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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...
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  • Penah-we-non-mi's Saddle
  • Penahwenonmi; Saddle; Nez Perce
  • Photograph of Penah-we-non-mi's (Helping Another's) saddle made in Sitting Bull's camp in Canada. Pe-nah-we-non-me (Helping Another) was married to húusus 'ewyíin (Wounded Head), a prominent warrior of the Nez Perce War of 1877, who told many of...
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  • White Feather
  • White Feather; Nez Perce
  • Sitting Nez Perce woman; This Nez Perce Girl represents the tragic side of war as well as the tradition to have different successive names within the Nez Perce tribe. She lost her family during the ‘ickum’kiléelixpe (Battle of the Big Hole) in...
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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...
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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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  • White House
  • Battlefields--Idaho--Clearwater Battlefield; Land--Mountains; Valleys--Canyons; Historic sites--Idaho; Gunfights; Campaigns & battles; White house; Nez Perce
  • hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf) helped build a tim’úuni (rifle) pit next to this white house. On verso of photograph: "Showing the "white house" mentioned in Yellow Wolf's description of opening fight battlefield of the Clearwater. Shows country...
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  • Brass bullet mold
  • Bullets; Campaigns & battles; Weapons; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This bullet mold (1986.2.56) is made of brass and is used to form bullets. Led is poured into the specific "mold" to form individual bullets of the same shape, as needed. This specific bullet mold is 12.7 cm in length and 1.2 cm in width. This...
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  • Wampum beads
  • Beads; Ceremonial objects; Jewelry; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • Wampum beads are shell beads that were originally associated with indigenous groups from the eastern United States. These beads have served various purposes, including being used for record keeping purposes of important or historical events, as...
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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...
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  • First Clash at lamáta (White Bird)
  • Historic sites--Washington (State); Battlefields; Battlefields--Washington (State)--White Bird Battlefield; United States. Army. Cavalry; Cavalry--United States Army--Washington (State)--Cottonwood; Landscape photography; Military retreats;...
  • This photograph depicts the location of the first significant engagement between the U.S. Army and the Nez Perce at lamáta (White Bird Canyon). On verso of photograph: "The first, fierce clash of Battle occurred on the smooth ground on the right...
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  • lamáta (White Bird Battlefield) Marker [1932]
  • Historical Markers--Idaho--Grangeville; Monuments & memorials; Battlefields--Idaho--White Bird Battlefield; Cavalry--United States Army--Washington (state)--Cottonwood; War--War casualties; Ash Hollow Battle; Nez Perce
  • Marker commemorates lamáta (The White Bird Battle), where the Nez Perce won a victory on 16th June 1877 against Capt. Perry of the U.S. Army leading 111 men- 11 volunteers stationed to the Rock hills on his left, 40 men from Co. F on the Front...
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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
  • Scenic view of the lamáta (White Bird Battlefield). Following the Charge of Two Moons and the flight of the line, the Nez Perce trapped 19 men, including Lieutenant Theller, against the butte and killed all of them.
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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...
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  • hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf) and 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds) at lamáta (White Bird)
  • Nez Perce National Historical Park, 1866-1895; Yellow Wolf; Many Wounds; Nez Perce
  • hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf) and 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds) are posing for a photograph at lamáta (White Bird). They are standing in front of the lamáta (White Bird Battlefield) marker which commemorates the Nez Perce victory over the U.S....
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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...
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  • White Hawk on Rocks
  • White Hawk; Rock; Nez Perce
  • Photo of White Hawk on Rocks on the Lolo Trail.
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  • Chief White Hawk (John Miller)
  • White Hawk, 1868-; Lolo Trail (Idaho and Mont.); Medicine tree; Nez Perce
  • Chief White Hawk (John Miller) at the Medicine Tree along Lolo Trail, Idaho.
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  • Chief Moses, James T. Erwin, and White Swan
  • Indians of North America--Portraits; Sinkiuse-Columbia Indians; Erwin, James T.; Moses, Chief, ca. 1829-1899; White Swan, (Crow warrior), 1851 or 2-1904; Tribal chiefs; Group Portrait; Studio Portrait
  • Chief Moses and White Swan are sitting, James T. Erwin is standing behind them. All three men are wearing western-style suits.
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  • Group portrait in front of White Swan Grill
  • Indians of North America; Ice cream cones; Indian women
  • A group photograph of a Native American Family enjoying their ice cream treat in front of the White Swan Grill. These unidentified individuals appear to have conformed to modern society. They are wearing regular 1920's attire instead of their...
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  • River near Tower Junction
  • White Hawk; Miller, John; River; Nez Perce
  • Photograph of White Hawk (John Miller)
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