John W. Thompson photographs, 1953-1955
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Long House, or ceremonial tent, of the Rock Creek people
- Native American women preparing the fresh fish for the Root feast
- Group of Rock Creek women and children on the way to the feast
- Quartette of Rock Creek girls
- Six Rock Creek women: left to right: Maggie Jim, Juanita George, Mrs. Oscar Billy, Louise Billy, Agnes Billy
- Inside the Long House with Jack George and Chief Oscar Billy, standing
- Visitor from another reservation on bench outside of Long House
- Four important visitors at the feast: l to r: Kelly George, Lee Wachawitt, Watson Totus, George Gibson
- Visitors all entering the one small entrance to the feast inside
- Isaac Smartlowet, a paralytic confined to a whee chair
- Assembly of men and women in front of tent and chief to await his dismissal. Oscar Billy stands at exit on left
- Native American encampment at Nespelem
- Elija Williams, Nez Perce, stands in front of his tepee in full regalia
- Elija Williams in a close up
- Harry Owhi who is the secretary of the Colville Council
- Native American women preparing the feast on the floor of the long house at Nespelem
- Kamiakin standing to the left is talking to the assembly. By him stands Harry Nanamkin, official interpreter.
- Harry Nanamkin translating the speech of Cleveland Kamiakin.
- View of crowd during the time Kamiakin is talking.
- Nespelem feast. In foreground is Ann George pouring coffee to those eating.
- Memory trail at Ellensburg Rodeo. Procession is led by Aluina George.
- Jim Weaseltaile holding hand drum with wife and children. Yakima Tribe.
- Jim Weaseltaile beating a hand drum
- Louise Weaseltaile and Vesta Jim all dressed up in their finery.
- An array of moccasin patterns, Yakima tribe.
- Wanda Dick, Yakima girl.
- Wanda Dick, Mounted at left with grandmother, ready for parade.
- Pauline Wahsise, Indian Princess at Ellensburg Rodeo, 1953. Yakima Tribe.
- Sally Dick catching up with her moccasin repairs. Yakima Tribe.
- Celia Totus, wife of Bert Totus, famous for her bead work.
- Mrs. Kelly George in center, and daughter Aluina on her right and daughter Elsia on her left. Yakima Tribe.
- Aluina George
- Aluina George, mounted on horseback.
- Elsie George.
- Richard George.
- Richard George.
- Donnie Sampson. Yakima Tribe.
- Jerry Sampson, son of Donnie Sampson.
- Mrs. Kelly George . Yakima Tribe.
- Anita Totus. Kelly George in the back left.
- Anita Totus. Yakima Tribe.
- Gilbert Onepenee, wife and young daughter. Yakima Tribe.
- Ellen and Nellie Onepennee ready for the parade. Yakima Tribe.
- Ellen and Nellie Onepennee, daughters of Gilbert.
- Gilbert Onepenne oldest girl.
- Dolores Harrison, granddaughter of Chief Thomas Yallup.
- Mrs. Ned Dick ready to join the parade. Yakima Tribe.
- Watson Totus ("Buster"). Yakima Tribe.
- Watson Totus.
- Charley Telekist holding banner . Yakima Tribe.
- Charley Telekist riding his favorite horse.
- Camp at Ellensburg all ready to move. Yakima Tribe.
- Leaving the camp to join in the parade. Yakima Tribe.
- Hugh war drum being held by several drummers.
- Dancers - Frank and Pat Stevens. Yakima Tribe.
- War drum on the ground. Two little dancers on the right.
- Johnson Meninick ready for the big dance.
- Little war dance. Ellensburg Rodeo. 1953.
- Mrs. Elsie Pistolhead, Mrs. Wesley and Mrs. Ida Sloway escorting their children to arena.
- Dancers at Toppenish waiting for their cue.
- Camp at Toppenish, Fourth of July, 1953.
- Camp early morn, Toppenish. 1953.
- Parley between chiefs, Toppenish, 1953, near sundown.
- Vivian Meminick of Granger at Toppenish celebration, 1953.
- Calvin Meninick, brother of Vivian, Toppenish, 1953.
- Willie Waters and wife, Toppenish. Yakima Tribe.
- Waiting for parade to start, Toppenish, 1953.
- Jeanette Wesley.
- Mary Ann Sulatsee, 1953 Toppenish princess, neice of Alex Sulatsee.
- Rosalie Phillips ready for parade at Toppenish celebration, 1953.
- Sloway sisters with Bernice Bill in center visiting Indian princesses from Pendleton at Toppenish, July 4, 1953.
- Louis Crow. Yakima Tribe. July 4, 1953.
- Arlene Wesley, Wapato Celebration, Labor Day, 1953.
- Yvonne Musmusto, Yakima Indian Princess.
- Jim Looney and Job Charley, Yakima Tribe. 1953.
- Yakima NAtive Americans. On left is Harry Beaver. 1953.
- Weary woman and child. Toppenish. 1953.
- Camp, Pendleton. 1953.
- Summer tepee of woven mats . Pendleton, 1953.
- Mrs. William Jones doing beadwork in tepee at Pendleton Camp. Umatilla Tribe. 1953.
- Tom Johnson, Umatilla Tribe directing dancing at Pendleton, 1953.
- Pendleton Queen of 1953 and her court.
- Queen Diana McKay of the 1953 Pendleton Roundup and Princess Yvonne Scott.
- Bernice Bill, Umatilla Tribe.
- Bernice Bill. Pendleton Roundup. 1953.
- Phillip Bill, Father of Bernice. Umatilla Tribe.
- Phillip Bill, Umatilla Tribe.
- Clarence Burke, head man of the Umatilla Reservation at Pendleton Roundup. 1953.
- Mrs. George Gibson, George Gibson and Albert Williams. Pendleton Roundup. 1953.
- Albert Williams at Pendleton. 1953.
- Albert Williams.
- Harry George, Cayuse Tribe.
- Rosa Spencer, winner of the Indian Beauty Contest, Pendleton, 1953.
- Josephine Cornoyer, Nez Perce. Pendleton. 1953.
- Josephine Cornoyer, Nez Perce. Pendleton. 1953.
- Josephine Cornoyer, Nez Perce. Pendleton. 1953.
- Mrs. Annie Johnson. Pendleton. 1953.
- Mrs. Sylvester Minthorn and Baby.
- Mrs. Florine Burke of Pilot Rock. Umatilla Tribe.
- Thomas Lawton. Pendleton. 1953.
- Mrs. William Burke, Umatilla Tribe. on way to join the parade. Pendleton. 1953.
- Daughters of Mrs. William Burke.
- Daughters of the Mrs. Burke.
- Oldest tepee in the Northwest.
- Baskets of Yakima Indians on a parade float at Toppenish. 1953.
- Thomas Charles, Chief Pah-Ha-Pat. Wasco Tribe.
- Remnant of the Chehalis Native Americans, about 20 left, Eileen Smith, Rena and Tommy Heck.
- Typical home of Native Americans in low income, Chehalis Reservation near Oakville.
- Bay Center. Bessie Pickernell skilled in basket making.
- Bessie Pickernell working on a basket.
- Basket display of unsold baskets of Bessie Pickernell.
- Calispel Reservation. Three boy dancers in regalia.
- Mrs Nick Sivonem. She wears a genuine coastal rain hat, the suit and handbag are Yakima and the baskets are mostly coastal. Quinault Reservation.
- Totem pole carvings at Queets.
- Hicks boys dipping for smelt at Queets. Their boats are cedar dugouts.
- Taft Williams of Queets working on a new cedar dugout.
- Mrs. Mary Williams at Queets makes baskets and beadwork.
- Hazel Underwood of Taholah working on a new basket.
- Mattie Howiattle, perhaps oldest Native American at Taholah working on a basket.
- Peter Kowoosh, Queets old timer displays his baskets, also wooden plate and carved image.
- Typical family at Taholah, Bob Underwood and four of their children.
- Primary grades at Taholah with their well liked Black teacher.
- Ted Strom, Native American Marshall of the Quinault Reservation and his Nez Perce wife Lillian; Leon and Ted, Jr. are the large boys, then Larry and Sheila.
- As one enters La Push, the town on the Quillayute Reservation these totems are on the left hand side of the road. Middle figure is the Quillayute form of the Thunderbird.
- Quillayutes, as well as the Makahs, hunted the whale. Here William Penn displays some whale relics remaining at La Push.
- Agnes Penn, Williams wife, makes exquisite baskets, and they pose by her display. The vase shaped one in the center is very old and was used to cook food in by dropping in red hot rocks.
- Here a fine mesh net has been thrown around the school of smelt near the mouth of the Quillayute River at La Push.
- Final act of emptying the net into the cedar dugouts. The Steve Penn family at La Push.
- Net is being hauled back into the boat, flipped up and down to throw out any debris it picked up in the smelt drag. Steve Penn family at La Push.
- With a few deft strokes of his knife, Walter Bennett removes the head, tail and backbone of the salmon.
- With a quick rinse in the salt water the huge salmon is now dressed and when opened up becomes a big flat slab of fish.
- A cedar stick is split part way down and the fish is pushed down into the split part and tied so it cannot slip out. Steve Penn family at La Push.
- Smaller cedar splits are inserted crosswise of the bigger one and these serve to hold the fish flat open. La Push.
- Flat side of the salmon is placed before a hot fire.
- Mrs. Donald Catli and little Marcelina visiting from Hadlock.
- Two Makah girls with head bands contrasted: Jean Thomas with a head band made of sea shells and Celia Ides with one made of beads. Neah Bay, Makah Reservation.
- Mary Green, Makah dancer.
- Mary Green, close up to show shell work on her regalia.
- Carol Hunter, Makah girl in a beautiful shawl.
- Mrs. Ernest Millholland and children pose on the beach Neah Bay during Macah [Makah] Days.
- Close up of the salmon baking for the Makah Day feast at Neah Bay.
- William Penn and Paul Martin display whaling equipment at Neah Bay.
- Paul Martin and William Penn show the seal hunting equipment still in use.
- Charley Swan is perhaps the best known Makah Native American. Here he poses with his wife Ruth and 7 of his grandchildren.
- Close up of Charley Swan showing Makah design on the hand drum.
- Charley Swan showing full length regalia worn at Neah Bay during Macah [Makah] Day.
- Charley Swan in the "cannibal regalia" . His granddaughter, Paulette Daniels, holds two large war whistles. The shawl shows Makah art.
- Charley Swan wearing the Thunderbird regalia.
- Close up of Swan in the Thunderbird Headdress. Neah Bay.
- Swan wearing the wolf mask, Makah, Neah Bay.
- Close up of Charley Swan in wolf mask, Makah, Neah Bay.
- Charley Swan and granddaughter Paulette Daniels with face masks used in ceremonial of the Makahs.
- Nora Barker showing full length of her Makah regalia, Neah Bay.
- Ralph La Chester and Emma Jimmicum in Makah regalia and by totem pole made by Ralph. Emma wears the regalia for the Thunderbird dance.
- Ralph La Chester and Emma Jimmicum in Makah regalia worn during the Macah [Makah] Day ceremonies at Neah Bay.
- Emma Jimmicum with Thunderbird cloak spread out to show the Makah art design.
- Close up of Emma Jimmicum in her Thunderbird regalia, Makah, Neah Bay.
- Emma Jimmicum, Ralph La Chester behind the mask and Nora Barker show off the "Mask that changes shape" by the wearer merely by pulling the string.
- Swinomish reservation at La Conner. Swinomish Native Americans at the end of church service. Father Harknet in back row.
- Tommy Bob, Swinomish Native American and his son show the magic, or sgudilatc, sticks by which he claims he can cure the sick and confuse his enemies.
- Tommy Bob, Swinomish at La Conner, beating on the drum to invoke the spirit that controls the power of the sgudilatc or magic sticks.
- Tandy Wilbur family at La Conner.
- Swinomish Native Americans are permitted by treaty to maintain two fish traps. Here is a trap and Joseph Joe who guards the traps day and night.
- Overview of the net labyrinth stretching away to the shore. La Conner.
- Opening the trap with the help of Ray Paul and David John, Swinomish Reservation.
- Lifting the bottom of the trap to push the contents to a narrow area on the far side. The birds caught in the trap a Grebes, and since they eat fish, the Native Americans proceed to club them to death.
- A big skate is being hauled up.
- The trap contained flounder, soles, salmon, crabs and skates. . Here the scow is leaving.
- Here Joseph Joe is distributing fish too small to sell at the cannery in La Conner.
- Colville Reservation. Picture of Chief William Cleveland Kamiakin.
- Mrs. Madeline Covington, a highly respected woman on the Colville Reservation.
- Minnie Yellow Wolf claims to be the last survivor of the Nez Perce War of 1877 under Chief Joseph, now living near Nespelem on the Colville Reservation.
- Elija Williams and family. He is Nez Perce and was related to Yellow Wolf under Chief Joseph. Colville Reservation, Nespelem.
- Joe Red Thunder and his two sons dressed for war dances. Colville Reservation.
- George Nanamkin and his little daughter by their tepee during the circle camp at Nespelem. He is the official interpreter at the Indian agency, Nespelem.
- George Nanamkin alone by his tepee.
- George Nanamkin's little girl alone by the tepee. Colville Reservation.
- George Nanamkin and Clara Moore, at the home of the matter, who makes dolls out of buckskin.
- George Nanamkin on a trick horse, Clara Moore, the doll maker standing, a part Native American baby on a board hanging from the porch post in the background. Colville Reservation, Nespelem.
- Clara Moore and her collection of dolls.
- Same part Native American baby as in 204.
- Mrs. Louise Arcasa and her Native American regalia with the pet fawn.
- Colville woman digging bitterroot.
- Harry Owhi in his every day dress. Nespelem.
- Harry Owhi in his Native American regalia and hunting rifle in buckskin case.
- Frank and Tom Andrews in their Native American regalia at Nespelem.
- Harvey Moses' father, mother, wife and little girl in Native American regalia. Nespelem.
- Mrs. Etta Cox, daughter Inez and son Wilhelm pose by their summer tepee. Wellpinit, Spokane Reservation.
- Close up of Inez Cox. Spokane Native American.
- Close up of Wilhelm Cox, Spokane Reservation.
- Tulalip Reservation. Widow of Chief John Shelton and his daughter, Harriett Shelton Dover. They are standing near a totem pole carved by the late chief.
- Totem poles carved by the late Chief Shelton
- Grave of the late Chief John Shelton, the grave is marked by a huge boulder from his former yard. In Tulalip cemetery.
- Grave of Chief Patkanim at Tulalip.
- Last remaining old smoke house at Tulalip.
- Interior of old smoke house at Tulalip.
- Celilo, meeting place of the Native Americans. This shows some of the temporary homes.
- Hand drum players at the dancing that follow the salmon feast at Celilo.
- Five of the Native American boys pause in their war dance for their picture.
- Then the boys turn around to be photographed from the rear.
- Salmon feast itself.
- Two little girls waiting outside the long house at the salmon feast, Celilo.
- Clarence Burke, Head Chief of the Umatillas, will lead the parade. Mounted on his horse.
- Mrs. Emma Luton, Beverly Strong and Bonnie Joy Burke are ready to join the parade.
- Jennie Wesley, Yakima Native American Doing needle bead work in her tepee, Toppenish.
- Longhouse at Toppenish,
- Elsie George, one of the Indian Princesses of 1954 on her horse near their ranch on the Ahtanum, Yakima Reservation.
- Close-up of Elsie George on her horse.
- Elvina George, Kelly oldest girl, on her horse near their ranch. Yakima Tribe.
- Kelly George family poses for the photographer in a picture entitles :The Land They Lost", as they look out over the fruitful Yakima Valley, with the smoke of the Yakima in the background.
- Kelly George Family near their ranch on the Ahtanum.
- Elsie and Elvina George. Yakima Tribe.
- Mrs. Flora Onepennee and her seventh and youngest baby Virginia. Yakima Tribe.
- Full length view of Rosalie and her first born, Annie May. Yakima Tribe.
- Six Yakima boys in dance regalia at Cleveland near Bickleton.
- 4 Yakima beauties in full regalia: Yvonne Musmusto, Arlene Wesley, Jeanette Wesley, Helen Miller
- 4 Yakima girls in regalia: Jeanette Wesley, Helen Miller, Lavia Colwash, Pauline Phillips.
- The 1955 Pow-Wow royalty at Pendleton on their mounts: Princess Hazel Corbett, Theresa Ambrose Queen, and Princess Yvonne Musmusto
- The Meninick children have just won the girl-boy dance at the Toppenish birthday celebration. Yakima Tribe.
- Two Yakima children pose in their first regalia: Cynthia Paul and Richard Quiempts.
- Mrs. Watson Totus on her horse at the Toppenish Pow-Wow parade.
- Pauline Wahsise, 1953 Princess at the Ellensburg Rodeo. Yakima Tribe.
- Close up of Jennie Wesley mounted on her horse.
- Full length of Jeanette Wesley, Yakima beauty, once queen of the Pow-Wow.
- Wysookie and her brother stand in front of a tepee at the fishing grounds at the Parker Dam.
- Yakima girls picking Huckleberries near "Potato Hill".
- Close up of Sally Dick's hands as she picks huckleberries.
- Daniel Sampson and Junior Bill have just won the prize in the "Little War Dance". Yakima Tribe.
- Delores Harrison, 1954 Pow-Wow Queen on her charger. Yakima Tribe.
- Full length of Yvonne Musmusto taken at the photographers house. Yakima Tribe.
- Mary Ann Seelatsee, Pow-Wow Queen of 1953, attends the Toppenish Birthday celebration.
- Arlene Wesley, Miss Indian America for 1954. Yakima Tribe.
- Nancy McJoe and her baby at Toppenish. Yakima Tribe.
- Jeanette Wesley and her foster mother by the old tepee at Toppenish. Yakima Tribe
- Charley Speedis, artist. Yakima Tribe..
- Vivian Speedis, Yakima beauty in her regalia. Yakima Tribe.
- Dennison Sam, Navaho, at present with the Yakimas.
- Eagle Seelatsee, Chief of the Yakimas, in full dress at Toppenish.
- 3 Yakima chiefs at the White Swan New Year's celebration: The late Chief Looney, Walter Cloud, and Charley Telekist.
- Louis Crow. Yakima Tribe.
- Jonnie Buck, one of the dying out tribe at Priest Rapids, attends the celebration at White Swan. Yakima Tribe.
- Chief Job Charley poses at the end of the Toppenish Parade.
- Full length of Job Charley by his tepee at Toppenish Pow-wow.
- Chief Oscar Billy, Wife Lucy and Little Eagle Looney by their tepee at White Swan. Yakima Tribe.
- Watson Totus and wife, ready for the parade at Toppenish.
- The Late Jim Looney.
- Alex Saluskin, Secretary of the Yakima Indian Council in full regalia.
- Village of tepees at the Toppenish Pow-Wow, 1954.
- Yakima Indian Council in session.
- Yakima Indian court in session.
- Maggie Jim preparing bitterroot to cook. Yakima Tribe.
- Close up of peeling the outer rind of the bitterroots.
- These fish have been air dried in the shade.
- Fishing with a huge fish net.
- An Native American boy, Nelson Onepennee, is heating the rocks for a sweat bath.
- Nelson is now transferring the hot rocks to inside the small dome-shaped sweat house.
- Nelson is now inside the small dome-shaped sweat bath.
- Nelson caught in the act of plunging into the water.
- Lummi Reservation near Marietta. Shows the Barber's Hand Weaving Shop.
- Al Charles poses in a mask while Sharon Woodruff holds a bird mask.
- Collection of the masks of the Lummi
- More masks, with Al Charles, wife and Mary holding the ceremonial drums.
- Another view of the masks of the Lummi
- Close of the largest of the Lummi masks worn by Al Charles
- Ray Wesley and his two smaller cousins in their regalia at Marietta.
- This is a model of the ancient smoke house of the coastal Native Americans. In the foreground are two miniature cedar dugouts with a net between them, used in reef netting.
- Closer view of the model.
- Close up of the model.
- One side of the roof of the model is removed showing inside structure.
- Mrs. Solomon and most of her big family.
- Totem pole carved by Joe Hillaire perhaps with the help of his son Lewis.
- Lewis Hillaire and his wife Helen stand near the totem pole.
- Joe Hillaire is showing two of his grandchildren how Native Americans carve out a cedar log for a canoe.
- Joe Hillaire, his son Lewis and the latter's family stand by some cedar dugouts on the Lummi Beach.
- Mrs. Balch shown with two of her great grand children.
- Mrs. Balch and a whole host of descendants.
- Mrs. Balch's family in regalia.
- Gilbert and Flora Onepennee show how to put up a tepee.
- Three poles are raised to form a tripod.
- Add the other poles to form the main framework, leaning the additional ones against the original tripod.
- Tie the covering the right distance to a pole.
- Raise the pole with the covering.
- Bring the sides of the cover loosely around toward the front.
- Insert the two poles into the flaps that open and close at the top.
- Finish bringing the two sides together in front and button them up beginning at the top.
- Secure the front with pegs driven into the ground, and spread the poles until the cover is fairly tight.
- Joan Onepennee on her pony.
- Wysookie Wynookie gives at feast of thanks.
- Wysookie Wynookie guests.
- Two little dancers. Only picture so far of Duwamish Native Americans.
- Andrew Joe in his old regalia in which he danced.
- Sam Tilden, Nez Perce visitor at Pendleton.
- Celilo Falls, sacred spot for the Native Americans for centuries.
- Closer view of the fishing area, Celilo Falls.
- Sweeping the rapids at Celilo Falls with a dip net.
- Overhead cables, carries fishermen out to the islands among the Celilo Falls.
- Closeup of netting a big chinook salmon, Celilo Falls.
- Big salmon landed at Celilo Falls.
- Overview of the fishing area, fishermen on precarious little scaffolds.
- Each year Celilo has the salmon feast and dances. This is the war drummers.
- Old Tommy Thompson, head chieftain at Celilo for many years, now 99 years old.
- During dancing, Tommy Thompson and wife Flora, pose for their pictures.
- Near close of Celilo dances, Tommy Thompson, son Henry and Grandson Davis, pose.
- Salmon baking in a circle proceeding the salmon feast itself at Celilo.
- Dance scenes at Celilo during the salmon feast.
- Little War Dance, Celilo Salmon Feast celebration.
- Owl dance, in which men and women dance in pairs, Celilo Falls, Salmon Feast.
- Camp, Pendleton Roundup
- Tom Johnson, now deceased, Director of the Indian dances at Pendleton.
- William Oregon Jones, important chief of the Umatillas, Pendleton.
- Lelooska, Cherokee visitor at Pendleton, in his outfit, face painted red and black.
- Close up of Lelooska.
- Pictographs along Columbia River
- Three Yakama women standing near boundary sign warning not to enter Yakima Reservation land
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Thompson, John W.
- Title
- John W. Thompson photographs
- Dates
- 1953-1955 (inclusive)19531955
- Quantity
- 0.74 cubic feet (2 boxes containing 292 photographic prints)
- Collection Number
- PH0002
- Summary
- Photographs documenting individuals and activities of a variety of Native American tribes in Washington and in Oregon
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
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The collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
John W. Thompson was a Seattle field botanist and teacher. As a botanist, he was particularly interested in native plants and their uses. He had one of the most robust botanical library and private herbarium in the Pacific Northwest. Thompson donated his herbarium and library to the University of Washington Department of Botany. Following his retirement, Thompson created a second career as a photographer of Pacific Northwest subjects and sold slide sets for teaching. He died in 1978.
Content Description
The images represent a variety of Native American tribes in Washington and in Oregon including Nez Perce, Yakima, Toppenish, Umatilla, Cayuse, Chehalis, Makah, Quillayute, Spokane, Lummi and Duwamish. Activities depicted include: Root Fest (Rock Creek); 4th of July (encampment at Nespelem); Ellensburg Rodeo; Pendleton Roundup; Toppenish Pow-wow; Celilo Salmon Fest; Macah [Makah] Day (Neah Bay); activities on the Quinault, Calispel, Colville, Spokane, Lummi, Tulalip Reservations (basket making, erecting tepee, sweat baths, etc.); fishing activities, (dip netting, fish traps, gillnetting). All 1953-1955.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The collection represents a merger of two acquisitions. One set of photographs was acquired (source unknown) circa 1955; a second set was donated by the King County Library System in 1986. Eleven photographs transferred from PH564, 2021. These eleven photographs and others totaling 67 prints were originally purchased from Thompson on February 16, 1955.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Long House, or ceremonial tent, of the Rock Creek peopleContainer: Box 1, Item 1
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Description: Native American women preparing the fresh fish for the Root feastContainer: Box 1, Item 2
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Description: Group of Rock Creek women and children on the way to the feastContainer: Box 1, Item 3
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Description: Quartette of Rock Creek girlsContainer: Box 1, Item 4
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Description: Six Rock Creek women: left to right: Maggie Jim, Juanita George, Mrs. Oscar Billy, Louise Billy, Agnes BillyContainer: Box 1, Item 5
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Description: Inside the Long House with Jack George and Chief Oscar Billy, standingContainer: Box 1, Item 6
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Description: Visitor from another reservation on bench outside of Long HouseContainer: Box 1, Item 7
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Description: Four important visitors at the feast: l to r: Kelly George, Lee Wachawitt, Watson Totus, George GibsonContainer: Box 1, Item 8
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Description: Visitors all entering the one small entrance to the feast insideContainer: Box 1, Item 9
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Description: Isaac Smartlowet, a paralytic confined to a whee chairContainer: Box 1, Item 10
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Description: Assembly of men and women in front of tent and chief to await his dismissal. Oscar Billy stands at exit on leftContainer: Box 1, Item 11
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Description: Native American encampment at NespelemContainer: Box 1, Item 12
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Description: Elija Williams, Nez Perce, stands in front of his tepee in full regaliaContainer: Box 1, Item 13
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Description: Elija Williams in a close upContainer: Box 1, Item 14
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Description: Harry Owhi who is the secretary of the Colville CouncilContainer: Box 1, Item 15
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Description: Native American women preparing the feast on the floor of the long house at NespelemContainer: Box 1, Item 16
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Description: Kamiakin standing to the left is talking to the assembly. By him stands Harry Nanamkin, official interpreter.Container: Box 1, Item 17
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Description: Harry Nanamkin translating the speech of Cleveland Kamiakin.Container: Box 1, Item 18
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Description: View of crowd during the time Kamiakin is talking.Container: Box 1, Item 19
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Description: Nespelem feast. In foreground is Ann George pouring coffee to those eating.Container: Box 1, Item 20
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Description: Memory trail at Ellensburg Rodeo. Procession is led by Aluina George.Container: Box 1, Item 21
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Description: Jim Weaseltaile holding hand drum with wife and children. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 22
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Description: Jim Weaseltaile beating a hand drumContainer: Box 1, Item 23
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Description: Louise Weaseltaile and Vesta Jim all dressed up in their finery.Container: Box 1, Item 24
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Description: An array of moccasin patterns, Yakima tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 25
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Description: Wanda Dick, Yakima girl.Container: Box 1, Item 26
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Description: Wanda Dick, Mounted at left with grandmother, ready for parade.Container: Box 1, Item 27
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Description: Pauline Wahsise, Indian Princess at Ellensburg Rodeo, 1953. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 28
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Description: Sally Dick catching up with her moccasin repairs. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 29
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Description: Celia Totus, wife of Bert Totus, famous for her bead work.Container: Box 1, Item 30
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Description: Mrs. Kelly George in center, and daughter Aluina on her right and daughter Elsia on her left. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 31
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Description: Aluina GeorgeContainer: Box 1, Item 32
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Description: Aluina George, mounted on horseback.Container: Box 1, Item 33
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Description: Elsie George.Container: Box 1, Item 34
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Description: Richard George.Container: Box 1, Item 35
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Description: Richard George.Container: Box 1, Item 36
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Description: Donnie Sampson. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 37
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Description: Jerry Sampson, son of Donnie Sampson.Container: Box 1, Item 38
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Description: Mrs. Kelly George . Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 39
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Description: Anita Totus. Kelly George in the back left.Container: Box 1, Item 40
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Description: Anita Totus. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 41
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Description: Gilbert Onepenee, wife and young daughter. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 42
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Description: Ellen and Nellie Onepennee ready for the parade. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 43
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Description: Ellen and Nellie Onepennee, daughters of Gilbert.Container: Box 1, Item 44
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Description: Gilbert Onepenne oldest girl.Container: Box 1, Item 45
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Description: Dolores Harrison, granddaughter of Chief Thomas Yallup.Container: Box 1, Item 46
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Description: Mrs. Ned Dick ready to join the parade. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 47
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Description: Watson Totus ("Buster"). Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 48
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Description: Watson Totus.Container: Box 1, Item 49
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Description: Charley Telekist holding banner . Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 50
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Description: Charley Telekist riding his favorite horse.Container: Box 1, Item 51
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Description: Camp at Ellensburg all ready to move. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 52
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Description: Leaving the camp to join in the parade. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 53
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Description: Hugh war drum being held by several drummers.Container: Box 1, Item 54
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Description: Dancers - Frank and Pat Stevens. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 55
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Description: War drum on the ground. Two little dancers on the right.Container: Box 1, Item 56
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Description: Johnson Meninick ready for the big dance.Container: Box 1, Item 57
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Description: Little war dance. Ellensburg Rodeo. 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 58
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Description: Mrs. Elsie Pistolhead, Mrs. Wesley and Mrs. Ida Sloway escorting their children to arena.Container: Box 1, Item 59
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Description: Dancers at Toppenish waiting for their cue.Container: Box 1, Item 60
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Description: Camp at Toppenish, Fourth of July, 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 61
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Description: Camp early morn, Toppenish. 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 62
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Description: Parley between chiefs, Toppenish, 1953, near sundown.Container: Box 1, Item 63
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Description: Vivian Meminick of Granger at Toppenish celebration, 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 64
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Description: Calvin Meninick, brother of Vivian, Toppenish, 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 65
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Description: Willie Waters and wife, Toppenish. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 66
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Description: Waiting for parade to start, Toppenish, 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 67
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Description: Jeanette Wesley.Container: Box 1, Item 68
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Description: Mary Ann Sulatsee, 1953 Toppenish princess, neice of Alex Sulatsee.Container: Box 1, Item 69
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Description: Rosalie Phillips ready for parade at Toppenish celebration, 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 70
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Description: Sloway sisters with Bernice Bill in center visiting Indian princesses from Pendleton at Toppenish, July 4, 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 71
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Description: Louis Crow. Yakima Tribe. July 4, 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 72
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Description: Arlene Wesley, Wapato Celebration, Labor Day, 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 73
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Description: Yvonne Musmusto, Yakima Indian Princess.Container: Box 1, Item 74
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Description: Jim Looney and Job Charley, Yakima Tribe. 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 75
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Description: Yakima NAtive Americans. On left is Harry Beaver. 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 76
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Description: Weary woman and child. Toppenish. 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 77
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Description: Camp, Pendleton. 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 78
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Description: Summer tepee of woven mats . Pendleton, 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 79
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Description: Mrs. William Jones doing beadwork in tepee at Pendleton Camp. Umatilla Tribe. 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 80
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Description: Tom Johnson, Umatilla Tribe directing dancing at Pendleton, 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 81
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Description: Pendleton Queen of 1953 and her court.Container: Box 1, Item 82
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Description: Queen Diana McKay of the 1953 Pendleton Roundup and Princess Yvonne Scott.Container: Box 1, Item 83
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Description: Bernice Bill, Umatilla Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 84
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Description: Bernice Bill. Pendleton Roundup. 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 85
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Description: Phillip Bill, Father of Bernice. Umatilla Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 86
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Description: Phillip Bill, Umatilla Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 87
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Description: Clarence Burke, head man of the Umatilla Reservation at Pendleton Roundup. 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 88
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Description: Mrs. George Gibson, George Gibson and Albert Williams. Pendleton Roundup. 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 89
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Description: Albert Williams at Pendleton. 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 90
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Description: Albert Williams.Container: Box 1, Item 91
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Description: Harry George, Cayuse Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 92
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Description: Rosa Spencer, winner of the Indian Beauty Contest, Pendleton, 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 93
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Description: Josephine Cornoyer, Nez Perce. Pendleton. 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 94
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Description: Josephine Cornoyer, Nez Perce. Pendleton. 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 95
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Description: Josephine Cornoyer, Nez Perce. Pendleton. 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 96
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Description: Mrs. Annie Johnson. Pendleton. 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 97
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Description: Mrs. Sylvester Minthorn and Baby.Container: Box 1, Item 98
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Description: Mrs. Florine Burke of Pilot Rock. Umatilla Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 99
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Description: Thomas Lawton. Pendleton. 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 100
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Description: Mrs. William Burke, Umatilla Tribe. on way to join the parade. Pendleton. 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 101
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Description: Daughters of Mrs. William Burke.Container: Box 1, Item 102
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Description: Daughters of the Mrs. Burke.Container: Box 1, Item 103
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Description: Oldest tepee in the Northwest.Container: Box 1, Item 104
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Description: Baskets of Yakima Indians on a parade float at Toppenish. 1953.Container: Box 1, Item 105
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Description: Thomas Charles, Chief Pah-Ha-Pat. Wasco Tribe.Container: Box 1, Item 106
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Description: Remnant of the Chehalis Native Americans, about 20 left, Eileen Smith, Rena and Tommy Heck.Container: Box 1, Item 107
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Description: Typical home of Native Americans in low income, Chehalis Reservation near Oakville.Container: Box 1, Item 108
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Description: Bay Center. Bessie Pickernell skilled in basket making.Container: Box 1, Item 109
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Description: Bessie Pickernell working on a basket.Container: Box 1, Item 110
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Description: Basket display of unsold baskets of Bessie Pickernell.Container: Box 1, Item 111
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Description: Calispel Reservation. Three boy dancers in regalia.Container: Box 1, Item 112
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Description: Mrs Nick Sivonem. She wears a genuine coastal rain hat, the suit and handbag are Yakima and the baskets are mostly coastal. Quinault Reservation.Container: Box 1, Item 114
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Description: Totem pole carvings at Queets.Container: Box 1, Item 116
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Description: Hicks boys dipping for smelt at Queets. Their boats are cedar dugouts.Container: Box 1, Item 117
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Description: Taft Williams of Queets working on a new cedar dugout.Container: Box 1, Item 118
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Description: Mrs. Mary Williams at Queets makes baskets and beadwork.Container: Box 1, Item 121
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Description: Hazel Underwood of Taholah working on a new basket.Container: Box 1, Item 122
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Description: Mattie Howiattle, perhaps oldest Native American at Taholah working on a basket.Container: Box 1, Item 123
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Description: Peter Kowoosh, Queets old timer displays his baskets, also wooden plate and carved image.Container: Box 1, Item 125
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Description: Typical family at Taholah, Bob Underwood and four of their children.Container: Box 1, Item 127
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Description: Primary grades at Taholah with their well liked Black teacher.Container: Box 1, Item 129
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Description: Ted Strom, Native American Marshall of the Quinault Reservation and his Nez Perce wife Lillian; Leon and Ted, Jr. are the large boys, then Larry and Sheila.Container: Box 1, Item 130
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Description: As one enters La Push, the town on the Quillayute Reservation these totems are on the left hand side of the road. Middle figure is the Quillayute form of the Thunderbird.Container: Box 1, Item 131
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Description: Quillayutes, as well as the Makahs, hunted the whale. Here William Penn displays some whale relics remaining at La Push.Container: Box 1, Item 132
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Description: Agnes Penn, Williams wife, makes exquisite baskets, and they pose by her display. The vase shaped one in the center is very old and was used to cook food in by dropping in red hot rocks.Container: Box 1, Item 133
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Description: Here a fine mesh net has been thrown around the school of smelt near the mouth of the Quillayute River at La Push.Container: Box 1, Item 135
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Description: Final act of emptying the net into the cedar dugouts. The Steve Penn family at La Push.Container: Box 1, Item 136
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Description: Net is being hauled back into the boat, flipped up and down to throw out any debris it picked up in the smelt drag. Steve Penn family at La Push.Container: Box 1, Item 137
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Description: With a few deft strokes of his knife, Walter Bennett removes the head, tail and backbone of the salmon.Container: Box 1, Item 139
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Description: With a quick rinse in the salt water the huge salmon is now dressed and when opened up becomes a big flat slab of fish.Container: Box 1, Item 140
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Description: A cedar stick is split part way down and the fish is pushed down into the split part and tied so it cannot slip out. Steve Penn family at La Push.Container: Box 1, Item 141
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Description: Smaller cedar splits are inserted crosswise of the bigger one and these serve to hold the fish flat open. La Push.Container: Box 1, Item 142
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Description: Flat side of the salmon is placed before a hot fire.Container: Box 1, Item 143
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Description: Mrs. Donald Catli and little Marcelina visiting from Hadlock.Container: Box 1, Item 145
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Description: Two Makah girls with head bands contrasted: Jean Thomas with a head band made of sea shells and Celia Ides with one made of beads. Neah Bay, Makah Reservation.Container: Box 1, Item 147
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Description: Mary Green, Makah dancer.Container: Box 1, Item 148
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Description: Mary Green, close up to show shell work on her regalia.Container: Box 1, Item 149
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Description: Carol Hunter, Makah girl in a beautiful shawl.Container: Box 1, Item 150
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Description: Mrs. Ernest Millholland and children pose on the beach Neah Bay during Macah [Makah] Days.Container: Box 1, Item 153
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Description: Close up of the salmon baking for the Makah Day feast at Neah Bay.Container: Box 1, Item 156
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Description: William Penn and Paul Martin display whaling equipment at Neah Bay.Container: Box 1, Item 157
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Description: Paul Martin and William Penn show the seal hunting equipment still in use.Container: Box 1, Item 158
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Description: Charley Swan is perhaps the best known Makah Native American. Here he poses with his wife Ruth and 7 of his grandchildren.Container: Box 1, Item 159
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Description: Close up of Charley Swan showing Makah design on the hand drum.Container: Box 1, Item 160
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Description: Charley Swan showing full length regalia worn at Neah Bay during Macah [Makah] Day.Container: Box 1, Item 161
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Description: Charley Swan in the "cannibal regalia" . His granddaughter, Paulette Daniels, holds two large war whistles. The shawl shows Makah art.Container: Box 1, Item 162
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Description: Charley Swan wearing the Thunderbird regalia.Container: Box 1, Item 163
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Description: Close up of Swan in the Thunderbird Headdress. Neah Bay.Container: Box 1, Item 164
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Description: Swan wearing the wolf mask, Makah, Neah Bay.Container: Box 1, Item 165
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Description: Close up of Charley Swan in wolf mask, Makah, Neah Bay.Container: Box 1, Item 166
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Description: Charley Swan and granddaughter Paulette Daniels with face masks used in ceremonial of the Makahs.Container: Box 1, Item 167
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Description: Nora Barker showing full length of her Makah regalia, Neah Bay.Container: Box 1, Item 168
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Description: Ralph La Chester and Emma Jimmicum in Makah regalia and by totem pole made by Ralph. Emma wears the regalia for the Thunderbird dance.Container: Box 1, Item 170
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Description: Ralph La Chester and Emma Jimmicum in Makah regalia worn during the Macah [Makah] Day ceremonies at Neah Bay.Container: Box 1, Item 172
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Description: Emma Jimmicum with Thunderbird cloak spread out to show the Makah art design.Container: Box 1, Item 173
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Description: Close up of Emma Jimmicum in her Thunderbird regalia, Makah, Neah Bay.Container: Box 1, Item 175
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Description: Emma Jimmicum, Ralph La Chester behind the mask and Nora Barker show off the "Mask that changes shape" by the wearer merely by pulling the string.Container: Box 1, Item 176
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Description: Swinomish reservation at La Conner. Swinomish Native Americans at the end of church service. Father Harknet in back row.Container: Box 1, Item 179
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Description: Tommy Bob, Swinomish Native American and his son show the magic, or sgudilatc, sticks by which he claims he can cure the sick and confuse his enemies.Container: Box 1, Item 180
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Description: Tommy Bob, Swinomish at La Conner, beating on the drum to invoke the spirit that controls the power of the sgudilatc or magic sticks.Container: Box 1, Item 181
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Description: Tandy Wilbur family at La Conner.Container: Box 1, Item 183
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Description: Swinomish Native Americans are permitted by treaty to maintain two fish traps. Here is a trap and Joseph Joe who guards the traps day and night.Container: Box 1, Item 186
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Description: Overview of the net labyrinth stretching away to the shore. La Conner.Container: Box 1, Item 187
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Description: Opening the trap with the help of Ray Paul and David John, Swinomish Reservation.Container: Box 1, Item 188
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Description: Lifting the bottom of the trap to push the contents to a narrow area on the far side. The birds caught in the trap a Grebes, and since they eat fish, the Native Americans proceed to club them to death.Container: Box 1, Item 189
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Description: A big skate is being hauled up.Container: Box 1, Item 190
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Description: The trap contained flounder, soles, salmon, crabs and skates. . Here the scow is leaving.Container: Box 1, Item 191
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Description: Here Joseph Joe is distributing fish too small to sell at the cannery in La Conner.Container: Box 1, Item 192
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Description: Colville Reservation. Picture of Chief William Cleveland Kamiakin.Container: Box 1, Item 193
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Description: Mrs. Madeline Covington, a highly respected woman on the Colville Reservation.Container: Box 1, Item 194
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Description: Minnie Yellow Wolf claims to be the last survivor of the Nez Perce War of 1877 under Chief Joseph, now living near Nespelem on the Colville Reservation.Container: Box 1, Item 195
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Description: Elija Williams and family. He is Nez Perce and was related to Yellow Wolf under Chief Joseph. Colville Reservation, Nespelem.Container: Box 1, Item 196
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Description: Joe Red Thunder and his two sons dressed for war dances. Colville Reservation.Container: Box 1, Item 197
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Description: George Nanamkin and his little daughter by their tepee during the circle camp at Nespelem. He is the official interpreter at the Indian agency, Nespelem.Container: Box 1, Item 198
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Description: George Nanamkin alone by his tepee.Container: Box 1, Item 199
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Description: George Nanamkin's little girl alone by the tepee. Colville Reservation.Container: Box 1, Item 200
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Description: George Nanamkin and Clara Moore, at the home of the matter, who makes dolls out of buckskin.Container: Box 2, Item 201
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Description: George Nanamkin on a trick horse, Clara Moore, the doll maker standing, a part Native American baby on a board hanging from the porch post in the background. Colville Reservation, Nespelem.Container: Box 2, Item 202
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Description: Clara Moore and her collection of dolls.Container: Box 2, Item 203
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Description: Same part Native American baby as in 204.Container: Box 2, Item 205
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Description: Mrs. Louise Arcasa and her Native American regalia with the pet fawn.Container: Box 2, Item 207
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Description: Colville woman digging bitterroot.Container: Box 2, Item 208
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Description: Harry Owhi in his every day dress. Nespelem.Container: Box 2, Item 209
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Description: Harry Owhi in his Native American regalia and hunting rifle in buckskin case.Container: Box 2, Item 210
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Description: Frank and Tom Andrews in their Native American regalia at Nespelem.Container: Box 2, Item 212
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Description: Harvey Moses' father, mother, wife and little girl in Native American regalia. Nespelem.Container: Box 2, Item 214
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Description: Mrs. Etta Cox, daughter Inez and son Wilhelm pose by their summer tepee. Wellpinit, Spokane Reservation.Container: Box 2, Item 217
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Description: Close up of Inez Cox. Spokane Native American.Container: Box 2, Item 218
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Description: Close up of Wilhelm Cox, Spokane Reservation.Container: Box 2, Item 219
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Description: Tulalip Reservation. Widow of Chief John Shelton and his daughter, Harriett Shelton Dover. They are standing near a totem pole carved by the late chief.Container: Box 2, Item 221
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Description: Totem poles carved by the late Chief SheltonContainer: Box 2, Item 223
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Description: Grave of the late Chief John Shelton, the grave is marked by a huge boulder from his former yard. In Tulalip cemetery.Container: Box 2, Item 224
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Description: Grave of Chief Patkanim at Tulalip.Container: Box 2, Item 225
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Description: Last remaining old smoke house at Tulalip.Container: Box 2, Item 226
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Description: Interior of old smoke house at Tulalip.Container: Box 2, Item 227
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Description: Celilo, meeting place of the Native Americans. This shows some of the temporary homes.Container: Box 2, Item 228
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Description: Hand drum players at the dancing that follow the salmon feast at Celilo.Container: Box 2, Item 229
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Description: Five of the Native American boys pause in their war dance for their picture.Container: Box 2, Item 230
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Description: Then the boys turn around to be photographed from the rear.Container: Box 2, Item 231
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Description: Salmon feast itself.Container: Box 2, Item 232
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Description: Two little girls waiting outside the long house at the salmon feast, Celilo.Container: Box 2, Item 233
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Description: Clarence Burke, Head Chief of the Umatillas, will lead the parade. Mounted on his horse.Container: Box 2, Item 235
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Description: Mrs. Emma Luton, Beverly Strong and Bonnie Joy Burke are ready to join the parade.Container: Box 2, Item 236
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Description: Jennie Wesley, Yakima Native American Doing needle bead work in her tepee, Toppenish.Container: Box 2, Item 238
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Description: Longhouse at Toppenish,Container: Box 2, Item 239
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Description: Elsie George, one of the Indian Princesses of 1954 on her horse near their ranch on the Ahtanum, Yakima Reservation.Container: Box 2, Item 240
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Description: Close-up of Elsie George on her horse.Container: Box 2, Item 241
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Description: Elvina George, Kelly oldest girl, on her horse near their ranch. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 2, Item 243
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Description: Kelly George family poses for the photographer in a picture entitles :The Land They Lost", as they look out over the fruitful Yakima Valley, with the smoke of the Yakima in the background.Container: Box 2, Item 244
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Description: Kelly George Family near their ranch on the Ahtanum.Container: Box 2, Item 245
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Description: Elsie and Elvina George. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 2, Item 248
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Description: Mrs. Flora Onepennee and her seventh and youngest baby Virginia. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 2, Item 250
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Description: Full length view of Rosalie and her first born, Annie May. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 2, Item 252
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Description: Six Yakima boys in dance regalia at Cleveland near Bickleton.Container: Box 2, Item 254
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Description: 4 Yakima beauties in full regalia: Yvonne Musmusto, Arlene Wesley, Jeanette Wesley, Helen MillerContainer: Box 2, Item 255
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Description: 4 Yakima girls in regalia: Jeanette Wesley, Helen Miller, Lavia Colwash, Pauline Phillips.Container: Box 2, Item 257
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Description: The 1955 Pow-Wow royalty at Pendleton on their mounts: Princess Hazel Corbett, Theresa Ambrose Queen, and Princess Yvonne MusmustoContainer: Box 2, Item 259
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Description: The Meninick children have just won the girl-boy dance at the Toppenish birthday celebration. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 2, Item 261
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Description: Two Yakima children pose in their first regalia: Cynthia Paul and Richard Quiempts.Container: Box 2, Item 262
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Description: Mrs. Watson Totus on her horse at the Toppenish Pow-Wow parade.Container: Box 2, Item 264
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Description: Pauline Wahsise, 1953 Princess at the Ellensburg Rodeo. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 2, Item 265
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Description: Close up of Jennie Wesley mounted on her horse.Container: Box 2, Item 267
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Description: Full length of Jeanette Wesley, Yakima beauty, once queen of the Pow-Wow.Container: Box 2, Item 269
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Description: Wysookie and her brother stand in front of a tepee at the fishing grounds at the Parker Dam.Container: Box 2, Item 270
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Description: Yakima girls picking Huckleberries near "Potato Hill".Container: Box 2, Item 273
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Description: Close up of Sally Dick's hands as she picks huckleberries.Container: Box 2, Item 275
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Description: Daniel Sampson and Junior Bill have just won the prize in the "Little War Dance". Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 2, Item 277
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Description: Delores Harrison, 1954 Pow-Wow Queen on her charger. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 2, Item 278
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Description: Full length of Yvonne Musmusto taken at the photographers house. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 2, Item 280
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Description: Mary Ann Seelatsee, Pow-Wow Queen of 1953, attends the Toppenish Birthday celebration.Container: Box 2, Item 281
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Description: Arlene Wesley, Miss Indian America for 1954. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 2, Item 282
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Description: Nancy McJoe and her baby at Toppenish. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 2, Item 284
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Description: Jeanette Wesley and her foster mother by the old tepee at Toppenish. Yakima TribeContainer: Box 2, Item 285
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Description: Charley Speedis, artist. Yakima Tribe..Container: Box 2, Item 287
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Description: Vivian Speedis, Yakima beauty in her regalia. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 2, Item 288
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Description: Dennison Sam, Navaho, at present with the Yakimas.Container: Box 2, Item 290
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Description: Eagle Seelatsee, Chief of the Yakimas, in full dress at Toppenish.Container: Box 2, Item 292
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Description: 3 Yakima chiefs at the White Swan New Year's celebration: The late Chief Looney, Walter Cloud, and Charley Telekist.Container: Box 2, Item 295
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Description: Louis Crow. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 2, Item 296
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Description: Jonnie Buck, one of the dying out tribe at Priest Rapids, attends the celebration at White Swan. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 2, Item 297
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Description: Chief Job Charley poses at the end of the Toppenish Parade.Container: Box 2, Item 298
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Description: Full length of Job Charley by his tepee at Toppenish Pow-wow.Container: Box 2, Item 299
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Description: Chief Oscar Billy, Wife Lucy and Little Eagle Looney by their tepee at White Swan. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 2, Item 300
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Description: Watson Totus and wife, ready for the parade at Toppenish.Container: Box 2, Item 301
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Description: The Late Jim Looney.Container: Box 2, Item 302
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Description: Alex Saluskin, Secretary of the Yakima Indian Council in full regalia.Container: Box 2, Item 303
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Description: Village of tepees at the Toppenish Pow-Wow, 1954.Container: Box 2, Item 304
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Description: Yakima Indian Council in session.Container: Box 2, Item 305
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Description: Yakima Indian court in session.Container: Box 2, Item 306
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Description: Maggie Jim preparing bitterroot to cook. Yakima Tribe.Container: Box 2, Item 307
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Description: Close up of peeling the outer rind of the bitterroots.Container: Box 2, Item 308
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Description: These fish have been air dried in the shade.Container: Box 2, Item 309
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Description: Fishing with a huge fish net.Container: Box 2, Item 313
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Description: An Native American boy, Nelson Onepennee, is heating the rocks for a sweat bath.Container: Box 2, Item 314
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Description: Nelson is now transferring the hot rocks to inside the small dome-shaped sweat house.Container: Box 2, Item 315
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Description: Nelson is now inside the small dome-shaped sweat bath.Container: Box 2, Item 316
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Description: Nelson caught in the act of plunging into the water.Container: Box 2, Item 317
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Description: Lummi Reservation near Marietta. Shows the Barber's Hand Weaving Shop.Container: Box 2, Item 318
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Description: Al Charles poses in a mask while Sharon Woodruff holds a bird mask.Container: Box 2, Item 321
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Description: Collection of the masks of the LummiContainer: Box 2, Item 322
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Description: More masks, with Al Charles, wife and Mary holding the ceremonial drums.Container: Box 2, Item 323
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Description: Another view of the masks of the LummiContainer: Box 2, Item 324
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Description: Close of the largest of the Lummi masks worn by Al CharlesContainer: Box 2, Item 325
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Description: Ray Wesley and his two smaller cousins in their regalia at Marietta.Container: Box 2, Item 326
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Description: This is a model of the ancient smoke house of the coastal Native Americans. In the foreground are two miniature cedar dugouts with a net between them, used in reef netting.Container: Box 2, Item 327
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Description: Closer view of the model.Container: Box 2, Item 328
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Description: Close up of the model.Container: Box 2, Item 329
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Description: One side of the roof of the model is removed showing inside structure.Container: Box 2, Item 330
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Description: Mrs. Solomon and most of her big family.Container: Box 2, Item 332
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Description: Totem pole carved by Joe Hillaire perhaps with the help of his son Lewis.Container: Box 2, Item 333
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Description: Lewis Hillaire and his wife Helen stand near the totem pole.Container: Box 2, Item 334
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Description: Joe Hillaire is showing two of his grandchildren how Native Americans carve out a cedar log for a canoe.Container: Box 2, Item 335
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Description: Joe Hillaire, his son Lewis and the latter's family stand by some cedar dugouts on the Lummi Beach.Container: Box 2, Item 336
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Description: Mrs. Balch shown with two of her great grand children.Container: Box 2, Item 337
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Description: Mrs. Balch and a whole host of descendants.Container: Box 2, Item 339
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Description: Mrs. Balch's family in regalia.Container: Box 2, Item 340
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Description: Gilbert and Flora Onepennee show how to put up a tepee.Container: Box 2, Item 341
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Description: Three poles are raised to form a tripod.Container: Box 2, Item 342
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Description: Add the other poles to form the main framework, leaning the additional ones against the original tripod.Container: Box 2, Item 343
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Description: Tie the covering the right distance to a pole.Container: Box 2, Item 344
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Description: Raise the pole with the covering.Container: Box 2, Item 345
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Description: Bring the sides of the cover loosely around toward the front.Container: Box 2, Item 346
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Description: Insert the two poles into the flaps that open and close at the top.Container: Box 2, Item 347
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Description: Finish bringing the two sides together in front and button them up beginning at the top.Container: Box 2, Item 348
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Description: Secure the front with pegs driven into the ground, and spread the poles until the cover is fairly tight.Container: Box 2, Item 349
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Description: Joan Onepennee on her pony.Container: Box 2, Item 351
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Description: Wysookie Wynookie gives at feast of thanks.Container: Box 2, Item 352
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Description: Wysookie Wynookie guests.Container: Box 2, Item 353
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Description: Two little dancers. Only picture so far of Duwamish Native Americans.Container: Box 2, Item 356
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Description: Andrew Joe in his old regalia in which he danced.Container: Box 2, Item 357
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Description: Sam Tilden, Nez Perce visitor at Pendleton.Container: Box 2, Item 358
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Description: Celilo Falls, sacred spot for the Native Americans for centuries.Container: Box 2, Item 360
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Description: Closer view of the fishing area, Celilo Falls.Container: Box 2, Item 361
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Description: Sweeping the rapids at Celilo Falls with a dip net.Container: Box 2, Item 362
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Description: Overhead cables, carries fishermen out to the islands among the Celilo Falls.Container: Box 2, Item 363
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Description: Closeup of netting a big chinook salmon, Celilo Falls.Container: Box 2, Item 364
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Description: Big salmon landed at Celilo Falls.Container: Box 2, Item 365
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Description: Overview of the fishing area, fishermen on precarious little scaffolds.Container: Box 2, Item 366
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Description: Each year Celilo has the salmon feast and dances. This is the war drummers.Container: Box 2, Item 367
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Description: Old Tommy Thompson, head chieftain at Celilo for many years, now 99 years old.Container: Box 2, Item 368
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Description: During dancing, Tommy Thompson and wife Flora, pose for their pictures.Container: Box 2, Item 369
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Description: Near close of Celilo dances, Tommy Thompson, son Henry and Grandson Davis, pose.Container: Box 2, Item 370
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Description: Salmon baking in a circle proceeding the salmon feast itself at Celilo.Container: Box 2, Item 371
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Description: Dance scenes at Celilo during the salmon feast.Container: Box 2, Item 374
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Description: Little War Dance, Celilo Salmon Feast celebration.Container: Box 2, Item 375
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Description: Owl dance, in which men and women dance in pairs, Celilo Falls, Salmon Feast.Container: Box 2, Item 376
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Description: Camp, Pendleton RoundupContainer: Box 2, Item 377
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Description: Tom Johnson, now deceased, Director of the Indian dances at Pendleton.Container: Box 2, Item 378
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Description: William Oregon Jones, important chief of the Umatillas, Pendleton.Container: Box 2, Item 379
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Description: Lelooska, Cherokee visitor at Pendleton, in his outfit, face painted red and black.Container: Box 2, Item 380
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Description: Close up of Lelooska.Container: Box 2, Item 381
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Description: Pictographs along Columbia River
Typed on verso: Along the Columbia River occur numerous pictographs of which no one knows their origin or purpose. They are particularly abundant on the west bank of the Columbia River just north of Vantage. They are inaccessible except when the river is quite low, and when the Priest Rapids Dam is built below there, the pictographs will be permanently submerged. There are 11 pictures in the series, A to K. 1A, 1E, 1H, and 1K are the choicest.
Container: Box 2, Item 382 - 392 -
Description: Three Yakama women standing near boundary sign warning not to enter Yakima Reservation land
Typed on verso: Entrance to the Yakima Indian Reservation, restricted area, only such area in the State of Washington, aside from certain military camps. Handwritten on verso: Yakima Indian Reservation Marker. Barriers prevent all except Indians from much of the reservation and passes are required to enter.
Container: Box 2, Item 393
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- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
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