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  • ’elelímyeté’qenin’ (Young Looking Glass's) band village
  • Landscape; Nez Perce
  • Site of ’elelímyeté’qenin’ (Young Looking Glass's) Band Village with hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf) and McWhorter. "At the site of the village occupied by Looking Glass's band, which was destroyed by Howard's command at the beginning of the war;...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • hímiin maqsmáqs’ (Yellow Wolf's) commemorative medal
  • Medals; Campaigns & battles; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This was a medal commissioned by L.V. McWhorter to commemorate Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) warrior hímiin maqsmáqs’ (Yellow Wolf's) participation in the Nez Perce War of 1877. Additionally, L.V. McWhorter presented the medal to hímiin maqsmáqs’ (Yellow...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • lamáta (White Bird Battlefield)
  • 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
  • In the spring of 1877, General O.O. Howard gave an ultimatum to the Nimiipuu, giving them the choice to either relocate to the Nez Perce reservation peacefully or by force. With heavy hearts and little time to gather their horses, cattle, and...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Gravestone of Bernard A. Brooks at qém’es (Camas) Meadows Battlefield
  • Campaigns, Military; Battlefields across America; Historic sites; Camas Prairie (Idaho); Sepulchral monuments--West (U.S.); Nez Perce
  • Photograph of Bernard A. Brooks gravestone at the scene where the qém’es (Camas) Meadows Battle, also known as the Battle of qém’es (Camas) Creek, took place. The grave is in the center of the battlefield with no other graves around it. The battle...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Gravestone of Bernard A. Brooks at qém’es (Camas) Meadows Battlefield
  • Campaigns, Military; Battlefields across America; Historic sites; Camas Prairie (Idaho); Nez Perce
  • A scenic view of the site of the qém’es (Camas) Meadows Battle, also known as the Battle of qém’es (Camas) Creek, which consisted of two skirmishes and took place in 1877 during the Nez Perce War. General Oliver O. Howard and the Nez Perce army...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Site of Gen. Howard's Camp Cowan
  • Landscape; Nez Perce
  • Site of Gen. Howard's Camp Cowan where a party of tourists from Helena met.
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Northernmost Cemetery Butte
  • 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
  • The battle of lamáta (White Bird Canyon) occurred following several Salmon River raids that alerted General Howard, who then dispatched Capt. Perry with ninety-nine men, mounts, camping equipment, and three days rations. Capt. Perry's orders were...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Looking Down into lamáta (White Bird) (1932)
  • 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
  • Image of lamáta (White Bird Canyon) as it approaches the Salmon River. After Gen. Howard "showed the rifle" and several settlers had been killed. The Nez Perce and their allies sought refuge at lamáta (White Bird Canyon), the ancient Nez Perce...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Stanton Gilbert Fisher
  • Fisher, Stanton Gilbert, 1840-1915 ; Battle; Nez Perce
  • Capt. Stanton Gilbert Fisher, chief scout for General Howard through participation during the Nez Perce War of 1877.
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Brooks Grove at qém’es (Camas) Meadows
  • Historic sites--Idaho; Camas Meadows; Idaho; Nez Perce
  • Location of "the qém’es (Camas) Meadows Battle" or "the Battle of qém’es (Camas) Creek," where General Howard's troops clashed with the Nez Perce. On verso of photograph: "Brooks grove vicinity, grove right center." This photo was likely taken...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • páaxat'ipéetehemkt' (Five Fogs') tim’úuni (bow)
  • Bow and arrow; Weapons; Campaigns & battles; Bow and arrow making; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This tim’úuni (bow) belonged to páaxat'ipéetehemkt (Five Fogs), a Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) warrior who fought in the Nez Perce War of 1877, including the significant battle ‘ickum’kiléelixpe (The Battle of the Big Hole). páaxat'ipéetehemkt (Five Fogs)...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Bugler Brooks Grave, qém’es (Camas) Meadows
  • Historic sites--Idaho; Battlefields-Idaho-Camas Meadows; Battlefields-Idaho-Land-Hills; Bugler Brooks; Nez Perce
  • Site of altercation between General Howard's troops and the Nez Perce. On verso of photograph: "Bugler Brooks Grave, Camas Meadows." This photograph was likely taken between 1900 and 1940.
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • qém’es (Camas) Meadows Battlefield and Entrenchment
  • Campaigns, Military; Battlefields across America; Historic sites; Camas Prairie (Idaho); Nez Perce
  • Rocks that provided cover during the qém’es (Camas) Meadows Battle or the Battle of qém’es (Camas) Creek, where General Howard's troops clashed with the Nez Perce. This photograph was likely taken between 1900 and 1940.
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • hímiin maqsmáqs’ (Yellow Wolf's) replica tim’úuni (bow)
  • Bow and arrow; Bow and arrow making; Weapons; Campaigns & battles; Subsistence hunting; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This specific tim’úuni (bow) is a replica of a tim’úuni (bow) Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) warrior hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf) was carrying during the Nez Perce War of 1877 battle lamáta (The Battle of White Bird Canyon). lamáta (The Battle of White...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • qém’es (Camas) Meadows Battlefield Entrenchment
  • Campaigns, Military; Battlefields across America; Historic sites; Camas Prairie (Idaho); Nez Perce
  • Overview of qém’es (Camas) Meadows Battlefield where General Howard's troops clashed with the Nez Perce. This photograph was likely taken between 1900 and 1940.
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • páaxat'ipéetehemkt' (Five Fogs') arrows
  • Arrows; Bow and arrow; Weapons; Campaigns & battles; Bow and arrow making; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • These five arrows belonged to páaxat'ipéetehemkt (Five Fogs), a Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) warrior who fought in the Nez Perce War of 1877, including the significant battle ‘ ickum’kiléelixpe (The Battle of the Big Hole). páaxat'ipéetehemkt (Five Fogs)...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • páaxat'ipéetehemkt' (Five Fogs') quiver
  • Quivers (Archery); Containers; Campaigns & battles; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This quiver belonged to páaxat'ipéetehemkt (Five Fogs), a Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) warrior who fought in the Nez Perce War of 1877, including the significant battle, ‘ ickum’kiléelixpe (The Battle of the Big Hole). A quiver is a case primarily used to...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Frying Pan of the qém’es (Camas) Meadows Battlefield
  • Campaigns, Military; Battlefields across America; Historic sites; Camas Prairie (Idaho); Nez Perce
  • This photograph was likely taken between 1900 and 1940. On verso of photograph: "Frying Pan or Vicinity." At this site General Howard's troops clashed with the Nez Perce.
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Cube-shaped pipe
  • Pipe smoking; Tobacco pipes; Campaigns & battles; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This cube-shaped pipe is made from stone and records from L.V. McWhorter indicate it was given to Frank Parker, a U.S. Army associate scout and war correspondent during the Nez Perce War of 1877, as he was departing with an important dispatch...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Studio Portrait of ’álok’at (Chief Alokat)
  • Warriors; Costume & adornment; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; Chief Ollokot, Bear Paw Battlefiled, Sitting Bull; Nez Perce
  • A studio portrait of ’álok’at (Chief Alokat), Nez Perce, brother of hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph). On verso of photograph: "I saw this photograph taken, Walla Walla, Wash., June 1877. Photographed by Chas. W. Phillips, "Olicot, Brother of Chief...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection

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