Peoples of the Plateau: The Indian Photographs of Lee Moorhouse, 1898-1915

When: Part of an on-going series or exhibition during Washington Weekend. See below for details.
Where: Burke Museum - View Map
Cost: UW Alumni receive free admission all weekend. Regular museum admission for general public.
Contact: Burke Museum Information, burkepr@u.washington.edu, 206-543-5590
More information:
http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/

The historic photographs on view in Peoples of the Plateau come from the Knight Library Special Collections at the University of Oregon, Eugene and the National Anthropological Archives. They were taken between 1898-1915 in several areas around Eastern Washington and Oregon. An amateur photographer and agent of the Umatilla reservation, Moorhouse took over 9,000 pictures in and around Pendleton, Oregon documenting this transitory period of Pacific Northwest culture as it moved from frontier life to the modern era. Using a large camera with dry gelatin plates, Moorhouse produced a dynamic and expansive pictorial record of the area largely attributed to his good relations with the Native peoples of the region.