Picturing the Cayuse, Walla Walla, and Umatilla Tribes

Victor William Cayuse Tribe

Title
Victor William Cayuse Tribe
LC Subject
Cayuse Indians Braids (Hairdressing) mantas Pendleton Indians of North America Men William, Victor studio portraits
Local Collection ID
PH036 / A82
Repository
University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Alternative
Victor William, Cayuse Indian, standing by tipi Victor William, Cayuse Indian
Photographer
Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
Description
A Native American man, identified as Victor William, sits in front of a plain cloth backdrop. His head is turned to the left. He wears only a blanket over his shoulder and wrapped around his torso. His hair is syled in braids.
Tribal Notes
An interior photograph of a man sitting wrapped in a wool blanket. He has been identified as Victor Williams. His body is facing the camera and he is looking to the left. The wool blanket is wrapped around his left shoulder and under his right arm. Writing on the photograph is "Victor Williams Cayuse Tribe, Major Moorhouse" which is on the black strip of the blanket and on his chest. On his left shoulder is a stamp "1800 by Lee Moorhouse"
Tribal Classes
Interior Photograph; Person;
Tribal Terms
Man; Wool Blanket; Backdrop;
Date
1897/1920
Identifier
PH036_4089
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
6.63 X 8.54 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
829 pixels
Image Height
1068 pixels
Image Resolution
125 dpi
Color Space
8 bit -- Grayscale -- Gray Gamma 2.2