Flathead woman, cooking breakfast, July 1906.

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DescriptionView of a Salish woman sitting in front of a tipi with a pile of fry bread by her hands, probably on the Flathead Indian Reservation, July 1906. A pail sits next to her and a tea or coffeepot is nearby. A small child sits to the left of the woman, and a man, two boys, and a dog pose near the entrance of the tipi. Leafy boughs lean against the tipi. A second tipi and a wagon are partially visible in the background at left. Probably photographed by Morton J. Elrod.TypeImageCreatorElrod, Morton J. (Morton John), 1863-1953GenrephotographsDateJuly 1906SubjectSalish Indians--Montana--Flathead Indian ReservationCooking--MontanaIndian children--Montana--Flathead Indian ReservationTipis--Montana--Flathead Indian ReservationContributing InstitutionMontana Historical Society Library and ArchivesGeographic CoverageFlathead Indian Reservation, MontanaDigital CollectionPhotographs from the Montana Historical SocietyDigital Formatimage/tiffPhysical CollectionMHS Legacy Photograph CollectionPhysical Dimensions1 photographic print : black and white ; 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.Digitization SpecificationCreated with a DT Atom lighting system using a Canon 5DS camera. Images saved as TIFF files with 6000 pixels on the long side. B&W negs saved as Grayscale files; all prints and color film saved as RGB files. All adjustments made in Photoshop CC.Date Digitized2024-07-24Photo Number954-575Local Identifierp0012643ReproductionTo order a reproduction, visit our webpage at https://mhs.mt.gov/Research/services/repros/photodigital or contact Montana Historical Society Photograph Archives: (406) 444-4739 / photoarchives@mt.gov.Contact UsFor additional information about our collections or to suggest a keyword or share what you know about this item, email us at photoarchives@mt.gov. Please include the Photo Number in your note to us.

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