Nez Perce men named John Miller and Silas Andrew Whitman, Camas Prairie, Idaho, ca. 1899

Description: 

Studio portrait of two men, one of which sits on an ornate sofa. The man on the left, John Miller, stands with his arm on the back of the sofa and wears striped pants, breechcloth, moccasins and earrings. The man on the right, Silas Andrew Whitman, is wearing pants with stars on them, a vest, necklaces, and earrings. Whitman was the district court interpretor. "Collected while at Camas Prairie, Id. 1899

People: 
John Miller, Silas Andrew Whitman
Location Description: 

United States--Idaho

Protocol: 
University of Washington Libraries Public Access, Nimíipuu [Nez Perce] Public Access
Community: 
University of Washington Libraries, Nimíipuu [Nez Perce]
Category: 
Lifeways
Collections: 
American Indians of the PNW (Images)
Original Date Description: 
1894-1904; 1890-1899
Rights: 
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/; http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html
Source: 
F. Young; University of Washington Libraries; Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture; Special Collections
Identifier: 
L97-18.25
Subject: 
Miller, John, Whitman, Silas Andrew, Group portraits--Idaho, Translators, Nez Perce Indians--Clothing & dress
Type: 
Photograph, Image
Format: 
Image/JPEG