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  • Eagle Roaring
  • Warriors; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; Eagle Roaring; Nez Perce
  • 1908 photograph of Eagle Roaring, a Nez Perce warrior who fought in the Nez Perce Wars in 1877. Known to white people as George Comedown, Eagle Roaring belonged to the group of Nez Perce traditionalists who actively shared their cultural knowledge...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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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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  • 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....
  • 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
  • A detail of the gravestone of Bernard A. Brooks, a bugler who died at the Battle of qém’es (Camas) Creek. In an interview with L. V. McWhorter, piyopyóot’alikt (Peo-Peo Tholekt) mentioned that he (piyopyóot’alikt (Peo-Peo Tholekt)) shot Brooks....
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Drinking horn, war whistle, and flute belonging to piyopyóot’alikt (Chief Peo-Peo Tholekt)
  • Ceremonial objects; Flutes; Nez Perce
  • A drinking horn, war whistle, and flute belonging to piyopyóot’alikt (Chief Peo-Peo Tholekt). This photograph was likely taken between 1910 and 1940.
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Outdoor Profile of First-Red-Feather-of-the-Wing or Ha-waw-no-ilp-ilp
  • Warriors; Costume & adornment; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; First Red Fearther of the Wing; Ha-waw-no-ilip-ilp; Chief Joseph; Nez Perce
  • A full length outdoor photo of "First-Red-Feather-of-the-Wing" standing in profile, holding an early model Henry tim’úuni (rifle), wearing a full length capote. He was a young warrior during the Nez Perce War of 1877 and was a member of the...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Studio Portrait of First-Red-Feather-of-the-Wing or Ha-waw-no-ilp-ilp
  • Warriors; Costume & adornment; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; First Red Fearther of the Wing; Ha-waw-no-ilip-ilp; Chief Joseph; Nez Perce
  • A full length studio portrait of "First-Red-Feather-of-the-Wing" sitting on a rock, holding an early model Henry tim’úuni (rifle), his is wearing a yarn belt that is draped over the back of the rock. He was a young warrior during the Nez Perce War...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Yakama Children
  • Indians of North America--Children--Northwest, Pacific--1910-1920; Yakama Indians
  • A group of four Yakama Children are posing for a photograph in a field. On verso of photograph "Group pg Yakama Indian Children, December 1918."
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Dining room at a Indian village
  • Indians of North America--Portraits; Indian women--North America; Dining rooms--1900-1930; Indians of North America--Food; Yakama Indians
  • A group of Yakama people having breakfast. At the center of the group are Kate and Caesar Williams. Williams served his tribe as policeman. Part of his duties was taking care of the tribal elders by hunting for them and supplementing their food...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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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...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Michie Tavern
  • House; Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799
  • A photo of Michie Tavern, birthplace of Patrick Henry.
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  • Villa Serena
  • House; Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925
  • A photo of Villa Serena in Florida, the home of William Jennings Bryan.
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  • Villa Serena(2)
  • House; Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925
  • A photo of Villa Serena in Miami, Florida, the home of William Jennings Bryan.
  • 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
  • A photograph of the gravestone of Bernard A. Brooks, a bugler who died at the Battle of qém’es (Camas) Creek. In an interview with L. V. McWhorter, piyopyóot’alikt (Peo-Peo Tholekt) mentioned that he (piyopyóot’alikt (Peo-Peo Tholekt)) shot...
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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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  • Lolo Trail
  • Trails & paths; Nez Perce
  • A section of the Lolo Trail, over which the Nez Perces retreated to Lolo Pass and the łitáan (Bitterroot) Valley of Montana. This photograph was likely taken between 1880 and 1920.
  • 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...
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  • Looking down Little House towards Crow Agency
  • Campaigns & battles, Battlefields--Montana--Little Big Horn; Land--Hills; Historic sites--Battlefields; Indians of North America; Wars--Campaigns of North America; Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876; Kopac, Emil
  • A view of the site of the Battle of the Little Big Horn also known as the Battle of Greasy Grass Creek, which took place in 1876 between the U.S. Army and the Lakota-Northern Cheyenne. Caption on verso of photograph reads "Looking down 'Little...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Irrigation system
  • Irrigation; Mann, Louis; Water pumps; Indians of North America--Yakama Indians
  • A Yakama Indian named Louis Mann sitting on a log pumping water into his garden that was once fertile but now is barren. Louis Mann was a full-blooded Yakama Indian, he was well educated at a Catholic school and became the Corresponding Secretary...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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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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