Richard Scheuerman Photographs 1853-1977
PC 20

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Title
Richard Scheuerman Photographs
ID
PC 20
Date [inclusive]
1853-1977
Extent
1 container, 0.25 linear feet, Approximate 190 items
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
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.

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Biographical 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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Scope and Content

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

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)

http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

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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Names and Subjects

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Detailed Description of Collection

Nez Perce  

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 1 Timothy, also called Tomason, A. Zeno Shindler photo  1868 

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 2 "Arrival of the Nez Perces, Treaty Ground, Walla Walla Valley, May, 1855". 11 Gustavus Sohon drawing  

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 3 Nez Perce coming in for Walla Walla Council. Sohon drawing  1855 

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 4 Chief Joseph  

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 4a Chief Joseph  

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 4b Chief Joseph and Pawnee Bill  

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 5 Umatilla Jim, Charles Simpson, and Willie "Red Star" Andrews  1907 

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 6 Chief Peo-peo-thalekt, warrior, War of 1877  1917 

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 7 Ollicott (brother of Joseph)  

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 8 Minnie Yellow Wolf Paween  

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 9 Red Wolf, He-man-i-pilp  

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 10 Looking-glass, Apash-wa-haq-ikt, Nez Perce Chief  

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 11 Joseph tamitak-has, Nez Perce Chief. Sohon drawing  

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 12 Willie "Red Star" Andrews  

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Palouse  

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 1-1a Hoosis-Mox-Mox, Yellow Hair or Red Chief (d. 1909)  circa 1900 

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 2-2b Palouse tribe near Pasco, Washington  circa 1900 

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 3 "Pelous," a Palouse Indian. Pencil drawing by John Mix Stanley  circa 1853-1854 

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 4 Chief Wolf Necklace and Interpreter. C. M. Bell Studio  1894 

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 5 Old Home of Palouse  1951 

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 6-7 Harlish-Washshomake, Chief Wolf Necklace  1894 

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 8 Chief Bones and wife  

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 9 Chief Pot Belly  circa 1900 

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 11 The Two Sisters Rock formation  

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 12 Salumkee Kamiaskin. Lived at Palouse River  circa 1945 

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 13 Tomeo Kamiakin  1900 

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 14 Scal-le-Tush, Palouse chief  

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 14a Scal-le-Tush, Palouse chief  

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 15 Lyons Ferry  

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 16 Palouse Gorge Below Falls  

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Wanapum  

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 1 Sacred Wooden Bird of the Wanapums  

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 2 Petroglyphs on Columbia River  

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 2a Petroglyphs on Columbia River  

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 2b,c Indian Petroglyphs  

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 3 Near Priest Rapids, By C. Relander, Puck-Hya-toot and others  

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 3a Click Relander and Johnny Buck on Sacred Island  

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 4 Inside Mat Lodge at Root Feast  

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 5 George Sohappy  circa 1950 

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 6 Wanapum Indian Village at Priest Rapids  late 1930 

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 7 Johnnie Buck or Puck-Hya-toot  

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 8 Wanapum root feast  

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Walla Walla  

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 1 Carni-nee  circa 1900 

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 2 Chief No Shirt  

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 3 No Shirt, Shis-Mah-nost  

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 4 Mrs. Soldier Coat  

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 5-5a Doctor Whirlwind, Cayuse  

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 6 Peo-Peo-Mox-Mox. Sohon drawing  

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 7 Poker Jim? Walla Walla Chief  

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Klikitat  

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 1 Smo-lowlit, dec. of Jake Hunt  1907 

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Yakima  

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 1 Daughter of Kamiakin  circa 1900 

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 2 White Swan  circa 1900 

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 3-3a Cham-e-sup-um. (daughter of Kamiakin, lived near Ahtanum)  

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 4-4a Yakima child  

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 5 Te-Eas, son of We-ow-ick  

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 6 Chief Ymipaw Camarake  

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 7 Owhi. Watercolor by Duncan  1853 or 1854 

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 8-8a White Swan  

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 9-9a Cleveland Kamiakin  1955 

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 10 Members of the Shaker Cult  

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 11 Two Yakima Babies  

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 12 Fort Simcoe. Chief Yet-ti-mi-Chief, son of Ice  1921 

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 13-13a Fort Simcoe  1912 

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 14 Charley Saluskin  

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 15 Sapo-Nowax, Yakima Chief  

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 16 Skloon  

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 17 Two Yakima Women, Thrace Hermelt and Jim Holmis  

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 18 Delores George, Queen of Toppenish Pow-wow, 1958  

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Umatilla  

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 1 Chief Peo  

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 2 Seven women, converts of Dr. Whitman. Identified in photograph  

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 3 Chief Peo and another man on horseback with decorated martingale and feathers onbridle  1900 

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 4 Woman holding tules  

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 4a Woman sitting at basket  

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 5 "Sombre Reflections"  

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 5a Faggot gatherers  

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 7 William Charley, Umatilla interpreter  

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 8 Chief Peo  

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Cayuse  

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 1 Mr. and Mrs. Real Grizzly Bear (son of Whirlwind) Ha Ha Nich  

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 2 Tin-te-mitse  

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 3 Umapire  

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 3a Umapire (Wakon Konwelasmmi). J. Dixon photo  1909 

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Sinkiuse-Columbia  

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 1 Dr. Skookum  circa 1900 

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 2 Little Salmon  circa 1900 

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 3 Spadis  circa 1900 

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 4 Sees Use  

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 5 Ellen Saluskin, Oscar Billy-Harrison and Madeline Moses  circa 1951 

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 6 14 Indians, identified  

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 7 5 Indians on horseback, identified  

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 8-8a Chief Moses, Salk-stalk-scosum  

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 9 Charley McCoy, and Wife and Child  

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 10 "Princess America II at her home on the Columbia River," Jessie Jim  1927 

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 11 Emily Peone  

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 12 Jim James  1930 

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 12a Chief Jim James  1958 

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 13 Sadie Williams  

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 13a Lucy and Jim James, Palisades  1958 

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 14 Mary Ann Quiltenock  

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 14a Charlie Simpson  

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 15 Nancy Swimpkin, daughter Teresa, Sadie Williams  

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 15a Agnes Cayuse  

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 16 Peter Dan Moses  

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Chelan  

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 1 Long Jim and others. (Nespelem George)  

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 2 Long Jim  

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 2a Long Jim  

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 3 Group portrait (identified) taken at Manton Mission Church  

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 4 Chief Peter Wapato  

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 5 Mathew Bill  

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Wenatchee  

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 1 Indian horse race tree marker, Cashmere  

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 2 Mary Baker and Big Mary Freer  

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 3 Johnnie Baker, Mrs. Watson and Mary Baker  

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 4 Mary Felix working buckskin (Puxeel)  

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 5 John Harmelt  circa 1930 

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 5a John Harmelt  circa 1930 

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 6 Mary Felix and "Chief Tucumseh" digging camas  1931 

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 7 Millie, Taw-we-wai. Taken in Cashmere  

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 8-8a Johnnie Baker  1931 

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 9 "Old Molly's" home up Na-ha-hum Canyon, near Cashmere  circa 1930 

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 18 Mary Felix and John Harmelt  circa 1930 

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 19 Louie Judge and wife  

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 20 Josephine, Jake Atkins, Kami Sam  1931 

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 21 Frank Gallez, Pete Judge, Chief Tecumseh  

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 22 Peter Judge  1936 

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 23 Mary Baker, Mike and Elizabeth  1931 

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 24 Mary Baker, Celia Ann, Topei, Mike  

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 25 Old Molly on Cottage Ave. in Cashmere  circa 1905 

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 26 Clo-til-da Judge  

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 27 Last Cashmere Pow-wow of Wenatchee  

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 28 Nancy  

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 28a Chief Tecumseh and Mary Felix  1931 

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Spokane  

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 1 Chief Manitou  

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Miscellaneous  

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 1 "Battle on the Spokane Plains," 1858. Sohon drawing  

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 2 Celilo Falls near the Dalles  

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 3 Fishing at Celilo  

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 3a Fishing on lower Columbia. Celilo?  

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 4 Mounted warrior  1911 

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 5 Map for Drummers and Dreamers. Endsheets  

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 6 "Indians War Dance," Nespelem, Washington  circa 1930 

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 7 "Indian Picture Rocks," Vantage. Ellis photo  

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 8 Buckskin drying (Wenatchee valley)  

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 9 Indian Sweat Lodge  

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 10 Constructing Indian Sweat Lodge, Cashmere, with Julia Dick  circa 1960 

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 11 Indian Sweat Lodge  

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 12 Nespelem Circle  

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 13 Nespelem Circle  1930 

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 14 "Western Indian Tribal Dancers."  

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 15 Gambling Sticks Games  circa 1930 

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 17 Cabin in the Cascades  

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 18 "After the Hunt."  

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 20 Pasco Fisheries, Spring  1977 

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 21-21b Spring Root Feast, Umatilla Indian Reservation  1977 

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 22-22f 1977 Spring Rendezvous, Camus Meadow near Cashmere  

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Unidentified  

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 1 Lodge  

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 2-2a Indian woman in head scarf  

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 3 Young Chief  

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 4 Indian with tomahawk  

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 5 Indian woman  

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 6 Children  

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 7 Indian man with horse  

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 8 Chief David Williams  

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 9 Katy Soot and Annie Cheweah  circa 1910 

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 10 Teepees, child in foreground  

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 11 Young couple with horse  

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 12 Woman and two girls in full ceremonial dress  

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 13 Woman and child on cradleboard  

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 14 Mounted Indian in parade  

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 15 "Nee-Nip Palouse Tribe?"  

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 16 Charley Wilpocken?  

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 17 Nez Perce Warrior?  

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 18 Sohon sketch of Nez Perce Chief  

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 19 Indian brave  

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 20-21 Two women with beadwork purses  

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