Photograph album documenting the activities of Salmon Day festivities in Keller, Washington, ca. 1930. The celebration by the Colville Indians occurred near the mouth of the San Poil River. Images include views of streets and buildings in Keller, spectators and participants at a rodeo, and of a mountainside horse "suicide race" from a distance. Identified individuals include rodeo participants Len Perkins of Yuma, Arizona, and Oran Fore of Newhall, California, and Colville Indians, Chief Jim James and Mary Hughes
Description:
Individual photographs measure 12.5 x 18.0 cm. and smaller., There are some typescript captions., and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Geographic):
Washington, Keller., Keller (Wash.), and San Poil River (Wash.)
Subject (Name):
Fore, Oran., Hughes, Mary, Colville Indian., James, Jim, Colville Indian chief., and Perkins, Len.
Subject (Topic):
Colville Indians, Cowboys, Festivals, Indian cowboys, Indians of North America, and Rodeos
Card photographs of Colorado, California and Washington. In Colorado, there are views of Manitou, Garden of the Gods, and Pikes Peak. In Yosemite there are views of Yosemite Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Nevada and Vernal Falls, Glarin Point, Half Dome, Mirror Lake, the Dome and Royal Arches, El Capitan and the Valley from Inspiration Point. Other California views include Telegraph Hill and Alcatraz Island in San Francisco and soldiers on South Wharf at Angel Island and At Fort Vancouver in Washington there are photographs of the reservoir, parade grounds and officer's quarters, and several portraits of men in military uniform. Finally, there are images of a Fourth of July parade featuring bicyclists, clowns and floats, and distant views of circus tents, probably in Washington
Description:
Manuscript captions on verso of mounts. The majority of the photographs are circular Kodak prints on rectangular mounts. and Accompanied by a box list.
Subject (Geographic):
Washington, California, Colorado, Alcatraz Island (Calif.), Angel Island (Calif.), Yosemite National Park (Calif.), Washington (State), Fort Vancouver (Wash.), and Manitou Springs (Colo.)
Subject (Topic):
Circus, Parades, Fourth of July celebrations, and Soldiers