Dewey-Kofron Donation: Major Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) Photographs
Unprocessed
Identifier: HP.1977.42-MNM.1977.087-MNM.PA.311
Content Description
Major Lee Moorhouse of Pendleton, Oregon was an Indian Agent for the Umatilla Indian Reservation and a photographer. From 1888 to 1916 he produced over 9,000 images which document urban, rural, and Native American life in the Columbia Basin, and particularly Umatilla County, Oregon. (4) Photographs by Major Lee Moorhouse: (1) 4 1/2x6 1/2 "Summer" Umatilla tepee; (1) 7 1/2x9 1/2 Umatilla tepee; (1) 8x10 tepee on Umatilla reservation, Oregon near Pendleton; (1) 8x10 tepee "Breakup at Winter" Umatilla Agency. There is also a book "Indian Photographs, by Lee Moorhouse.
Acquisition Type
Purchase
Provenance
Dewey-Kofron Gallery
Restrictions Apply
No
Extent
5 items
Inventory
0714xx