Native Americans
- A Klamath Chief at Crater Lake - c. 1923As low as $5.00This 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 - 1910As low as $5.00Each 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. 1890As low as $5.00Taken 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 - 1890sAs low as $5.00This early Bowman portrait features a very small Native American boy with a prosthetic hand, standing on a wicker chair. Learn More
- 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
- At Home with the Dogs, near Celilo Falls - 1890sAs low as $5.00The 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
- Celilo Falls on the Columbia - 1900As low as $5.00This view of three men looking over Celilo Falls is one of Benjamin Gifford's better-known photos, and rightly so. Learn More
- Chief Charlot, Flathead Reservation - 1908As low as $5.00Known 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 - 1907As low as $5.00Charlot 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 - 1900As low as $5.00This portrait of Chief Joseph was taken when he visited Washington, DC, in April of 1900. Learn More
- Chief Joseph, Nez Perce - c. 1903As low as $5.00This portrait of Chief Joseph was copyrighted in 1903 by Edward S. Curtis. It was likely taken when Chief Joseph visited Curtis in November of 1903 at his studio in Seattle. Learn More
- Chief Tommy Thompson and his Wife Flora, Feast of the First Salmon - 1945As low as $5.00In 1945, Chief Tommy Thompson was ninety years old; his last wife, Flora, was forty-seven. Learn More
- Chief Tommy Thompson, Age 98 - 1954As low as $5.00Tommy Thompson served as Chief at Celilo from about 1906 until his death in 1959, two years after the loss of Celilo Falls. Learn More
- Chinook Lodge - circa 1842As low as $5.00This view is reproduced from an engraving published in the 1845 "Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition", led by Charles Wilkes. Learn More
- Colville Couple, with Winchester Rifle and River Otter Pelt - c. 1895As low as $5.00A couple poses outside their log house in ceremonial garb, including a breastplate worn by the man. Learn More
- Colville Mother and Child - c. 1860As low as $5.00This very early photo of a Colville mother and her infant child was taken by the Corps of Royal Engineers, likely near Spokane. Learn More
- County Road Crew Near Hoodsport - c. 1895As low as $5.00At first glance this group portrait appears to be a very diverse logging crew, but a second look reveals that in addition to saws and peaveys, many shovels and grub hoes are visible. Learn More
- Daughter of the Wild - 1907As low as $5.00This evocative study of a young woman was created by James Haran, an award-winning Portland amateur photographer. Learn More
- Dip Netting for Lamprey at the Dalles - c. 1887As low as $5.00The lamprey is an ancient fish, which like the salmon returns from several years in the ocean to spawn in fresh-water rivers. Learn More
- Dormitory at Chemawa Indian School - c. 1890As low as $5.00This 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
- Drummers, Feast of the First Salmon, Celilo - 1945As low as $5.00Five elder drummers play for the worship dance before the meal is served at the Feast of the First Salmon, April 22, 1945. Learn More
- Dryers and Indian Tents at Big Hop Ranch - c. 1898As low as $5.00According to the previous owner of the original print for this image, Big Hop Ranch was located on a flat between Snoqualmie and North Bend, Washington, and included over 300 acres of hops. Learn More
- Early Tepee and Canoe, Pend Oreille River - c. 1860As low as $5.00A 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 - 1890sAs low as $5.00One 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
- Feast of the First Salmon, Celilo Village - 1945As low as $5.00Reportedly over 400 people participated in the festivities for the Feast of the First Salmon, held in the longhouse at Celilo Village on the Oregon side of the Columbia. Learn More
- Fish Hawk, War Chief of the Cayuses - 1903As low as $5.00Major 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. 1842As low as $5.00This 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 - 1890sAs low as $5.00Two young men fish for salmon at Celilo, with their catch and some of their implements displayed in the foreground. Learn More
- Fishing for Salmon at Celilo Falls - 1941As low as $5.00Taken as part of a U. S. Farm Security Administration project, this comparatively recent photo shows two Native American men working a dip net on their slippery platform. Learn More
- Fishing for Salmon at Celilo Falls 2 - 1941As low as $5.00In this comparatively recent photo taken by government photographer Russell Lee, we see an individual fisherman using a dip net to capture salmon at Celilo Falls. Learn More
- Fishing with a Dip-net at Celilo Falls - 1942As low as $5.00This dramatic photo shows the size of some of the dip-nets used to catch salmon at Celilo Falls on the Columbia River. Learn More
- Fishing, Old and New, at Celilo Falls - 1910sAs low as $5.00This fishing photo shows two methods of taking salmon at the falls. Learn More
- Flathead Man, Profile - c. 1910As low as $5.00One of at least two photos published by Curtis of this unidentified older man in The North American Indian, a monumental multi-volume work. Learn More
- Four Northern Shoshone & Bannock Men - c. 1895As low as $5.00The 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
- Gaffing for Salmon at Celilo Falls - 1921As low as $5.00Sometimes called "Spearing for Salmon", this popular view shows the use of the gaff hook - a sharp hook at the end of a long pole, used to stab the fish and then lift it to shore. Learn More
- Goose, Arikara Scout, with Custer at Little Bighorn - circa 1885As low as $5.00Goose was one of about fifty Native American scouts, most from the Arikara tribe, who served with the Seventh Cavalry at the time of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. 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
- Hleastunuh, a Skokomish Woman - 1913As low as $5.00We know little about Hleastunuh besides her name. Her striking image, captured here by Curtis, contrasts the textures of her own hair and weathered skin with a woven mat she wears as a garment. Learn More
- Hoo-sis-mox-mox (Yellow Hair), Chief of the Palouse - 1900As low as $5.00Hoo-sis-mox-mox was selected by the Palouse people to become chief in 1886 after chief Big Thunder died. Learn More
- Hoop Dancer at Molalla Buckaroo - 1936As low as $5.00The Molalla Buckaroo has been a continuing tradition for a century, beginning in 1913 when the railroad came to town. Learn More
- Hop Pickers, Near Skokomish Reservation - c. 1900As low as $5.00We don't know the names of these women or their daughters, but they are typical of many residents of the Skokomish Reservation who worked in nearby hop fields at the turn of the last century. Learn More
- In the Forest - 1923As low as $5.00A Klamath man in traditional garb sits quietly in front of a Ponderosa pine, probably in the Klamath Basin. Learn More
- In the Longhouse - Funeral of Chief Tommy Thompson - 1959As low as $5.00This solemn photo was taken by Allan de Lay in April, 1959, at the indoor ceremony in the longhouse at Celilo. Learn More
- Indian Camp at the Head of the Dalles - 1867As low as $5.00Seen 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 Carvings on Rocks Near Big Slough - 1905As low as $5.00This photo was taken in what we now know as Petroglyph Canyon, located in south central Washington State near Columbia Hills State Park. Learn More
- Indian Encampment, Dalles of the Columbia - 1860As low as $5.00The 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 House, Colville - circa 1910As low as $5.00This quiet photograph, probably taken on the Colville Reservation, feels much like a still-life in its arrangement of buildings, tepees, and a wagon. 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