Harry Eston Maris Toppenish Roundup and Rodeo Photographs, 1914
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Maris, Harry Eston, 1881-1918.
- Title
- Harry Eston Maris Toppenish Roundup and Rodeo Photographs
- Dates
- 1914 (inclusive)19141914
- Quantity
- 1 Linear foot of shelf space, (2 boxes), (154 images (77 prints from 154 negatives))
- Collection Number
- PC 93 (collection)
- Summary
- These images document the audience, participants, and events from the 1914 Toppenish Roundup and Rodeo. The photographer, Harry Eston Maris, had a photographic studio located at 320 W 1st Ave in Toppenish, WA.
- 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
Biographical Note
Harry Eston Maris, had a photographic studio located at 320 W 1st Ave in Toppenish, WA. Maris was born in 1881, and passed away at age 36 in 1918 in Toppenish due to a liver illness.
Historical Note
The Toppenish Roundup and Rodeo depicted in this collection took place in Toppenish, Yakima County, Washington state over September 3, 4, 5, and 6 in 1914. Attendance over the four-day event exceeded 10,000 people, with over 200 local Native Americans taking part and temporarily staying in an Indian village erected at the site. Numbering among the many participants at the Roundup and Rodeo were the entertainer Sean Nadrean the Yiddish Clown and his mule Jarbo. A few of the many events included the cowboy half-mile race and stage coach race, fancy-riding, roping, and bucking contests, and an Indian dance and ceremony. The final day of the Roundup and Rodeo concluded with a parade through the streets of the city of Toppenish, complete with exotic animals such as elephants, lions, and zebras.
Content Description
These images document the audience, participants, and events from the 1914 Toppenish Roundup and Rodeo. The images in this collection explore the diversity of life in central Washington state in the early part of the twentieth-century, with participants and audience members traveling from various parts of the Western United States and Pacific Northwest for the annual event.
One necessary clarification: the images labeled Chief Moses are not of the better known Chief of that name; that more renowned Chief Moses died in 1899, 15 years before these photographs. It is unclear who the Chief Moses in these photographs is.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
The majority of the significant images from this collection have been digitized and can be found online in the 1914 Toppenish Roundup and Rodeo Photographs Digital Collection.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description] Harry Eston Maris Toppenish Roundup and Rodeo Photographs, 1914 (PC 93)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
The collection is ordered in two parallel series. Box 2 contains 154 negatives, generally clustered by subject in folders, though the subjects do not appear to be in any sort of order. Box 1 contains 77 photographic prints, and all prints appear to have corresponding negatives in the identically numbered folders in Box 2. As there are more negatives than there are prints, some folders in Box 1 may appear to be missing, but this simply indicates there are no prints that match that Box 2 folder number. Folder 53, located at the back of Box 1, consists of a few pages of photocopied historical documents relevant to the Fair and to the acquisition of the collection.
Original folder labeling is recorded below; some was taken directly from the images, and some added during the original processing.
Acquisition Information
This collection was acquired by the Washington State University (WSU) Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) during 1994-1995. The collection consists of 154 photographic negatives and 77 photographic prints.
Processing Note
Initial processing of the collection is unclear, but they were placed in labeled folders at that time. The collection was redescribed in 2011 by graduate History student Nathan Sowry, and items were then left in the existing order.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series 1: Prints
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Description: Cowboys in chaps; bronc-ridingContainer: Box 1, Item 1
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Description: E.A. Armstrong; Native AmericansContainer: Box 1, Item 2
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Description: Native Americans; Chief MosesContainer: Box 1, Item 3
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Description: Indian Parade, ceremony; Chief MosesContainer: Box 1, Item 4
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Description: Native Americans; Indian VillageContainer: Box 1, Item 5
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Description: E.A. Dillon, bull-riding; Ruth Parton, drunken rideContainer: Box 1, Item 6
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Description: Ruth Parton; Rose HendersonContainer: Box 1, Item 7
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Description: Native Americans; teepeesContainer: Box 1, Item 8
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Description: Native Americans, a dancerContainer: Box 1, Item 9
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Description: Bronc-ridingContainer: Box 1, Item 10
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Description: Sean Nadrean, Yiddish Clown, making friends with an Indian; barn, misc.Container: Box 1, Item 11
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Description: Sean Nadrean, Yiddish Clown; Native American women; steer ropingContainer: Box 1, Item 12
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Description: Native Americans; bull-ridingContainer: Box 1, Item 13
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Description: Native Americans; teepee; Sean Nadrean, Yiddish ClownContainer: Box 1, Item 14
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Description: Native Americans and teepeeContainer: Box 1, Item 15
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Description: Native Americans; Chief MosesContainer: Box 1, Item 16
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Description: Chief Moses; Peo Peo TholektContainer: Box 1, Item 17
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Description: Art Seale; Peggie Warren; Native AmericansContainer: Box 1, Item 18
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Description: Rose HendersonContainer: Box 1, Item 19
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Description: Native Americans; E.A. ArmstrongContainer: Box 1, Item 20
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Description: Louise and Don Thompson; Mr. and Mrs. Warren; haywagonContainer: Box 1, Item 22
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Description: Sean Nadrean, Yiddish ClownContainer: Box 1, Item 23
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Description: Rodeo scene – cowboy, chaps, saddle; the colored man on Wardluffe (horse)Container: Box 1, Item 24
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Description: E.A. Armstrong in relay raceContainer: Box 1, Item 25
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Description: Horse racing; drunken Indian rideContainer: Box 1, Item 31
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Description: Peter ShusterContainer: Box 1, Item 37
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Description: Roman RaceContainer: Box 1, Item 40
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Description: Indian Teepee EncampmentContainer: Box 1, Item 42
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Description: Native American ParadeContainer: Box 1, Item 43
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Description: Parade DayContainer: Box 1, Item 44
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Description: Xeroxed Supporting Materials: Toppenish Review newspaper articles from 1914; WSU The Record from 1994-1995Container: Box 1, Item 53
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Series 2: Negatives
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Description: Cowboys in chaps; bronc-ridingContainer: Box 2, Item 1
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Description: E.A. Armstrong; Native AmericansContainer: Box 2, Item 2
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Description: Native Americans; Chief MosesContainer: Box 2, Item 3
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Description: Indian Parade, ceremony; Chief MosesContainer: Box 2, Item 4
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Description: Native Americans; Indian VillageContainer: Box 2, Item 5
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Description: E.A. Dillon, bull-riding; Ruth Parton, drunken rideContainer: Box 2, Item 6
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Description: Ruth Parton; Rose HendersonContainer: Box 2, Item 7
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Description: Native Americans; teepeesContainer: Box 2, Item 8
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Description: Native Americans, a dancerContainer: Box 2, Item 9
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Description: Bronc-ridingContainer: Box 2, Item 10
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Description: Sean Nadrean, Yiddish Clown, making friends with an Indian; barn, misc.Container: Box 2, Item 11
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Description: Sean Nadrean, Yiddish Clown; Native American women; steer ropingContainer: Box 2, Item 12
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Description: Native Americans; bull-ridingContainer: Box 2, Item 13
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Description: Native Americans; teepee; Sean Nadrean, Yiddish ClownContainer: Box 2, Item 14
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Description: Native Americans and teepeeContainer: Box 2, Item 15
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Description: Native Americans; Chief MosesContainer: Box 2, Item 16
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Description: Chief Moses; Peo Peo TholektContainer: Box 2, Item 17
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Description: Art Seale; Peggie Warren; Native AmericansContainer: Box 2, Item 18
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Description: Rose HendersonContainer: Box 2, Item 19
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Description: Native Americans; E.A. ArmstrongContainer: Box 2, Item 20
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Description: Jim Crouch; George SwaseyContainer: Box 2, Item 21
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Description: Louise and Don Thompson; Mr. and Mrs. Warren; haywagonContainer: Box 2, Item 22
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Description: Sean Nadrean, Yiddish ClownContainer: Box 2, Item 23
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Description: Rodeo scene – cowboy, chaps, saddle; the colored man on Wardluffe (horse)Container: Box 2, Item 24
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Description: E.A. Armstrong in relay raceContainer: Box 2, Item 25
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Description: E.A. Armstrong in relay raceContainer: Box 2, Item 26
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Description: E.A. ArmstrongContainer: Box 2, Item 27
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Description: Bronc-ridingContainer: Box 2, Item 28
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Description: Jasen Stanley; Hue Clarkson; Willie Waumisse; bronc-ridingContainer: Box 2, Item 29
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Description: Woman on a bronc; rodeo scenesContainer: Box 2, Item 30
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Description: Horse racing; drunken Indian rideContainer: Box 2, Item 31
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Description: Wild horse raceContainer: Box 2, Item 32
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Description: Saddling wild horsesContainer: Box 2, Item 33
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Description: Otto Kline; fancy-ridingContainer: Box 2, Item 34
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Description: Bulldogging; steer-roping; Scott Marsh, Dell Blancett, C.B. IrioinContainer: Box 2, Item 35
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Description: Art Acord; bulldoggingContainer: Box 2, Item 36
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Description: Tex McCloud; Peter Shuster; fancy-ropingContainer: Box 2, Item 37
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Description: Roping demonstrationContainer: Box 2, Item 38
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Description: Bull-ridingContainer: Box 2, Item 39
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Description: Roman RaceContainer: Box 2, Item 40
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Description: Indian Teepee EncampmentContainer: Box 2, Item 41
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Description: Indian Teepee EncampmentContainer: Box 2, Item 42
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Description: Native American ParadeContainer: Box 2, Item 43
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Description: Parade DayContainer: Box 2, Item 44
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Description: Parade Day; city of ToppenishContainer: Box 2, Item 45
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Description: Parade Day; exotic animalsContainer: Box 2, Item 46
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Description: Men, horses, rodeo campContainer: Box 2, Item 47
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Description: HorsesContainer: Box 2, Item 48
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Description: Landscape and river viewsContainer: Box 2, Item 49
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Description: Cows; dogsContainer: Box 2, Item 50
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Description: Double exposures; poor focus; rodeo scenesContainer: Box 2, Item 51
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Description: MiscellaneousContainer: Box 2, Item 52
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bronc riding -- Washington (State) -- Toppenish -- Photographs.
- Bull riding -- Washington (State) -- Toppenish -- Photographs.
- Cowboys -- Washington (State) -- Toppenish -- Photographs.
- Rodeos -- Washington (State) -- Toppenish -- Photographs.
Corporate Names
- Toppenish Roundup (1914 : Toppenish, Wash.) -- Photographs.
Geographical Names
- Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.
- Toppenish (Wash.) -- History.
