Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Loma speaks English fluently
- Outdoor portrait of a Native American Flathead (Salish) man, Loma Joscum, farmer. He wears a fringed shirt embroidered with flowers, bead necklaces, and a beaded belt. His hair is braided in a traditional Flathead style.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Farmers--1900-1910.; Joscum, Loma.
- 1907
- Pierre Paul
- A Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Pierre Paul, poses on horseback in front of a tepee. He wears a blanket around his legs, a loose shirt, a bead necklace, and a hat.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--1900-1910.; Tipis--1900-1910.; Pierre Paul.
- 1907
- Two famous veterans of the Blackfoot-Flathead Battle on the plains of Montana in the early sixties. Patee Quoo-tie-poop(?), Som-yah-we-moo(?), playing seven-up
- Two Native American Flathead (Salish) men sit on the ground in front of a tepee and play cards (Seven-up). They are described as having been participants in the Blackfoot - Flathead Battle on the plains of Montana. Somyahwemoo(?) holds a rifle in...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Card games--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Sou-sazu [?], Flathead Indian squaw
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Native American Flathead (Salish) woman, identified as Sousazu. She is an elderly woman wearing a light colored top and an woven blanket wrapped around her shoulders.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Sou-sazu.
- 1907
- Ans-sin-poo-e-peek, a conspicuous character in the Indian War Da[nce]
- Head and shoulders outdoor portrait of a Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Anssinpooepeek. He wears a fringed hide shirt, bead necklaces, beads in his hair, and an animal hair head covering. He is described as being a conspicuous...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Ans-sin-poo-e-peek.
- 1907
- Ka-Ka-She, a shrewd judge of the Flathead Indians
- Standing portrait of a Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Kakashe. He wears a heavy coat over a vest and shirt and has long, light colored hair.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Judges--1900-1910.; Ka-ka-she.
- 1907
- Ne-Ne-Mae and Chil-Lum
- View of two Native American Flathead (Salish) men, identified as Nenemae (Patee-ne-ne-mae) and Chillum (Lhekakah ), dressed in ceremonial costume. The younger of the two wears moccasins, leggings, a fringed shirt, and a headdress, and holds a...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Lhe-ka-kah.; Patee-ne-ne-mae.
- 1907
- Ska-Leete-Hill-E-Me-Kuhm (?), the oldest known Indian (105 years) and still takes a prominent part in all festivals
- Studio portrait of a Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Skaleetehillemekuhm (?). Described as the oldest known Flathead (105 years old), and still active in festivals, he wears a loose, light colored shirt and shoulder length hair.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Quo-Lon-Pao, an old warrior
- Outdoor head and shoulders portrait of a Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Quolonpao. He wears a print shirt, braids, and an eagle feather headdress.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Quo-lon-pao.
- 1907
- Patee-Ne-Ni-Mae
- A Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Pateenenimae, poses in front of a tepee in his war costume which consists of moccasins, leggings, a fringed shirt decorated with animal tails, and a headdress. One hand holds a sword, the other...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Patee-ne-ne-mae.
- 1907
- Ignatius, an indian dancer
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Ignatius. He poses in front of a tepee in his dance costume which includes a dark colored shirt and an elaborate headdress composed of animal hides and eagle...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Ignatius, Salish Indian.
- 1907
- Medicine man, known as Dead-dog
- A Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Dead-dog, a medicine man, is on a horse near tepees. He wears a military style uniform with a cap, shoulder bars, and a ribbon pinned to his jacket.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Shamans--1900-1910.; Dead-dog Salish Indian.
- 1907
- Ignatius Skal-Ko-Orne, Blackfoot Indian
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Ignatius Skalkoorne. He wears bead necklaces, long braids wrapped in strips of fur, and a blanket around his shoulders.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Ignatius Skal-ko-orne.
- 1907
- In-Pel-Poop-La-Pel
- Outdoor head and shoulders portrait of a Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Inpelpooplapel. His shirt is decorated with beadwork and fur, and he wears a headdress decorated with beadwork, fur, and eagle feathers.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; In-pel-poop-la-pel.
- 1907
- Patee-ne-ne-mae and Lhe-ka-kah
- View of two Native American Flathead (Salish) men. One is on a horse and is identified as Pateenenemae. He wears moccasins, leggings, a shirt decorated with fur, and a long headdress decorated with fur and eagle feathers. The other man, identified...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Lhe-ka-kah.; Patee-ne-ne-mae.
- 1907
- Judge Joseph and wife Lucy
- View looking into an open tepee shows two Native American Flatheads (Salish) sitting on the ground. The man, with visible headdress, is identified as Judge Joseph, the woman as his wife, Lucy.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Judge Joseph, Salish Indian.; Lucy, Salish Indian.
- 1907
- The shrine of St. Ignatius
- An unidentified Native American Flathead (Salish) man stands on the steps of a gazebo which has been dedicated as a shrine to Saint Ignatius. It has a hexagonal shape with timber supports and a cross on the roof. Beneath the roof is the shrine...
- Ignatius, of Loyola, Saint, 1491-1556--Monuments.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Shrines--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Is-See-Dar, Indian Head Chief
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Native American (Flathead) man, identified as Isseedar, a Head Chief. He wears a decoratively beaded shirt, a bead necklace, and straight long hair with an eagle feather stuck in the back.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1900-1910.; Is-see-dar, Salish Chief.
- 1907
- "Loma" a prosperous Indian farmer
- Standing portrait of a Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Loma Joscum. He stands in the entryway of a tepee shielding his eyes with his right hand. In his left hand he holds a rifle. He wears moccasins, leggings, a breech cloth,...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Farmers--1900-1910.; Joscum, Loma.
- 1907
- Filipe
- Filipe, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stands on a striped blanket in front of a teepee on the reservation. He wears a tall, feather headdress with ermine fur tassles hanging from its sides. He holds...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Filipe. Salish Indian.
- [1900?]
- Filipe
- Filipe, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, kneels on a striped blanket in front of a teepee on the reservation. He kneels on his left knee and aims a rifle into the distance. He wears a tall, feather...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Child on horseback
- An unidentified Native American child poses on a pony on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. The child wears a striped shirt and sits on several patterned blankets covering the wood-framed saddle. Numerous trees are in the...
- Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.
- [1900]
- Atoem Elem Wh Skil Em Me (Chief Eagle)
- Chief Eagle, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses wearing a warrior's headdress in front of a teepee on the reservation. He wears large, round earrings, numerous beaded necklaces hanging around his...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.
- [1906]
- Getting ready for parade
- A group of Native Americans prepares for a parade in front of a group of teepees on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Helen Finley sits on horseback in the right midground. Another man and woman work to adjust a bridle on a horse...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Montana--1900-1910.; Finley, Helen.
- [1906]
- Mission Falls
- A group of three teepees is set up on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, possibly near Mission Falls. A horse and several wagons are stopped near the teepees. A ridge of mountains is in the distance.
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.
- [1906]
- Flathead Indian Council
- A group of Native Americans gathers for a group portrait in front of several teepees on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Several of the men, including Ka-Ka-She, wear tall, feather headdresses and long beaded necklaces; several...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.
- [1906]
- A distinguished group
- A group of unidentified Native American and white men poses on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Several of the Native American men hold patterned blankets around their shoulders. Most wear their hair in braids. A few of the men...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.
- [1907]
- Joe Vanderburg (Yellow Rock)
- Joe Vanderburg (also knwn as Yellow Rock), a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, dances in a field on the reservation. He wears a striped loincloth and several long, beaded necklaces. Strips of fur and bells...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Yellow Rock.
- [1907]
- Yellow Rock - I'kaubut S'shensh
- Yellow Rock (also known Joe Vanderburg and I'kaubut S'shensh), a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stands in a field on the reservation. He wears large round earrings, numerous beaded necklaces, a choker...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Yellow Rock.
- [1907]
- Agnes
- Agnes (perhaps Incashola), a Native American young woman on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stands holding a striped, wool blanket draped over her right arm. She wears her hair in long braids and wears large, round earrings and...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 adn 1907?]
- Marie and Juan Pierre
- Marie and Juan Pierre, two Native American children on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stand on a striped blanket in front of a teepee on the reservation. A patterned, wool blanket is unfolded and spread out on the side of the...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 adn 1907?]
- Indian girls
- Four unidentified Native American girls stand in front of a teepee on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Each of the girls has her hair in braids. The two smaller girls in the middle wear dark dresses and two strands of beads...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.
- [between 1905 and 1906?]
- The Dog
- Bitterroot Jim (also known as "The Dog"), a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, sits on a horse in front of a teepee on the reservation. He is gathering packages which are tied to his horse. He wears a plaid...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.; Bitterroot Jim.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- "Good-bye" Joseph
- "Good-bye" Joseph (Joe Isadore Woodcock), a Native American young man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses for an informal portrait. The young man wears his hair in braids, has several beaded necklaces hanging around his...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Woodcock, Joe Isadore.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Alex Boneparte
- Alex Boneparte and another Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana pose on horseback on the reservation. Bonaparte, on the right, wears a unique headdress with two antlers. He holds a tomahawk across his chest and...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Boneparte, Alex.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Alexan's child and bro
- A Native American young man holds a small child in his arms in front of a teepee on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. The man wears a hat, earrings, a dark scarf tied around his neck, and a gun in the holster on his left hip. The...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- American Horse
- American Horse, a Native American boy on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stands in a dirt area in front of a log cabin on the reservation. The hair on top of the boy's head is spiked. (He may be wearing a fur roach on top of his...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Antoine and Michael
- Antoine Moiese ("Grizzly Door") and Michael, two Native American men on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, sit on a striped blanket playing cards. Both men wear wide-brimmed hats with single feathers stuck in their bands. Both also...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Card games--Montana--1900-1910.; Moiese, Antoine.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Allan
- Allan (also known as Alex Beaverhead), a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stands on a striped blanket in front of a teepee on the reservation. He has strips of dark fur wrapped around his hair. He also...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Beaverhead, Alex.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Antoine and Paul Pichette
- Paul Pichette and Paul Charley, two Native American men on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stand on a striped blanket near a creek on the reservation. Pichettewears a wide-brimmed hat and a dark vest. He has a scarf tied around...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Charley, Paul.; Pichette. Paul.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Big Pielle
- A Native American man, Joe Kyser, poses on horseback on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. He holds a long, thin branch in his right hand and a pipe tomahawk adorned with feathers in his left. A row of teepees is in the background....
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.; Kyser, Joe.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Chas Mat La Mon
- Chas Mat La Mon (perhaps Mollman?), a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses in front of a teepee on the reservation. He wears a loincloth and a tall, feather headdress with ermine fur tassles hanging from...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Chief Joseph - Standing Bear
- Flathead Chief Joseph Standing Bear poses on a horse in front of a small wood cabin on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. He wears a long overcoat and a hat. His pants have a horizontal striped pattern. A wood barrel is on a wood...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Standing Bear, Joseph.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Chief Louison
- Flathead Chief Louison, a judge on the Flathead Indian Reservation court, poses on the reservation in western Montana. He wears a tall feather headdress, and his hair is in long braids. He holds a pipe tomahawk in his left arm. Long ermine fur...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Louison, Salish Chief.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Cutting wood - Mary Walk in Water (Chinis Nickomi)
- Mary Walk in Water (also known as Mary Inhoosta Woodcock), a Native American woman on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, chops a log with an ax in front of a teepee. Pots cook over a campfire; a mixing bowl is in the left...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.; Mary Walk in Water,...
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Eneas, Mat-a-lan and Isabelle
- Eneas, Mat-a-len and Isabelle, three Native Americans on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stand with a small child in a dirt area on the reservation. Each of the two women has a plaid, wool blanket wrapped around her. The man...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Francois Dead Horse
- Francois Dead Horse, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses in front of a teepee on the reservation. He wears a fur hat adorned with feathers, a buckskin shirt with beads sewn on it, and ermine fur...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Dead Horse, Francois.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Chief Louison
- Flathead Chief Louison, a judge on the Flathead Indian Reservation court, poses on the reservation in western Montana. He wears a tall feather headdress, and his hair is in long braids. He holds a pipe tomahawk in his right hand. Long ermine fur...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Judges--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Geo Red Hawk (Goot La) and family
- Geo Red Hawk, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stands with two Native American women in front of a teepee on the reservation. A horse stands behind them. The man holds a round feather bustle in his left...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Helen Finley, Helen McLeod, Elizabeth Charlemain
- Helen Finley, Helen McLeod and Elizabeth Charlemain, pose in front of a teepee on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Finley and Charlemain, both Native American women, are on horseback. McLeod, a white girl, stands wearing a...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]