Native Americans
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A Klamath Chief at Crater Lake - c. 1923
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view by Edward Curtis shows a Klamath chief in a ceremonial headdress looking out across Crater Lake, probably the most important site in the Klamath territory. Learn More -
A Nez Perce Canoe - 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Each region created their own canoe designs based on tradition and available materials. This view shows a Nez Perce version, carved out of a single cedar log. Learn More -
A Proud Father with his Daughter - c. 1890
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Taken by photographer E. G. Cummings of Lewiston, Idaho, this cabinet card view shows a Native American father, likely Nez Perce, proudly holding his daughter. Learn More -
A Very Small Boy, with a Prosthetic Hand - 1890s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This early Bowman portrait features a very small Native American boy with a prosthetic hand, standing on a wicker chair. Learn More -
At Home with the Dogs, near Celilo Falls - 1890s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The original stereoview refers to this modest dwelling as a "wigwam". Built from varied materials, it provides shelter for this family group - perhaps a father and his two sons. Learn More -
Chief Charlot, Flathead Reservation - 1908
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Known for his scenic Montana stereoviews, photographer Forsyth created this portrait shortly before Charlot's death in 1910. Charlot led the struggle for his people to remain in the Bitter Root Valley. Learn More -
Chief Charlot, Salish - 1907
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Charlot was head chief of the Bitterroot Salish, sometimes known as the Flatheads, from the time of his father's death in 1870 until his own death in 1910. Learn More -
Chief Joseph, Nez Perce - 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This portrait of Chief Joseph was taken when he visited Washington, DC, in April of 1900. Learn More -
Colville Mother and Child - c. 1860
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This very early photo of a Colville mother and her infant child was taken by the Corps of Royal Engineers, likely near Spokane. Learn More -
Daughter of the Wild - 1907
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This evocative study of a young woman was created by James Haran, an award-winning Portland amateur photographer. Learn More -
Dormitory at Chemawa Indian School - c. 1890
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This dormitory was one of the first buildings completed at Chemawa Indian School when it moved from Forest Grove to the Salem area in 1885. Learn More -
Early Tepee and Canoe, Pend Oreille River - c. 1860
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A bark canoe and a reed-mat covered tepee sit across the Pend Oreille River from the British Northwest Boundary Commission's encampment near the Canadian border. Learn More -
Edna Kash-kash, Cayuse tribe - 1890s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00One of a large number of portraits taken by Major Lee Moorhouse at the Umatilla Reservation, this photo of Edna Kash-kash shows her in front of her reed-mat tepee. Learn More -
Fish Hawk, War Chief of the Cayuses - 1903
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Major Lee Moorhouse created a number of portraits of Chief Fish Hawk, including this striking closeup. Our reproduction is made from a large print - the original glass plate is in the University of Oregon collection. Learn More -
Fishing at Willamette Falls - c. 1842
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This engraving is taken from the five-volume set (plus an atlas) "Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition", by Charles Wilkes, published in 1845. Learn More -
Fishing for Salmon at Celilo Falls - 1890s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Two young men fish for salmon at Celilo, with their catch and some of their implements displayed in the foreground. Learn More -
Fishing, Old and New, at Celilo Falls - 1910s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This fishing photo shows two methods of taking salmon at the falls. Learn More -
Four Northern Shoshone & Bannock Men - c. 1895
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The two standing men in this photo are identified: Jack Edmo, a Northern Shoshone, is on the left, and Joe Warren, a Bannock, is on the right. Learn More -
Happy Papoose - c. 1925
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Yet another papoose image by Benjamin Markham of The Dalles, this view shows a laughing baby in a wonderfully detailed cradle board. Learn More -
In the Forest - 1923
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A Klamath man in traditional garb sits quietly in front of a Ponderosa pine, probably in the Klamath Basin. Learn More -
Indian Camp at the Head of the Dalles - 1867
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Seen from the Washington side of the Columbia, a modest dwelling overlooks the head of the Dalles, where the river narrows on the far side heading downstream to the right. Learn More -
Indian Encampment, Dalles of the Columbia - 1860
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The patchwork coverings on the tepees shown in this May 1860 photo make you wonder how much more shelter their inhabitants had in the middle of winter. Learn More -
Indian Maid with Beaded Leather Bag - c. 1925
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This unidentified young woman from The Dalles displays a beautiful beaded leather bag - perhaps created by her own hands. Learn More -
Indian Petroglyphs Near The Dalles #1 - c. 1925
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Part of a series of petroglyph photos by Markham, this view consists mostly of game animals, with what appears to be a stylized sun and a bird near the bottom. Learn More -
Indian Petroglyphs Near The Dalles #2 - c. 1925
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This ornate petroglyph was captured by Markham as part of a series of photos he took in the 1920s, three decades before many of these images were submerged by the filling of the Dalles Dam. Learn More -
Indian Petroglyphs Near The Dalles #3 - c. 1925
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Based in The Dalles, photographer Markham captured many images of local petroglyphs. This image shows a sun, two crescent moons, and a man. Learn More -
Innocence, a Umatilla Girl - 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The clothes worn by this young girl appear to be her own, as evidenced by their stains and her toe peeking through one moccasin. Learn More -
Jennie Michel, "The Last of her Tribe" - 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Jennie Michel, a well-known (and often photographed) Clatsop basket weaver, was sometimes referred to as "The Last of her Tribe", though others of the Clatsop lineage outlived her. Learn More -
Jennie Michel, Clatsop Basket Maker - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Jennie Michel, also known as Lady Michel or Princess Tsin-is-tum, was born in about 1815. Her father and uncle knew Lewis and Clark. Learn More -
Kalispel Couple, Wearing Traditional Dress - c. 1861
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This early portrait by the Royal Engineers, and others in its series, are notable as they are some of the first photographs made of Northwest Native Americans. Learn More -
Klamath Woman - 1923
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This photo of a Klamath woman may have been taken earlier, but was published in 1923 in Volume 13 of Curtis' "The North American Indian". Learn More -
Klamath Woman Grinding Wokas - c. 1923
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Wokas, the seed of a type of water lily, are an important traditional food for the Klamath people of southern Oregon. Learn More -
Landing a Salmon at The Dalles - 1890s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A rare early "live action" shot of dip-net fishing at The Dalles. Learn More -
Light House Joe, a Makah, on Neah Bay - 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view by Asahel Curtis shows Light House Joe posing next to his canoe with his hand-made wooden harpoon and sealskin buoys. Learn More -
Little Chief - c. 1928
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Benjamin Markham was partial to scenic views and portraits of Native Americans taken at his studio in The Dalles. He created a series of papoose photos, of which "Little Chief" is likely the best known. Learn More -
Makah Indian Basket Weavers - 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Asahel Curtis, brother of the more well-known Edward S. Curtis, also produced photos of Native Americans - often focusing on the Makah tribe in northwest Washington. Learn More -
Makah Woman Carrying Firewood - 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00In this photo by Asahel Curtis, brother of Edward S. Curtis, an elderly Makah woman brings firewood back to her home, somewhere on the northwest corner of the Olympic Peninsula. Learn More -
My Day at Home. Wa-Ku-Kum - 1899
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A young woman stands (not very happily) next to her tepee along the south bank of the Columbia River near the Dalles. Learn More -
Northern Shoshone or Bannock Couple - c. 1895
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This unknown couple are probably members of the Northern Shoshone or Bannock tribes, based on other photos taken at the time by Benedicte Wrensted. Learn More -
Old and New in Klamath County - c. 1908
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Three local Native American men join the driver of this early, and quite substantial, automobile in a contrast of the traditional and the modern. Learn More -
Old Klamath Woman - 1923
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This photo of a woman who has seen much was published in 1923 as part of Edward S. Curtis' masterpiece, "The North American Indian". Learn More -
Oregon's Indian Madonna - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Gifford's affection for soft-focus especially lends itself to "Oregon's Indian Madonna", one of his most famous photos. Learn More -
Papoose Weeps in his Calcleeps - c. 1928
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Early photographers often created pairs of photos of babies - one happy and one sad. This view pairs with Markham's photograph titled "Little Chief". Learn More -
Periods of Time - 1902
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This classic photo of different generations was taken by Oregon amateur photographer Lily White, likely somewhere along the Columbia River. Learn More -
Phillip Wildshoe & Family in their Chalmers Automobile - 1916
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The Wildshoe family, members of the Coeur D'Alene tribe, go for a ride somewhere near Spokane, Washington. Learn More -
Pop-Kio-Wina (Short Arm) - 1899
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This studio portrait was taken in The Dalles by Benjamin Gifford in 1899. Learn More -
Seasonal Yakima Indian Village at Celilo - 1939
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Notes with the original photo indicate that this encampment at Celilo was used by members of the Yakima tribe during the salmon fishing season at Celilo Falls. Learn More -
Shores of Shoalwater (Willapa) Bay - 1913
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Shoalwater Bay was an early name for what we now know as Willapa Bay in southwest Washington, separated from the Pacific by Long Beach Peninsula. Learn More -
Silto, a Quilliute - 1913
$25.00 As low as: $12.00About all we know about Silto is that Edward S. Curtis published two photos of him in his multi-volume set, "The North American Indian". Learn More -
The Belle of the Yakimas - 1899
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This striking portrait of an unidentified young woman in native dress was created by Seattle photographer Frank La Roche in 1899. Learn More
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