Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- C.W. Hanson cabinet cards depicting Nez Perce in studio settings
- J.A. Hanson - Elite Studio Grangeville and Stuart (Kooksia), Idaho
- E.G. Cummings cabinet cards depicting Nez Perce (identified)
- E.G. Cummings cabinet cards depicting Nez Perce (unidentified) in studio settings
- Glass plate negative of Chief Joseph seated in the photographers studio. Another man in western dress (possibly Colonel Frederick T. Cummins) is seated beside him.
- Two prints from glass plate negative of Chief Joseph (copyright F.T. Cummins, 1903). Chief Joseph seated in the photographers studio. Another man in western dress seated beside him.
- Portrait of Chief Joseph, 1877. Photo by O.S. Goff Bismark, D.T.
- Dr. Edward H. Latham, photographs taken at Nespelem, Washington
- Saint Francis Xavier Mission and Indian School in St. Xavier, Montana
- Names and Subjects
Nez Perce Photographs, circa 1877-1905
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Nez Perce Photographs
- Dates
- circa 1877-1905 (inclusive)18771905
- Quantity
- 0.5 Linear feet of shelf space, (1 Box)
- Collection Number
- PC 83 (collection)
- Summary
- A composite collection made up of six separate auction lots containing original photographic prints and one glass-plate negative, most photographs depict various members of the Nez Perce tribe in studio poses with some outdoor images.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open and available for research use.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
A composite collection made up of six separate auction lots containing 75 original photographic prints and one glass-plate negative. Folders 1 and 2 include 16 gelatin and silver print cabinet cards, on C. W. Hanson and J. A. Hanson studio mounts. Each photograph depicts members of the Nez Perce tribe in various studio settings. Folders 3 and 4 contain 45 gelatin and silver print cabinet cards, on E. G. Cummings studio mounts. These images, taken in the studio and outdoors, depict various Nez Perce Indians. An 8x10 glass-plate negative (folder 5), copyrighted by F.T. Cummins in 1903, of Chief Joseph shows him seated in with another man in Western dress. Two prints made from the negative may be found in folder 6. A bust-length portrait of Chief Joseph (folder 7) is printed on the verso with O. S. Goff and D. T. Bismarck. Eight bromide prints (folder 8) by Dr. Edward H. Latham were taken at Nespelem, WA ca. 1900-1905. The final two 7x9 mounted albumen prints (folder 9) were believed at purchase to be the St. Joseph Mission Nez Perce School, but were identified in 2011 as the St. Francis Xavier Mission and Indian School in St. Xavier, Montana (Crow Reservation).
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
All items in this collection were digitized in 2011, and can be found in our Nez Perce Photographs Digital Collection.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Nez Perce Photographs, circa 1877-1905 (PC 83)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
This collection of Nez Perce Photographs comprises six lots (197, 198, 199A, 202, 203, and 210) purchased at auction. Swann Galleries, Sale 1513, Thursday, 1989 November 19.
Related Materials
Frank S. Matsura Photographs, 1907-1913 (PC 35)
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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
C.W. Hanson cabinet cards depicting Nez Perce in studio settingsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | item | |
| 1 | 1 | Jane Davis |
| 1 | 2 | Unidentified Nez Perce woman and child |
| 1 | 3 | Matilda Thunder and sister |
| 1 | 4 | Unidentified Nez Perce man in western clothing |
| 1 | 5 | Yum Lumkin |
| 1 | 6 | Nez Perce man (probably John Moss) |
| 1 | 7 | Unidentified Nez Perce man |
| 1 | 8 | Nez Perce woman and child (child appears to be hydrocephalic) |
J.A. Hanson - Elite Studio Grangeville and Stuart (Kooksia), IdahoReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | item | |
| 2 | 1 | Nez Perce Family portrait |
| 2 | 2 | Two Indian women and child, 1890 |
| 2 | 3 | Mr. William Parson's, Kamiah, Idaho |
| 2 | 4 | Josiah Redwolf and Francis Rabain Redwolf |
| 2 | 5 | Henry Enos (Ma sham key low nee) |
| 2 | 6 | Sophia Broncheau and child |
| 2 | 7 | Julia Newton Gould |
| 2 | 8 | Kho sa Lot (?) - various names and relations on back of card |
E.G. Cummings cabinet cards depicting Nez Perce (identified)Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | item | |
| 3 | 1 | Delia Davis |
| 3 | 2 | Nez Perce family - Nathan White, Sarah White, Charley White and James White |
| 3 | 3 | Wilson Davis |
| 3 | 4 | Two unidentified Nez Perce men |
| 3 | 5 | Benjamin Five Crows and family (Nez Perce) |
| 3 | 6 | Norton Blackeagle |
| 3 | 7 | J.W. Fenderson |
| 3 | 8 | Norton Blackeagle and unidentified Nez Perce man |
| 3 | 9 | Annie Monteith, Maggie Jackson, and Lewis Williams |
| 3 | 10 | Three Nez Perce women
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| 3 | 11 | Elias Stevens and Martha Rueben, of Lapwai, Idaho |
| 3 | 12 | William Axtell |
| 3 | 13 | Two young Nez Perce men (one of them probably William Light) |
| 3 | 14 | Fred Lowery |
| 3 | 15 | Priscilla Frank |
| 3 | 16 | Dick Paul |
| 3 | 17 | John Hill |
| 3 | 18 | Jesse Michael LaBrunn and family |
E.G. Cummings cabinet cards depicting Nez Perce (unidentified) in studio settingsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | item | |
| 4 | 1 | Nez Perce woman with two woven cornhusk bags |
| 4 | 2 | Nez Perce woman and man |
| 4 | 3 | Nez Perce woman |
| 4 | 4 | Nez Perce woman with woven cornhusk bag |
| 4 | 5 | Nez Perce man |
| 4 | 6 | Two Nez Perce men |
| 4 | 7 | Nez Perce man |
| 4 | 8 | Nez Perce man and woman |
| 4 | 9 | Nez Perce woman and baby |
| 4 | 10 | Nez Perce man |
| 4 | 11 | Nez Perce woman |
| 4 | 12 | Young Nez Perce girl and baby |
| 4 | 13 | Nez Perce woman and baby |
| 4 | 14 | Nez Perce man in military uniform |
| 4 | 15 | Nez Perce man |
| 4 | 16 | Young Nez Perce man |
| 4 | 17 | Nez Perce family portrait |
| 4 | 18 | Two Nez Perce women and a young girl |
| 4 | 19 | Two young Nez Perce women |
| 4 | 20 | Three Nez Perce women |
| 4 | 21 | Three Nez Perce women |
| 4 | 22 | Two Nez Perce women |
| 4 | 23 | Two Nez Perce women with woven cornhusk bags |
| 4 | 24 | Nez Perce woman and man |
| 4 | 25 | Nez Perce woman and man |
| 4 | 26 | Young Nez Perce woman |
| 4 | 27 | Nez Perce woman |
Glass plate negative of Chief Joseph seated in the photographers studio. Another man in western dress (possibly Colonel Frederick T. Cummins) is seated beside him., 1903Return to Top
Container(s): Folder 5, Item 1
Two prints from glass plate negative of Chief Joseph (copyright F.T. Cummins, 1903). Chief Joseph seated in the photographers studio. Another man in western dress seated beside him., 1903Return to Top
Container(s): Folder 6, Item 1
Portrait of Chief Joseph, 1877. Photo by O.S. Goff Bismark, D.T., 1877Return to Top
Container(s): Folder 7, Item 1
Dr. Edward H. Latham, photographs taken at Nespelem, WashingtonReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folder | item | ||
| 8 | 1 | Nez Perce woman on horseback
|
1900 |
| 8 | 2 | Professor Edmund S. Meany at the monument at Chief Joseph's grave |
June 20, 1905 |
| 8 | 3 | Yellow Bull at Chief Joseph's funeral |
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| 8 | 4 | Peo Peo Tholekt at Chief Joseph's funeral |
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| 8 | 5 | Peo Peo Mox Mox at Chief Joseph's funeral |
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| 8 | 6 | Professor Edmund S. Meany at the monument at Chief Joseph's grave |
June 20, 1905 |
| 8 | 7 | Chief Joseph in war regalia at Nespelem Creek
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1903 |
| 8 | 8 | Columbia woman on horseback with cradleboard |
1900 |
Saint Francis Xavier Mission and Indian School in St. Xavier, MontanaReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | item | |
| 9 | 1 | St. Francis Xavier Mission and Indian School in St. Xavier, Montana (Crow Reservation) |
| 9 | 2 | St. Francis Xavier Mission and Indian School in St. Xavier, Montana (Crow Reservation), showing students |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Indians of North America -- Idaho.
- Nez Perce Indians.
Personal Names
- Joseph (Nez Perce Chief), 1840-1904 -- Portraits.
Finding aid prepared by MASC Staff
2021
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