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Richard Scheuerman Photographs, 1853-1977

Overview of the Collection

Title
Richard Scheuerman Photographs
Dates
1853-1977 (inclusive)
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
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.
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Historical Note

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).

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Content Description

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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

The Richard Scheuerman collection of negatives was loaned to the Washington State University Library for copying in March, 1978.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Nez Perce

    Container: Folder A

    • Description: 1: Timothy, also called Tomason, A. Zeno Shindler photo
      Dates: 1868
      Container: Folder A
      Location: Nez Perce
    • Description: 2: "Arrival of the Nez Perces, Treaty Ground, Walla Walla Valley, May, 1855". 11 Gustavus Sohon drawing
      Container: Folder A
      Location: Nez Perce
    • Description: 3: Nez Perce coming in for Walla Walla Council. Sohon drawing
      Dates: 1855
      Container: Folder A
      Location: Nez Perce
    • Description: 4: Chief Joseph
      Container: Folder A
      Location: Nez Perce
    • Description: 4a: Chief Joseph
      Container: Folder A
      Location: Nez Perce
    • Description: 4b: Chief Joseph and Pawnee Bill
      Container: Folder A
      Location: Nez Perce
    • Description: 5: Umatilla Jim, Charles Simpson, and Willie "Red Star" Andrews
      Dates: 1907
      Container: Folder A
      Location: Nez Perce
    • Description: 6: Chief Peo-peo-thalekt, warrior, War of 1877
      Dates: 1917
      Container: Folder A
      Location: Nez Perce
    • Description: 7: Ollicott (brother of Joseph)
      Container: Folder A
      Location: Nez Perce
    • Description: 8: Minnie Yellow Wolf Paween
      Container: Folder A
      Location: Nez Perce
    • Description: 9: Red Wolf, He-man-i-pilp
      Container: Folder A
      Location: Nez Perce
    • Description: 10: Looking-glass, Apash-wa-haq-ikt, Nez Perce Chief
      Container: Folder A
      Location: Nez Perce
    • Description: 11: Joseph tamitak-has, Nez Perce Chief. Sohon drawing
      Container: Folder A
      Location: Nez Perce
    • Description: 12: Willie "Red Star" Andrews
      Container: Folder A
      Location: Nez Perce

  • Palouse

    Container: Folder B

    • Description: 1-1a: Hoosis-Mox-Mox, Yellow Hair or Red Chief (d. 1909)
      Dates: circa 1900
      Container: Folder B
      Location: Palouse
    • Description: 2-2b: Palouse tribe near Pasco, Washington
      Dates: circa 1900
      Container: Folder B
      Location: Palouse
    • Description: 3: "Pelous," a Palouse Indian. Pencil drawing by John Mix Stanley
      Dates: circa 1853-1854
      Container: Folder B
      Location: Palouse
    • Description: 4: Chief Wolf Necklace and Interpreter. C. M. Bell Studio
      Dates: 1894
      Container: Folder B
      Location: Palouse
    • Description: 5: Old Home of Palouse
      Dates: 1951
      Container: Folder B
      Location: Palouse
    • Description: 6-7: Harlish-Washshomake, Chief Wolf Necklace
      Dates: 1894
      Container: Folder B
      Location: Palouse
    • Description: 8: Chief Bones and wife
      Container: Folder B
      Location: Palouse
    • Description: 9: Chief Pot Belly
      Dates: circa 1900
      Container: Folder B
      Location: Palouse
    • Description: 11: The Two Sisters Rock formation
      Container: Folder B
      Location: Palouse
    • Description: 12: Salumkee Kamiaskin. Lived at Palouse River
      Dates: circa 1945
      Container: Folder B
      Location: Palouse
    • Description: 13: Tomeo Kamiakin
      Dates: 1900
      Container: Folder B
      Location: Palouse
    • Description: 14: Scal-le-Tush, Palouse chief
      Container: Folder B
      Location: Palouse
    • Description: 14a: Scal-le-Tush, Palouse chief
      Container: Folder B
      Location: Palouse
    • Description: 15: Lyons Ferry
      Container: Folder B
      Location: Palouse
    • Description: 16: Palouse Gorge Below Falls
      Container: Folder B
      Location: Palouse

  • Wanapum

    Container: Folder C

    • Description: 1: Sacred Wooden Bird of the Wanapums
      Container: Folder C
      Location: Wanapum
    • Description: 2: Petroglyphs on Columbia River
      Container: Folder C
      Location: Wanapum
    • Description: 2a: Petroglyphs on Columbia River
      Container: Folder C
      Location: Wanapum
    • Description: 2b,c: Indian Petroglyphs
      Container: Folder C
      Location: Wanapum
    • Description: 3: Near Priest Rapids, By C. Relander, Puck-Hya-toot and others
      Container: Folder C
      Location: Wanapum
    • Description: 3a: Click Relander and Johnny Buck on Sacred Island
      Container: Folder C
      Location: Wanapum
    • Description: 4: Inside Mat Lodge at Root Feast
      Container: Folder C
      Location: Wanapum
    • Description: 5: George Sohappy
      Dates: circa 1950
      Container: Folder C
      Location: Wanapum
    • Description: 6: Wanapum Indian Village at Priest Rapids
      Dates: late 1930
      Container: Folder C
      Location: Wanapum
    • Description: 7: Johnnie Buck or Puck-Hya-toot
      Container: Folder C
      Location: Wanapum
    • Description: 8: Wanapum root feast
      Container: Folder C
      Location: Wanapum

  • Walla Walla

    Container: Folder D

    • Description: 1: Carni-nee
      Dates: circa 1900
      Container: Folder D
      Location: Walla Walla
    • Description: 2: Chief No Shirt
      Container: Folder D
      Location: Walla Walla
    • Description: 3: No Shirt, Shis-Mah-nost
      Container: Folder D
      Location: Walla Walla
    • Description: 4: Mrs. Soldier Coat
      Container: Folder D
      Location: Walla Walla
    • Description: 5-5a: Doctor Whirlwind, Cayuse
      Container: Folder D
      Location: Walla Walla
    • Description: 6: Peo-Peo-Mox-Mox. Sohon drawing
      Container: Folder D
      Location: Walla Walla
    • Description: 7: Poker Jim? Walla Walla Chief
      Container: Folder D
      Location: Walla Walla

  • Klikitat

    Container: Folder E

    • Description: 1: Smo-lowlit, dec. of Jake Hunt
      Dates: 1907
      Container: Folder E
      Location: Klikitat

  • Yakima

    Container: Folder F

    • Description: 1: Daughter of Kamiakin
      Dates: circa 1900
      Container: Folder F
      Location: Yakima
    • Description: 2: White Swan
      Dates: circa 1900
      Container: Folder F
      Location: Yakima
    • Description: 3-3a: Cham-e-sup-um. (daughter of Kamiakin, lived near Ahtanum)
      Container: Folder F
      Location: Yakima
    • Description: 4-4a: Yakima child
      Container: Folder F
      Location: Yakima
    • Description: 5: Te-Eas, son of We-ow-ick
      Container: Folder F
      Location: Yakima
    • Description: 6: Chief Ymipaw Camarake
      Container: Folder F
      Location: Yakima
    • Description: 7: Owhi. Watercolor by Duncan
      Dates: 1853 or 1854
      Container: Folder F
      Location: Yakima
    • Description: 8-8a: White Swan
      Container: Folder F
      Location: Yakima
    • Description: 9-9a: Cleveland Kamiakin
      Dates: 1955
      Container: Folder F
      Location: Yakima
    • Description: 10: Members of the Shaker Cult
      Container: Folder F
      Location: Yakima
    • Description: 11: Two Yakima Babies
      Container: Folder F
      Location: Yakima
    • Description: 12: Fort Simcoe. Chief Yet-ti-mi-Chief, son of Ice
      Dates: 1921
      Container: Folder F
      Location: Yakima
    • Description: 13-13a: Fort Simcoe
      Dates: 1912
      Container: Folder F
      Location: Yakima
    • Description: 14: Charley Saluskin
      Container: Folder F
      Location: Yakima
    • Description: 15: Sapo-Nowax, Yakima Chief
      Container: Folder F
      Location: Yakima
    • Description: 16: Skloon
      Container: Folder F
      Location: Yakima
    • Description: 17: Two Yakima Women, Thrace Hermelt and Jim Holmis
      Container: Folder F
      Location: Yakima
    • Description: 18: Delores George, Queen of Toppenish Pow-wow, 1958
      Container: Folder F
      Location: Yakima

  • Umatilla

    Container: Folder H

    • Description: 1: Chief Peo
      Container: Folder H
      Location: Umatilla
    • Description: 2: Seven women, converts of Dr. Whitman. Identified in photograph
      Container: Folder H
      Location: Umatilla
    • Description: 3: Chief Peo and another man on horseback with decorated martingale and feathers onbridle
      Dates: 1900
      Container: Folder H
      Location: Umatilla
    • Description: 4: Woman holding tules
      Container: Folder H
      Location: Umatilla
    • Description: 4a: Woman sitting at basket
      Container: Folder H
      Location: Umatilla
    • Description: 5: "Sombre Reflections"
      Container: Folder H
      Location: Umatilla
    • Description: 5a: Faggot gatherers
      Container: Folder H
      Location: Umatilla
    • Description: 7: William Charley, Umatilla interpreter
      Container: Folder H
      Location: Umatilla
    • Description: 8: Chief Peo
      Container: Folder H
      Location: Umatilla

  • Cayuse

    Container: Folder I

    • Description: 1: Mr. and Mrs. Real Grizzly Bear (son of Whirlwind) Ha Ha Nich
      Container: Folder I
      Location: Cayuse
    • Description: 2: Tin-te-mitse
      Container: Folder I
      Location: Cayuse
    • Description: 3: Umapire
      Container: Folder I
      Location: Cayuse
    • Description: 3a: Umapire (Wakon Konwelasmmi). J. Dixon photo
      Dates: 1909
      Container: Folder I
      Location: Cayuse

  • Sinkiuse-Columbia

    Container: Folder J

    • Description: 1: Dr. Skookum
      Dates: circa 1900
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 2: Little Salmon
      Dates: circa 1900
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 3: Spadis
      Dates: circa 1900
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 4: Sees Use
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 5: Ellen Saluskin, Oscar Billy-Harrison and Madeline Moses
      Dates: circa 1951
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 6: 14 Indians, identified
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 7: 5 Indians on horseback, identified
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 8-8a: Chief Moses, Salk-stalk-scosum
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 9: Charley McCoy, and Wife and Child
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 10: "Princess America II at her home on the Columbia River," Jessie Jim
      Dates: 1927
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 11: Emily Peone
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 12: Jim James
      Dates: 1930
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 12a: Chief Jim James
      Dates: 1958
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 13: Sadie Williams
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 13a: Lucy and Jim James, Palisades
      Dates: 1958
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 14: Mary Ann Quiltenock
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 14a: Charlie Simpson
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 15: Nancy Swimpkin, daughter Teresa, Sadie Williams
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 15a: Agnes Cayuse
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia
    • Description: 16: Peter Dan Moses
      Container: Folder J
      Location: Sinkiuse-Columbia

  • Chelan

    Container: Folder L

    • Description: 1: Long Jim and others. (Nespelem George)
      Container: Folder L
      Location: Chelan
    • Description: 2: Long Jim
      Container: Folder L
      Location: Chelan
    • Description: 2a: Long Jim
      Container: Folder L
      Location: Chelan
    • Description: 3: Group portrait (identified) taken at Manton Mission Church
      Container: Folder L
      Location: Chelan
    • Description: 4: Chief Peter Wapato
      Container: Folder L
      Location: Chelan
    • Description: 5: Mathew Bill
      Container: Folder L
      Location: Chelan

  • Wenatchee

    Container: Folder M

    • Description: 1: Indian horse race tree marker, Cashmere
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 2: Mary Baker and Big Mary Freer
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 3: Johnnie Baker, Mrs. Watson and Mary Baker
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 4: Mary Felix working buckskin (Puxeel)
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 5: John Harmelt
      Dates: circa 1930
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 5a: John Harmelt
      Dates: circa 1930
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 6: Mary Felix and "Chief Tucumseh" digging camas
      Dates: 1931
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 7: Millie, Taw-we-wai. Taken in Cashmere
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 8-8a: Johnnie Baker
      Dates: 1931
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 9: "Old Molly's" home up Na-ha-hum Canyon, near Cashmere
      Dates: circa 1930
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 18: Mary Felix and John Harmelt
      Dates: circa 1930
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 19: Louie Judge and wife
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 20: Josephine, Jake Atkins, Kami Sam
      Dates: 1931
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 21: Frank Gallez, Pete Judge, Chief Tecumseh
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 22: Peter Judge
      Dates: 1936
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 23: Mary Baker, Mike and Elizabeth
      Dates: 1931
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 24: Mary Baker, Celia Ann, Topei, Mike
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 25: Old Molly on Cottage Ave. in Cashmere
      Dates: circa 1905
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 26: Clo-til-da Judge
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 27: Last Cashmere Pow-wow of Wenatchee
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 28: Nancy
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee
    • Description: 28a: Chief Tecumseh and Mary Felix
      Dates: 1931
      Container: Folder M
      Location: Wenatchee

  • Spokane

    Container: Folder W

    • Description: 1: Chief Manitou
      Container: Folder W
      Location: Spokane

  • Miscellaneous

    Container: Folder Y

    • Description: 1: "Battle on the Spokane Plains," 1858. Sohon drawing
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 2: Celilo Falls near the Dalles
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 3: Fishing at Celilo
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 3a: Fishing on lower Columbia. Celilo?
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 4: Mounted warrior
      Dates: 1911
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 5: Map for Drummers and Dreamers. Endsheets
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 6: "Indians War Dance," Nespelem, Washington
      Dates: circa 1930
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 7: "Indian Picture Rocks," Vantage. Ellis photo
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 8: Buckskin drying (Wenatchee valley)
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 9: Indian Sweat Lodge
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 10: Constructing Indian Sweat Lodge, Cashmere, with Julia Dick
      Dates: circa 1960
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 11: Indian Sweat Lodge
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 12: Nespelem Circle
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 13: Nespelem Circle
      Dates: 1930
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 14: "Western Indian Tribal Dancers."
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 15: Gambling Sticks Games
      Dates: circa 1930
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 17: Cabin in the Cascades
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 18: "After the Hunt."
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 20: Pasco Fisheries, Spring
      Dates: 1977
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 21-21b: Spring Root Feast, Umatilla Indian Reservation
      Dates: 1977
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 22-22f: 1977 Spring Rendezvous, Camus Meadow near Cashmere
      Container: Folder Y
      Location: Miscellaneous

  • Unidentified

    Container: Folder Z

    • Description: 1: Lodge
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 2-2a: Indian woman in head scarf
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 3: Young Chief
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 4: Indian with tomahawk
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 5: Indian woman
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 6: Children
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 7: Indian man with horse
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 8: Chief David Williams
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 9: Katy Soot and Annie Cheweah
      Dates: circa 1910
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 10: Teepees, child in foreground
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 11: Young couple with horse
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 12: Woman and two girls in full ceremonial dress
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 13: Woman and child on cradleboard
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 14: Mounted Indian in parade
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 15: "Nee-Nip Palouse Tribe?"
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 16: Charley Wilpocken?
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 17: Nez Perce Warrior?
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 18: Sohon sketch of Nez Perce Chief
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 19: Indian brave
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified
    • Description: 20-21: Two women with beadwork purses
      Container: Folder Z
      Location: Unidentified

The collection was arranged and processed by David Smestad in April, 1978.
April 21, 2015

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