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- Flathead Indians
- Standing portrait of a white man and five Native American Flatheads (Salish). Identification (right to left) Michael Wyateelame, an elderly man, his wife, Susie Magpie, and Forest guard Harold Flower (white), Camas Prairie, Flathead Indian...
- Indians of North America--Montana--Camas Prairie--1910-1920.; Salish Indians--Montana--Camas Prairie--1910-1920.; Camas Prairie (Mont.)--1910-1920.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1910-1920.; Flower, Harold.; Magpie, Susie.; Wyateelame,...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Chief Eagle
- Flathead Chief Eagle poses with a young girl on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. He wears a feather headdress and has strips of fur wrapped around his braids. He also has an otter sash across his chest and wears several beaded...
- 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?]
- Typical Indian home - Flathead Reservation near old Mission at St. Ignatius, Flathead Project
- A Native American Flathead (Salish) man and boy pose on a carriage in front of their home at the Saint Ignatius Mission on the Flathead Reservation in western Montana. The cabin is constructed of hewn logs and has a gable roof, a door bay, and a...
- Saint Ignatius Mission (Lake County, Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Montana--1900-1910.; Log...
- August, 1909
- New Catholic Church (left), old type of cabin built years ago and Indian tepee between, Flathead Reservation, St. Ignatius, Flathead Project
- A Native American (Flathead) man poses with his horse in front of a tepee at Saint Ignatius Mission on the Flathead reservation in western Montana. To one side of him stand old log cabins, and in the distance is a newly constructed Catholic Church.
- Saint Ignatius Mission (Lake County, Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Catholic churches--Montana--1900-1910.; Log...
- August, 1909
- Old log cabin occupied by Indian - Dirty John - located at old Mission, Flathead Reservation, St. Ignatius, Mont., Flathead Project
- View of a Native American (Flathead) man and two other men outside of a hewn log cabin, home of Dirty John, with a sod roof and chinking, at Saint Ignatius Mission on the Flathead Reservation in western Montana.
- Saint Ignatius Mission (Lake County, Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Montana--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Montana--1900-1910.; Dirty John Salish...
- August, 1909
- Flathead reservation, near Polson, Mont., Flathead Project
- Three young Native Americans (Flathead) stand in front of a tepee on the Flathead Reservation near Polson, Montana. Shows tepees and a group of adults huddled in a circle.
- Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Montana--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.
- August, 1909
- U.S.R.S. Headquarters at St. Ignatius, Flathead Project
- A white man and a Native American Flathead (Salish) man stand on a dirt road in front of the headquarters buildings at Saint Ignatius Mission on the Flathead Reservation in western Montana. A windmill, water tank, and flag pole tower over the...
- Saint Ignatius Mission (Lake County, Mont.)--1900-1910.; United States Reclamation Service--Buildings--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Montana--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.
- 1909 August 15
- Characteristic scene in and about old Mission, St. Ignatius, showing type of buildings occupied by Indians, Flathead Project
- A young Native American (Flathead) stands looking back on a tepee and log cabins at the Saint Ignatius Mission on the Flathead reservation in western Montana.
- Saint Ignatius Mission (Lake County, Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Structures--Montana--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Montana--1900-1910.;...
- August, 1909
- Western Montana Flathead Indians
- Poster titled "Western Montana Flathead Indians" with seven small photographs depicting life on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana in the early 1900s. The photographs were all taken by Edward H. Boos, advertising manager of the...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- A Kootenai and two Flatheads
- Three Native American men, one from the Kutenai tribe and two from the Flathead (Salish) tribe, pose on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. One man wears a beaded hide shirt; a second man wears a beaded necklace, a studded vest, and a...
- Indians of North America--Men--Montana--1900-1910.; Kootenai Indians--Men--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Men--Montana--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Men--Montana--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Indian cowboy
- An unidentified Native American Flathead (Salish) man is on a horse near a tepee at the Saint Ignatius Mission on the Flathead Reservation in Montana. He wears moccasins, a blanket around his legs, a loose shirt, and a broad brimmed hat. Wooden...
- St. Ignatius Mission (Lake County, Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Montana--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Montana--1900-1910.; Horseback...
- 1907
- 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?]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- Kae-Kae-She
- Flathead Baptiste Ka-Ka-She (possibly spelled Kae-Kae-She), a Pend d'Oreille judge in the Flathead Indian Reservation court, poses on the reservation in western Montana. He holds a ceremonial pipe and a beaded pipe bag with tassels hanging from the...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Kalispel Indians--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Louis Charlemain
- Louis Charlemain, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stands with a young girl and a young child in front of a teepee on the reservation. Charlemain, also known as Louie Molman, holds a long knife in 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.; Indians of North...
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Louis Charlemain
- Louis Charlemain, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses for a formal, side-angle, bust portrait. He wears a fur roach on the top of his head. Strips of fur are wrapped around his long braids. He has an...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Charlemain, Louis.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Chief Louison
- Flathead Chief Louison, a judge on the Flathead Reservation Court, poses wearing a tall, feather headdress. His long hair is in braids. His buckskin shirt is adorned with beadwork and tassels of ermine fur. He holds a beaded pouch in his left hand....
- 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?]
- Native Americans on horseback
- A group of unidentified Native Americans is stopped on horses in front of a small wood structure on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Most of the men wear hats and patterned shirts and vests. Several people have patterned, wool...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Horses--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Native American women on horseback
- Three Native American women, Cecille Magpie Vanderburg, Felicity Delaware, and Sara Ogden Magpie, pose on horseback on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. The women sit in wood-framed saddles. The blankets underneath the saddles are...
- 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?]
- 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
- 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
- Shee-Moo, Blackfoot squaw
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Salish) Flathead (possibly Blackfoot) woman, identified as Sheemoo. She is dressed in dark clothing which is accented by the hair pipe ornamentation around her neck.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Shee-Moo.
- 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
- 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
- La-la-See's wife, mother, and children
- Group portrait of Flathead (Salish) Native Americans, identified as the wife, mother, and children of Lalasee. The eldest woman wears a print dress, a shawl, and a headband. The younger woman wears a print dress and a headband. The two young girls...
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Cradleboards--1900-1910.; La-la-see--Family.
- 1907
- Iae-Lo-Ta-Tee and family
- A Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Iaelotatee, poses with his wife and son in front of a tepee. He wears moccasins, leggings, breech cloth, fringed shirt, ammunition belt, necklace, hair pipe choker, and pony tails. The boy...
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Families--1900-1910.; Iae-lo-ta-tee.
- 1907
- Old burying grounds at Mission - St. Ignatius, Mont., Flathead Reservation, Flathead Project
- Grave sites surrounded by wooden fences occupy an open field near the Saint Ignatius Catholic Church at the Saint Ignatius Mission on the Flathead Reservation for Native Americans in western Montana. The church is a brick structure with a clipped...
- Saint Ignatius Mission (Lake County, Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Structures--Montana--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Catholic churches--Montana--1900-1910.;...
- August, 1909
- Antoine Moise - Flatheads
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Flathead) man, identified as Antoine Moise. He wears a floral print shirt, a vest, necklace, strips of fur around his braids, and a traditional Flathead hair style.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Salish Indians--1890-1900.; Moise, Antoine.
- 1898
- Interior of St. Mary's church, Flat-head mission, communion at Easter
- Reproduction of a drawing by P. J. de Smet, shows a Native American (Flathead) taking communion on Easter inside of the church at Saint Mary's Mission in Montana. The Flathead taking the host is on her knees and is surrounded by an attendant and...
- Indians of North America--1840-1850.; Salish Indians--1840-1850.; Communion--Montana--1840-1850.; Interiors--Montana--1840-1850.; Missions--Montana--1840-1850.
- [between 1940 and 1970]
- Buffalo of Flathead Reservation
- A herd of buffalo graze on the plains of Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana.
- Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1870-1890.; Bison--Montana--1870-1890.; Plains--Montana--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Mont. - Flathead
- A man in a suit and hat places an arrow into a bow in front of a crowd of white people on the Native American (Flathead) reservation in western Montana. A plow, other men in suits, and a covered table with arrows and sheafs of paper on it are...
- Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Montana--1910-1920.; Salish Indians--Montana--1910-1920.; Arrows--Montana--1910-1920.
- 1916?
- North Fork of Flathead River
- View of the North Fork of the Flathead River in Glacier National Park, Montana. Shows the placid river with pine forests; the Rocky Mountains are in the distance.
- Flathead River, North Fork (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Glacier National Park (Mont.)--1900-1910.; National parks & reserves--Montana--Glacier National Park--1900-1910.; Rivers--Montana--Glacier National Park--1900-1910.
- 1901, August 15
- Flathead group portrait
- Two unidentified Native American men and one woman stand in a field on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. The two men wear wide-brimmed hats and the woman wears a striped blanket wrapped around her. Both men also hold patterned...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Flathead group portrait
- A group of Native Americans poses in front of a wood building on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. The woman on the far right is possibly Louise, wife of Joseph. She wears a checkered dress and large, round earrings. Her hair is...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Flathead men
- Four unidentified, Native American men pose on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Three of the men are on horseback while the fourth stands next to them. Each of the men wears a wide-brimmed hat and a patterned shirt. Two of the...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Flathead beauties
- Two Native American women on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana pose on horseback in a field. Both have long hair in braids; each wears a dress adorned with beads. The bridles on the horses are similarly adorned with beadwork. The...
- 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?]
- Sunset on Flathead Lake
- A few trees are on the near shore of Flathead Lake in western Montana in a view during sunset. Several clouds line the sky above a ridge of mountains in the distance.
- Flathead Lake (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Montana--1900-1910.; Sunrises & sunsets--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- 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]
- Flathead Indians, women
- Standing portrait of two Native American Flathead (Salish) women in front of a tepee. One wears a full length, fringed dress over a print shirt, and carries a hand bag. The other wears a full length dress and a vest decorated with animal hides. She...
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Salish Indians--Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Flathead Indians, groups
- View of three Native American Flathead (Salish) posing on horseback in a clearing in front of a line of tepees. The horses and their riders are decoratively adorned.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Salish Indians--1880-1910.; Horseback riding--1880-1910.; Tipis--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Indian children, Flathead reserve, observe their plaited hair
- Six Native American Flathead (Salish) children stand with their backs to the viewer looking toward something in the distance. Each of the children wears loose clothing and a "plaited" hair style. The tallest child is wrapped in a blanket, wears a...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Children--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Flathead Indians, women
- Two Native American Flathead (Salish) women pose on horseback in front of a tepee. Riders and horses are both lavishly adorned. Riders wear shawls, leggings, moccasins, blankets, and strips of animal fur. Horses wear decorative blankets, saddles,...
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Salish Indians--Women--1880-1910.; Horseback riding--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- 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
- 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
- Flathead Indian man
- A Native American Flathead (Salish) man (Is-se-dar) stands next to his horse and holds a bow and arrows in one hand while shielding his eyes from the sun with the other. He wears a breech cloth, decorated with studs and bells, and an elaborate bead...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--CLothing & dress--1900-1910.; Is-see-dar, Salish Chief.
- 1907
- Flathead Indians, cradleboards
- A Native American Flathead (Salish) baby is bound to a cradleboard with only its head showing. The board is decorated in a flower motif with stitched patterns on the bottom half and beaded patterns on the top half.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Children--1900-1910.; Cradleboards--1900-1910.
- 1907
- "Cecile," a Flathead belle
- Sitting portrait of a Native American Flathead (Salish) woman, identified as Cecile. She wears an elaborately stitched and beaded dress, large circular earrings, a necklace, and a long, patterned bone (?) ornament around her neck.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Salish Indians--Women--1880-1910.; Cecile,--Salish woman.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]