Benjamin C. Markham
- An Old-timer of Celilo - c. 1925As low as $5.00The weathered face of this unidentified older man tells us a lot, in this portrait by Oregon postcard photographer Benjamin Markham. Learn More
- Happy Papoose - c. 1925As low as $5.00Yet another papoose image by Benjamin Markham of The Dalles, this view shows a laughing baby in a wonderfully detailed cradle board. Learn More
- Henry Thompson, Son of Chief Tommy Thompson - c. 1925As low as $5.00Titled simply as "An Oregon Indian" by photographer Benjamin Markham, the subject is identified as Henry Thompson in an exhibit at Oregon's High Desert Museum. Learn More
- Indian Maid with Beaded Leather Bag - c. 1925As low as $5.00This 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. 1925As low as $5.00Part 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. 1925As low as $5.00This 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. 1925As low as $5.00Based in The Dalles, photographer Markham captured many images of local petroglyphs. This image shows a sun, two crescent moons, and a man. Learn More
- Indian Petroglyphs Near The Dalles #4 - c. 1925As low as $5.00This image of petroglyphs was captured by Benjamin Markham in Petroglyph Canyon on the north side of the Columbia River. Learn More
- Indian Petroglyphs Near The Dalles #5 - c. 1925As low as $5.00Some petroglyph images are hard to identify; the main figure here is pretty clearly a deer, with what appears to be the sun behind it. Learn More
- Indian Petroglyphs Near Wishram, Washington - c. 1925As low as $5.00We attribute this photo of an intricate petroglyph to Benjamin Markham. Though unsigned, it is similar in presentation to his other real photo postcards. Learn More
- Little Chief - c. 1928As low as $5.00Benjamin 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
- Papoose Weeps in his Calcleeps - c. 1928As low as $5.00Early 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