Native American man working at a belt driven loom. The man is wearing earrings and a necklace that has many strands. He is not wearing a shirt. Behind him on the wall is a blanket with wide stripes. The stripes are made up of geometric patterns. The blanket on the loom is also made up of strips with geometric patterns.
A Native American woman and a Native American man stand at two industrial looms in the Pendleton Woolen Mills in Pendleton, Oregon. The man wears a blanket around his waist and the woman wears a blanket over her shoulders. The man wears his hair in braids and holds a tool, possibly a shuttle, in his right hand.
Image is annotated: "Donald Morse-'Alpha-Kappa-Psi' Theta Chapter, May-23-1921, O. A. C." Graduating from the School of Commerce in 1921, Donald Wesley Morse belonged to the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and participated in the debate team. Shortly after graduation in 1921, Morse married fellow alum Marguerite Volbrecht that same year. Morse died in 1923 from tuberculosis contracted in service during World War I.
