WAUMorseSamuelGayPHColl480.xmlGuide to the Samuel Gay Morse Native American Photographs approximately 1890-1900Morse (Samuel Gay) Native American PhotographsSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries© 2009 (Last modified: 1/4/2021)
Seattle, WA 98195
Finding aid written in English.Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH0480Morse, Samuel G. (Samuel Gay), 1859-1921Samuel Gay Morse Native American photographs approximately 1890-190018 photographic prints (1 box)14 glass plate negatives ( 1 box)Collection materials are in English.Photographs of Native Americans of the Washington coast

Samuel Gay Morse was born in Santa Cruz, California in 1859 and his family moved to Port Angeles, Washington when he was an infant. From 1892 to 1894, Morse was sheriff of Clallum County; later he served as an Indian agent for the Makah Indians at Neah Bay. The bulk of his photographs were made during this six-year period. He served as Clallum County commissioner from 1904 to 1905, then moved to Aberdeen, where he was captain of police. He next went to Mora and operated a fish cannery. In 1920, Morse returned to Port Angeles, where he operated a grocery store until his death in 1921.

The collection contains photographic prints and glass plate negatives depicting Native American men and women, mostly of the Makah tribe. Both individual and group portraits are included. The photographs were made on the Washington coast between Neah Bay and Taholah in the late 1890s and early 1900s.

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Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)Morse, Samuel G. (Samuel Gay), 1859-1921--ArchivesMakah Indians--PhotographsQuinault Indians--PhotographsPhotographsblack-and-white photographsnegatives (photographs)Indians of North America--Washington (State)--PhotographsMakah Indians--Washington (State)--PhotographsNeah Bay (Wash.)--PhotographsPhotographsWashington (State)Native Americans

 

1/11Aschadaback, or Peter Brown, Chief of the Makah 1890-1900 1/12Che-poo circa 1890-1900 1/23William Dick's mothercirca 1894-1900 1/24Mrs. Dogcirca 1894-1900 1/25Clallum Jackson seated on boatcirca 1900

Jackson's home was the village at Clallum Bay, but he later lived at Neah Bay.

1/26Man known as General Jacksoncirca 1894-1900 1/27Mrs. Clallum Jackson wearing cap and blanket, Neah Baycirca 1894-1900 1/28Ketub or Mrs. Davidcirca 1898 1/39Okutter with carved wooden figurescirca 1899 1/310Owatta (Morse 51)circa 1894-1900 1/311Yadde bassa, a woodcarver, totem, or toy maker circa 1890-1900 1/412Yarladocirca 1898 1/413Makah mancirca 1894-1900 1/414Man with downcast eyes circa 1894-1900 1/415Makah mancirca 1894-1900 1/516Makah man, Neah Bay (Morse 44)circa 1890-1900

Caption on photograph: "Flat-head Makah, Neah Bay."

1/517Makah mancirca 1894-1900 1/518Man wearing scarf around headcirca 1890-1900 1/519Man wearing key around neckcirca 1890-1900 1/520Woman weaving basket and rocking infant in cradle (Morse 40)1902

Infant is Mrs. Colfax of Neah Bay.

1/521Woman wearing scarf and earringscirca 1890-1900 1/622Woman, seated, with arms crossedcirca 1894-1900 1/623Makah or Clallum couple; man is wearing sea captain's uniformcirca 1890-1900 1/624Woman in fringed dresscirca 1890-1900 1/625aGroup of women with donkey (Morse 62)circa 1890-1900

Front row, right to left: Ta-lo-ah, Chi-poo, Edwin Haight's mother-in-law, John Markishtum's grandmother, Edwin Haight's mother, Clako-kuk, Jennie Howe, unknown woman. Back row, right to left: Nora Barker's father's aunt, unknown, Queen Annie, Mrs. James Guy or Yarlado, Lida Colfax's great-grandmother, Ush-la-buht, three unknown women.

1/625bGroup of women with donkeycirca 1890-1900

Same as 24a, but reads "16 to 1".

1/626Seven boys (Morse 183)undated

Caption on photograph: "Some future citizens."

1/727Quinault men with sea lions after a hunt, Taholah, WAcirca 1902

Eight people with sea lions killed on a hunt. Far left is Mary Cole Strom, the child next to her is probably George Strom, her son, the man in the white shirt is Harry Jim James, the man at the far right is Otto Strom, and the man standing next to him is his adopted son, Charlie White Strom. [identifications obtained from relatives]

1/728Fish-drying racks and smokehousecirca 1898 1/729Woman tending fish drying on racks, Neah Baycirca 1890-1900 1/730Group of Makah on the beach at Neah Baycirca 1890-1900

Caption: Makah Indians Gambling. Neah Bay.

1/731Native woman seated with blankets wrapped around her, Port Angeles, Washington1895 1/732Makah potlatch gathering, Tatoosh Island, Washington1895

This is the right half of a panorama photograph. The left photograph of the panorama is missing but has the copy negative number NA703.