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Richard Scheuerman Photographs, 1853-1977
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Richard Scheuerman Photographs
- Dates
- 1853-1977 (inclusive)18531977
- Quantity
- 1 container, (0.25 linear feet), (Approximate 190 items)
- Collection Number
- PC 20
- Summary
- The collection consists of photographs of the various Indian tribes of the Inland Empire Northwest, termed Plateau Indians. They are arranged according to tribe, using the same sequence Scheuerman devised for the negatives.
- 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 - Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Richard Dean Scheuerman was born on April 18, 1951 and raised near Endicott, Washington. After graduating from Washington State University, he completed the program at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, as a member of the U. S. Air Force, and was awarded a diploma in Russian. With a grant from the Lutheran World Federation, he undertook research at the Centre for the Study of Religion and Communism in London. Currently a candidate for an advanced degree in history from Pacific Lutheran University, Scheuerman is the author of Pilgrims on the Earth: A German-Russian Chronicle (1974).
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of prints made from negatives that were loaned for copying. They are concerned exclusively with the various Indian tribes of the Inland Empire Northwest, termed Plateau Indians. They are arranged according to tribe, using the same sequence Scheuerman devised for the negatives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Nez Perce Return to Top
Container(s): Folder A
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| A | 1: Timothy, also called Tomason, A. Zeno Shindler photo |
1868 |
| A | 2: "Arrival of the Nez Perces, Treaty Ground, Walla Walla Valley, May, 1855". 11 Gustavus Sohon drawing |
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| A | 3: Nez Perce coming in for Walla Walla Council. Sohon drawing |
1855 |
| A | 4: Chief Joseph |
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| A | 4a: Chief Joseph |
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| A | 4b: Chief Joseph and Pawnee Bill |
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| A | 5: Umatilla Jim, Charles Simpson, and Willie "Red Star" Andrews |
1907 |
| A | 6: Chief Peo-peo-thalekt, warrior, War of 1877 |
1917 |
| A | 7: Ollicott (brother of Joseph) |
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| A | 8: Minnie Yellow Wolf Paween |
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| A | 9: Red Wolf, He-man-i-pilp |
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| A | 10: Looking-glass, Apash-wa-haq-ikt, Nez Perce Chief |
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| A | 11: Joseph tamitak-has, Nez Perce Chief. Sohon drawing |
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| A | 12: Willie "Red Star" Andrews |
Palouse Return to Top
Container(s): Folder B
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| B | 1-1a: Hoosis-Mox-Mox, Yellow Hair or Red Chief (d. 1909) |
circa 1900 |
| B | 2-2b: Palouse tribe near Pasco, Washington |
circa 1900 |
| B | 3: "Pelous," a Palouse Indian. Pencil drawing by John Mix Stanley |
circa 1853-1854 |
| B | 4: Chief Wolf Necklace and Interpreter. C. M. Bell Studio |
1894 |
| B | 5: Old Home of Palouse |
1951 |
| B | 6-7: Harlish-Washshomake, Chief Wolf Necklace |
1894 |
| B | 8: Chief Bones and wife |
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| B | 9: Chief Pot Belly |
circa 1900 |
| B | 11: The Two Sisters Rock formation |
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| B | 12: Salumkee Kamiaskin. Lived at Palouse River |
circa 1945 |
| B | 13: Tomeo Kamiakin |
1900 |
| B | 14: Scal-le-Tush, Palouse chief |
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| B | 14a: Scal-le-Tush, Palouse chief |
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| B | 15: Lyons Ferry |
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| B | 16: Palouse Gorge Below Falls |
Wanapum Return to Top
Container(s): Folder C
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| C | 1: Sacred Wooden Bird of the Wanapums |
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| C | 2: Petroglyphs on Columbia River |
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| C | 2a: Petroglyphs on Columbia River |
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| C | 2b,c: Indian Petroglyphs |
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| C | 3: Near Priest Rapids, By C. Relander, Puck-Hya-toot and others |
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| C | 3a: Click Relander and Johnny Buck on Sacred Island |
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| C | 4: Inside Mat Lodge at Root Feast |
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| C | 5: George Sohappy |
circa 1950 |
| C | 6: Wanapum Indian Village at Priest Rapids |
late 1930 |
| C | 7: Johnnie Buck or Puck-Hya-toot |
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| C | 8: Wanapum root feast |
Walla Walla Return to Top
Container(s): Folder D
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| D | 1: Carni-nee |
circa 1900 |
| D | 2: Chief No Shirt |
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| D | 3: No Shirt, Shis-Mah-nost |
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| D | 4: Mrs. Soldier Coat |
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| D | 5-5a: Doctor Whirlwind, Cayuse |
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| D | 6: Peo-Peo-Mox-Mox. Sohon drawing |
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| D | 7: Poker Jim? Walla Walla Chief |
Klikitat Return to Top
Container(s): Folder E
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| E | 1: Smo-lowlit, dec. of Jake Hunt |
1907 |
Yakima Return to Top
Container(s): Folder F
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| F | 1: Daughter of Kamiakin |
circa 1900 |
| F | 2: White Swan |
circa 1900 |
| F | 3-3a: Cham-e-sup-um. (daughter of Kamiakin, lived near Ahtanum) |
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| F | 4-4a: Yakima child |
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| F | 5: Te-Eas, son of We-ow-ick |
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| F | 6: Chief Ymipaw Camarake |
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| F | 7: Owhi. Watercolor by Duncan |
1853 or 1854 |
| F | 8-8a: White Swan |
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| F | 9-9a: Cleveland Kamiakin |
1955 |
| F | 10: Members of the Shaker Cult |
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| F | 11: Two Yakima Babies |
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| F | 12: Fort Simcoe. Chief Yet-ti-mi-Chief, son of Ice |
1921 |
| F | 13-13a: Fort Simcoe |
1912 |
| F | 14: Charley Saluskin |
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| F | 15: Sapo-Nowax, Yakima Chief |
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| F | 16: Skloon |
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| F | 17: Two Yakima Women, Thrace Hermelt and Jim Holmis |
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| F | 18: Delores George, Queen of Toppenish Pow-wow, 1958 |
Umatilla Return to Top
Container(s): Folder H
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| H | 1: Chief Peo |
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| H | 2: Seven women, converts of Dr. Whitman. Identified in photograph |
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| H | 3: Chief Peo and another man on horseback with decorated martingale and feathers onbridle |
1900 |
| H | 4: Woman holding tules |
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| H | 4a: Woman sitting at basket |
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| H | 5: "Sombre Reflections" |
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| H | 5a: Faggot gatherers |
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| H | 7: William Charley, Umatilla interpreter |
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| H | 8: Chief Peo |
Cayuse Return to Top
Container(s): Folder I
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| I | 1: Mr. and Mrs. Real Grizzly Bear (son of Whirlwind) Ha Ha Nich |
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| I | 2: Tin-te-mitse |
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| I | 3: Umapire |
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| I | 3a: Umapire (Wakon Konwelasmmi). J. Dixon photo |
1909 |
Sinkiuse-Columbia Return to Top
Container(s): Folder J
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| J | 1: Dr. Skookum |
circa 1900 |
| J | 2: Little Salmon |
circa 1900 |
| J | 3: Spadis |
circa 1900 |
| J | 4: Sees Use |
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| J | 5: Ellen Saluskin, Oscar Billy-Harrison and Madeline Moses |
circa 1951 |
| J | 6: 14 Indians, identified |
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| J | 7: 5 Indians on horseback, identified |
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| J | 8-8a: Chief Moses, Salk-stalk-scosum |
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| J | 9: Charley McCoy, and Wife and Child |
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| J | 10: "Princess America II at her home on the Columbia River," Jessie Jim |
1927 |
| J | 11: Emily Peone |
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| J | 12: Jim James |
1930 |
| J | 12a: Chief Jim James |
1958 |
| J | 13: Sadie Williams |
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| J | 13a: Lucy and Jim James, Palisades |
1958 |
| J | 14: Mary Ann Quiltenock |
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| J | 14a: Charlie Simpson |
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| J | 15: Nancy Swimpkin, daughter Teresa, Sadie Williams |
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| J | 15a: Agnes Cayuse |
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| J | 16: Peter Dan Moses |
Chelan Return to Top
Container(s): Folder L
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Folder | |
| L | 1: Long Jim and others. (Nespelem George) |
| L | 2: Long Jim |
| L | 2a: Long Jim |
| L | 3: Group portrait (identified) taken at Manton Mission Church |
| L | 4: Chief Peter Wapato |
| L | 5: Mathew Bill |
Wenatchee Return to Top
Container(s): Folder M
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| M | 1: Indian horse race tree marker, Cashmere |
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| M | 2: Mary Baker and Big Mary Freer |
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| M | 3: Johnnie Baker, Mrs. Watson and Mary Baker |
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| M | 4: Mary Felix working buckskin (Puxeel) |
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| M | 5: John Harmelt |
circa 1930 |
| M | 5a: John Harmelt |
circa 1930 |
| M | 6: Mary Felix and "Chief Tucumseh" digging camas |
1931 |
| M | 7: Millie, Taw-we-wai. Taken in Cashmere |
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| M | 8-8a: Johnnie Baker |
1931 |
| M | 9: "Old Molly's" home up Na-ha-hum Canyon, near Cashmere |
circa 1930 |
| M | 18: Mary Felix and John Harmelt |
circa 1930 |
| M | 19: Louie Judge and wife |
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| M | 20: Josephine, Jake Atkins, Kami Sam |
1931 |
| M | 21: Frank Gallez, Pete Judge, Chief Tecumseh |
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| M | 22: Peter Judge |
1936 |
| M | 23: Mary Baker, Mike and Elizabeth |
1931 |
| M | 24: Mary Baker, Celia Ann, Topei, Mike |
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| M | 25: Old Molly on Cottage Ave. in Cashmere |
circa 1905 |
| M | 26: Clo-til-da Judge |
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| M | 27: Last Cashmere Pow-wow of Wenatchee |
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| M | 28: Nancy |
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| M | 28a: Chief Tecumseh and Mary Felix |
1931 |
Spokane Return to Top
Container(s): Folder W
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Folder | |
| W | 1: Chief Manitou |
Miscellaneous Return to Top
Container(s): Folder Y
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| Y | 1: "Battle on the Spokane Plains," 1858. Sohon drawing |
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| Y | 2: Celilo Falls near the Dalles |
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| Y | 3: Fishing at Celilo |
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| Y | 3a: Fishing on lower Columbia. Celilo? |
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| Y | 4: Mounted warrior |
1911 |
| Y | 5: Map for Drummers and Dreamers. Endsheets |
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| Y | 6: "Indians War Dance," Nespelem, Washington |
circa 1930 |
| Y | 7: "Indian Picture Rocks," Vantage. Ellis photo |
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| Y | 8: Buckskin drying (Wenatchee valley) |
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| Y | 9: Indian Sweat Lodge |
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| Y | 10: Constructing Indian Sweat Lodge, Cashmere, with Julia Dick |
circa 1960 |
| Y | 11: Indian Sweat Lodge |
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| Y | 12: Nespelem Circle |
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| Y | 13: Nespelem Circle |
1930 |
| Y | 14: "Western Indian Tribal Dancers." |
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| Y | 15: Gambling Sticks Games |
circa 1930 |
| Y | 17: Cabin in the Cascades |
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| Y | 18: "After the Hunt." |
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| Y | 20: Pasco Fisheries, Spring |
1977 |
| Y | 21-21b: Spring Root Feast, Umatilla Indian Reservation |
1977 |
| Y | 22-22f: 1977 Spring Rendezvous, Camus Meadow near Cashmere |
Unidentified Return to Top
Container(s): Folder Z
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| Z | 1: Lodge |
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| Z | 2-2a: Indian woman in head scarf |
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| Z | 3: Young Chief |
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| Z | 4: Indian with tomahawk |
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| Z | 5: Indian woman |
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| Z | 6: Children |
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| Z | 7: Indian man with horse |
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| Z | 8: Chief David Williams |
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| Z | 9: Katy Soot and Annie Cheweah |
circa 1910 |
| Z | 10: Teepees, child in foreground |
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| Z | 11: Young couple with horse |
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| Z | 12: Woman and two girls in full ceremonial dress |
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| Z | 13: Woman and child on cradleboard |
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| Z | 14: Mounted Indian in parade |
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| Z | 15: "Nee-Nip Palouse Tribe?" |
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| Z | 16: Charley Wilpocken? |
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| Z | 17: Nez Perce Warrior? |
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| Z | 18: Sohon sketch of Nez Perce Chief |
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| Z | 19: Indian brave |
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| Z | 20-21: Two women with beadwork purses |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Indians of North America -- Photographs.
- Nez Percé Indians -- Photographs.
- Yakama Indians -- Photographs.
The collection was arranged and processed by David Smestad in April, 1978.
April 21, 2015
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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