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.
Rev. James N. Cornelison sits in the doorway of a house. He sits at ease petting a large spotted dog. He is dressed in a suit with open jacket, vest, fold-down collar, and plaid bow tie, and appears to be wearing cowboy boots. He has a mustache and short beard. His legs are crossed and partially obscured by a plaid blanket, half of which lies in a heap at his feet. Next to it on the Reverend's right is a small pile of kindling and a chopped log. Behind him in the interior of the dwelling stands a table with turned legs, on which are piled a number of books. A cord or rope lies on the ground next to the dog.
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.