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  • hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph) and Yellow Bull with Meacham and Chapman
  • Group portraits; Nez Perce
  • From left to right: unidentified man, hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph), A.B. Meacham, Yellow Bull, and Col. A.I. Chapman. According to the letter with the photograph, Chapman fired the first gun at the lamáta (White Bird Battle), then led all in...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Highest Point At lamáta (White Bird)
  • Battlefields--Washington (State)--White Bird Battlefield; Cavalry--United States Army--Washington (State)--Cottonwood; Landscape photography; Military retreats; Passes--Mountain passes; Valleys--Canyons; War--War casualties; Nez Perce
  • As Capt. Perry's forces descended into this draw, six Nez Perce approached Lieutenant Edward Theller with a white flag. The Lieutenant then had his accompanying bugler inform Capt. Perry of the sighting. Theller's scout, Ad Chapman, fired twice at...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Flanking lamáta (Canyon of White Bird)
  • Battlefields--Washington (State)--White Bird Battlefield; Cavalry--United States Army--Washington (State)--Cottonwood; Landscape photography; Military retreats; Passes--Mountain passes; Valleys--Canyons; War--War casualties; Nez Perce
  • Canyon flanking south extremity of lamáta (White Bird Battlefield). Butte on the skyline is the one that ’álok’at (Chief Alokat) was seen to ride from behind by hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf), and gallop slowly to the right. The bugler was killed...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection

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