horn, nearly to the ground. All men wear jewelry. In the background at the right of the picture, the four tipis are lined up. In the background at the left, other people and part of a horse can be seen, and at the very left it looks as though someone were holding a flag.
6. PH036_2520 Lee Moorhouse photographs
PH036_2520 Lee Moorhouse photographs
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A Native American man poses inside a large warehouse of Pendleton woolen blankets. The background is floor-to-ceiling shelves of folded Native American style Pendleton woolen blankets; some blankets are draped in between the rows to form a display. The subject is seated in front of them, his torso wrapped in a blanket which covers his left arm and shoulder; his right arm and shoulder are bare. His long braids are wrapped decoratively in cloth that is wound over the hair and he wears large, round earrings. His leggings and moccasins appear to be leather or buckskin, and are painted decoratively. , [Display of Pendleton Woolen Mill blankets, with tribal man.]
7. Umatilla indans, in costume, on reservation, July 4, 1903 includes: Dr. Whirlwind, No-shirt, Magic Sam, Tred Elk, Ta-wa-toi, Mrs. No shirt
Umatilla indans, in costume, on reservation, July 4, 1903 includes: Dr. Whirlwind, No-shirt, Magic Sam, Tred Elk, Ta-wa-toi, Mrs. No shirt
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Four Native American men and a Native American woman stand in front of three tipis. The people are identified as Dr. Whirlwind, Ta-wa-Toi, Mrs. No-shirt, Chief No-shirt, and Red Elk. The men all wear horned headdresses with ermine hanging from them, and trails of eagle feathers, except for Ta-wa-Toi, who does not seem to have the trail of feathers. The men wear a mix of cloth or buckskin shirts and legwear. Some of the men seem to have blankets wrapped around their legs. All the men wear moccasins and jewelry, including loop necklaces. In their right hands Dr. Whirlwind and Red Elk each hold a staff with eagle feathers attached. Red Elk has a long beaded and furred belt, decorated with medals or buttons, draped over his left arm. Ta-wa-Toi is holding the fur of an animal in front of himself; the pelt includes the fur from the animal's tail, legs, and head. Chief No-shirt seems to be holding up some weaving. Mrs. No-shirt stands next to him. Her dark hair in braids; she is draped in a geometrically-beaded skin and seems to be wearing a fringed buckskin dress and a bracelet. She too wears moccasins. She holds a geometrically-beaded flat bag in front of herself. The caption on the photograph says "Umatilla Reservation July 4, 1903".
8. Umatilla Reservation July 4, 1903
Umatilla Reservation July 4, 1903
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Eight Native-American men and women on horses are posing in front of trees and tipis. All but two have some sort of headdress, three men carry feather staffs. All the people have blankets wrapped around them. Each horse is wearing a beaded chest plate.
9. PH036_3682 Lee Moorhouse photographs
PH036_3682 Lee Moorhouse photographs
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Black and white image of the Grand Review at the Pendleton Roundup. Three Indians in full costume are visible on their horses, riding in a line inside the arena. Spectators and other participants are visible in the backgound.
10. PH036_4892 Lee Moorhouse photographs
PH036_4892 Lee Moorhouse photographs
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A young Native American woman identified as Nellie Parr, a Walla Walla woman, sits in a room in front of a backdrop made of a plain blanket draped over a rack. On the walls behind and to the right hang a jumble of feathered headdresses, tomahawks, and other items; it appears she is in a photographer's studio. The woman wears beaded moccasins on her feet, which are resting on a small coiled cedar root mat. She wears leggings and a beaded buckskin dress, with beads in the fringe at calves, thighs, and arms. On her arms are metal bracelets, and around her neck are hung a number of necklaces including two that seem to be made of animal claws, long strings of beads, and a necklace with a medal. She wears a cornhusk basket hat with geometric designs and feathers on one side over her braided hair. She holds a bow and arrows with her right hand; the bottom of the bow rests on the mat. Her left hand is closed over the handle of a bag. Covering the object on which she sits is a blanket with bold geometric designs. A striped blanket can be seen tossed over something in the bottom right of the photograph., [Nellie Parr, Walla Walla woman, wearing beaded buckskin dress, leggings, moccasins, cornhusk hat, necklaces. She holds a bow and rests feet on cedar mat. In Moorhouse studio; curio collection visible on wall.]