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  • ’álok’at (Chief Alokat), wetyétmes liklíin (Circling Swan), and hiyúum hipáayma (Grizzly Bear in the Middle)
  • Tribal chiefs; Group portrait; Studio portrait; Chief Ollokot; Nez Perce
  • ’álok’at (Chief Alokat) (center) with wetyétmes liklíin (Circling Swan) (left) and hiyúum hipáayma (Grizzly Bear in the Middle) (right). Photo taken in páasx̣pa (Walla Walla, Washington), 1876, the year before the outbreak of war. ’álok’at (Chief...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds) & Black Feather
  • Beadwork; Black Feather; Many Wounds, Chief; Lott, Sam; Jefferson, Green; Black Eagle; Nez Perce
  • Nez Perce Chiefs, 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds) and Black Feather are wearing ceremonial dress which is decorated with intricate beadwork. Black Feather is wearing a headdress which is decorated with horns and feathers. This image appears to be...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds) & Wottolen
  • Many Wounds, Chief; Wottolen, Chief; Beadwork; Chiefs; Lewis, Alonzo V.; Interpreter; Lott, Sam; Nez Perce
  • Wottolen, a veteran warrior is seated next to his oldest son, 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds) who is standing. Father and son are posing in a natural setting. Wottolen and 'iléxni 'éewteesin'(Many Wounds) are wearing modern attire. However,...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Adams, Jacob
  • Portraits; Clothing & dress
  • Jacob Adams from Vincennes, Indiana was a veteran of the Indian Wars. This photograph was likely published in the early 1900s.
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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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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  • Ayatootonmi and Jasper
  • Ayatootonmi; Jasper; Nez Perce
  • hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf's) wife and son, Ayatootonmi and Jasper, camping on L.V. McWhorter's land. On verso of photograph: "Mrs. Yellow Wolf camped on land of L.V. McWhorter, 1908."
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Ayatootonmi or Little Woman Mountain and her son Jasper, wife and son of hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf)
  • Ayatootonmi; Nez Perce
  • Ayatootonmi and her son Jasper are posing for a photograph on the ranch of L.V. McWhorter. They are standing in front of a tipi wearing western attire. Jasper is holding the reins of a horse. McWhorter interviewed Ayatootonmi's husband hímiin...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Baking Camas Roots
  • Indians of North America--Food; Baking; Food; Yakama Indians--1900-1940
  • Baking camas roots and edible moss. On verso of photograph: "Fire has died down and the cake is being permitted to cool sufficiently to be unearthed. Perhaps two bushels camas and 150# of moss"
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Black Eagle or Daniel Webster and 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds)
  • Costume & clothes; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; Bear Paw Battlefield; Sitting Bull; Many Wounds; Black Eagle; Wottolen; Nez Perce
  • Black Eagle is on the left wearing a split qoq’áalx̣ (buffalo) horn headdress, while 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds) stands on the right holding a flute. They are in front of what appears to be a fair ground. Black Eagle and 'iléxni 'éewteesin'...
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  • Black Eagle's family
  • Black Eagle; Nez Perce
  • An informal portrait of Black Eagle's family. This photograph was likely taken between 1900 and 1930.
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Bolon Monument
  • Indians of North America--Yakama Indians; Monuments--Washington (State); Historical markers--Washington (State); Indians of North America--Washington (State); Yakama Indians--Wars, 1855-1859
  • Photograph of the Bolon Monument erected by Washington State Historical Society in 1918. On verso of photograph: "Granite marker where A.J. Bolon was killed by the Yakimas, Sept. 1855, courtesy of L.V. McWhorter."
  • 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...
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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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  • Bullet Holes
  • Pines; Bullet holes; Knives; Nez Perce
  • Bullet holes in a lodge pole pine tree. Taken at the ‘ickum’kiléelixpe (Big Hole Battlefield). The bullets have been removed by visitors to the scene. This photograph was likely taken between 1910 and 1940.
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Bullet-Scarred Boulder at c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Bear Paw Mountain Battlefield)
  • Bear Paw, Battle of, Mont., 1877; Battlefields--Montana--Bear Paw Battlefield; United States--Army--Cavalry; Land--Mountains; Land--Rock formations; Landscape photography; Mountains--Montana; Mountain passes--Montana; Peace negotiations;...
  • A boulder scarred by bullets from the c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Battle of Bear Paw Mountain), which occurred between September 30 and October 5, 1877. It was here that the Nez Perce made their last stand before surrendering to Colonel Nelson Miles....
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  • Burial Site at c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Bear Paw Mountain Battlefield)
  • 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...
  • This is the location where the casualties of the c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Bear Paw Mountain battle) were buried. c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Bear Paw) was the last battle of the Nez Perce War of 1877, and the location where hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief...
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  • c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Bear Paw Battlefield) viewed from the bluff
  • Bear Paw, Battle of, Mont., 1877; Battlefields--Montana--Bear Paw Battlefield; United States--Army--Cavalry; Land--Mountains; Land--Rock formations; Landscape photography; Mountains--Montana; Mountain passes--Montana; Peace negotiations;...
  • Landscape view of the c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Bear Paw Mountain Battlefield) looking down from the bluff. It was here that Nez Perce warriors dug in and fired upon Colonel Miles' men during the last battle of the Nez Perce War of 1877. This was the...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Caesar Williams, Kate Williams, and two unidentified people in Portland, Oregon
  • Portland (Or.); Souvenirs (Keepsakes); Postcards; Indians of North America; Airplanes; Indian women translators
  • Caesar Williams was an interpreter for L.V. McWhorter. On verso of photograph: "Cal Calvert Ten Minute Postcard Man; City Park Gallery at the Washington St., Entrance, Portland,--Oregon. Mazeograph Process, (Copyrighted)."
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  • Captain Clark's descendants among the Flathead Indians
  • Indians of North America; Indian women--North America; Indians of North America--Portraits; Flathead Indians
  • Photograph of Captain Clark's descendants standing next to a structure. From the left: Mary, daughter of Yellow Hair and granddaughter of Captain Clark, with her husband Choonumlthchi and their daughter Lucy.
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  • Charley Moses, 1877
  • Moses, Charley; Nez Perce
  • Charley Moses never actively participated in combat. Yet, like most members of his tribe, he was sent into exile. This photograph was taken while he was in captivity.
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