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  • Elk hunters butchering and dressing meat
  • Yakama Indians; Indians of North America--Food; Indians of North America--Hunting; Meat--Preservation; Food--Drying--Equipment and supplies; Indian women
  • The two women in the foreground cut the meat, while the man and woman in the background place the meat on racks to be smoked over a fire.
  • 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...
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  • Ash Hollow Battlefield on Blue Creek
  • Battlefields--Washington (State)--White Bird Battlefield; Camps--Indian encampments; Cavalry--United States Army--Washington (State)--Cottonwood; Landscape photography; Military retreats; Passes--Mountain passes; Valleys--Canyons; War--War...
  • This battle was the defining engagement of a short war between the U.S. and the Sioux sparked by disputes over violations of the Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851). 600 U.S. soldiers engaged 250 Sioux, which resulted in 86 war casualties. Consequently,...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Rock Crowned Butte
  • Historic Sites--Montana; Landscape photographs; Rock Crowned Butte; Nez Perce
  • At this point, volunteers attempted to storm the flanking movements of the Nez Perce warriors. "Rock crowned butte low in foreground where the volenteers were said to have attempted to storm the flanking movements of the of the Nez peirce warriors....
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  • Ed Fredlund and Raymond Noyes at Point of Rocks, c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Bear Paw Mountain)
  • Battlefields--Montana; United States Army--Cavalry--Washington (State); Graves--Montana--Chinook; Land--Mountains; Land--Rock formations; Landscape photography; Mountains (Montana); Passes--Mountain passes; Peace; Peace negotiations; Joseph, Nez...
  • The "Point of Rocks" at the battlefield of c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Bear Paw Mountains). Two men are standing at the base, on the left is Raymond Noyes and on the right is Ed Fredlund. Both men originated from Chinook, Montana. On verso of...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Clearwater River Canyon
  • Clearwater National Forest (Idaho); Historic sites; Clearwater River (Idaho); Historic sites--Idaho; Gunfights; Nez Perce
  • The Nez Perce escaped from the Clearwater píiwapciy'awniwaas (fight) through this canyon. On verso of photograph: "Canyon in which the Nez Perces escaped from Clearwater fight. Clearwater river in foreground."
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  • Yakama Warriors on Horseback
  • Yakama Indians--Warriors; Willie John
  • Photograph of Yakama Warriors on horseback riding through the forest. The man on the right is possibly Willie John. On verso of photograph: "Forest Trees. Men in foreground. Shrub and brush surround men."
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Clouds above Lewiston
  • Landscape
  • Photo of clouds above Lewiston.
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  • Retreat of the Soldiers
  • Bridge; Nez Perce
  • Site where soldiers retreated across Pole Bridge. In foreground, pole bridge (comparatively recent). At extreme right, ford where old trail crossed the 'ickum'kiléelixpe (Big Hole River). The soldiers retreated up the timbered slopes seen back of...
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