Acclaimed Western Photographers ~ Edward H. Boos

This gallery accompanies our blog by the same name: "Acclaimed Western Photographers ~ Edward H. Boos," which relates the fascinating story of this Montana photographer and journalist active in the years 1900-1910, particularly on the Indian Reservations of Montana. The Denver Public Library has digitized our 131 Boos images, and they can be accessed in our Digital Collections.

Flathead Indians
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Four Native American women, including Louise Kumkumpoo Qumqmtpu, Agate Ogden Finley, Mrs. Latati and Agnes Incashola, pose with two small children on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. The women all wear their hair in braids. Their dresses are made from floral and checkered patterned materials. Each of them also wears several necklaces around her neck. Three of the women hold patterned, wool blankets. A long, wood building is in the left background.
Antoine Ninamee and Loma Charlemain, two Native American boys on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, sit near a creek. The young man in the foreground wears a loincloth and squats down next to the creek scooping water into his hands. The other young man sits in the left background near a pile of clothing. He wears his hair in braids. Numerous trees stand along the creek.
Red Horn and Antoine
A few trees are on the near shore of Flathead Lake in western Montana in a view during sunset. Several clouds line the sky above a ridge of mountains in the distance.
Chief Eagle, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses wearing a warrior's headdress in front of a teepee on the reservation. He wears large, round earrings, numerous beaded necklaces hanging around his neck, an otter sash across his chest, and holds a long spear, possibly a coup-stick, also wrapped in fur.
Antoine Moiese ("Grizzly Door") and Michael, two Native American men on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, sit on a striped blanket playing cards. Both men wear wide-brimmed hats with single feathers stuck in their bands. Both also wear vests and beaded necklaces. The man on the right has several ermine fur tassles hanging from his vest. A small creek is in the background with several shrubs along its bank.
Two Native American women on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana pose on horseback in a field. Both have long hair in braids; each wears a dress adorned with beads. The bridles on the horses are similarly adorned with beadwork. The women sit on patterned, wool blankets that cover their wood-frame saddles. Mountains aren the distance.
Flathead group portrait
Francois Dead Horse, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses in front of a teepee on the reservation. He wears a fur hat adorned with feathers, a buckskin shirt with beads sewn on it, and ermine fur tassles adorning it.
Studio portrait of Grizzly Bear and Marie, two Native Americans (Salish) on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. They pose in front of a painted canvas drop. Grizzly Bear holds a ceremonial pipe and wears a woven fringed tunic and has his long hair in braids, he has a scarf tied around his neck. Marie wears a polka-dotted dress and also holds a ceremonial pipe. She has several necklaces with an eagle feather hanging around her neck. Her hair is in two thick braids.
A group of unidentified Native Americans sits playing cards inside a teepee on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Numerous pillows and blankets are on the ground inside the teepee. A group of pots and containers is in the foreground.
Joe Lamoose, a Native American on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, dances in front of a teepee on the reservation. He holds a pipe tomahawk adorned with fur and feathers and wears a long, feather headdress. Long, ermine fur tassles and beadwork adorn the sleeves of his buckskin shirt. He also wears beaded moccasins.
Joe Lamoose, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses for an informal, half-length portrait. He wears a feather headdress and holds a pipe tomahawk in his hands. He wears several beaded necklaces, ermine fur tassles and beads on the sleeves of his shirt, and a beaded pouch on his belt.
Joe Vanderburg (also knwn as Yellow Rock), a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, dances in a field on the reservation. He wears a striped loincloth and several long, beaded necklaces. Strips of fur and bells are tied around his lower legs and his arms. Additional straps of fur are wrapped around his long braids. Several teepees are in the distance at the base of a ridge of mountains.
Loma Standing Bear, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses for an informal, half-length portrait. He wears his long hair in braids with strips of fur wrapped around their ends. He also wears a breastplate, a belt with beadwork depicting horses, a beaded-flower shirt, and tassels on the sleeves and bottom of his shirt.
Louis Charlemain, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses for a formal, side-angle, bust portrait. He wears a fur roach on the top of his head. Strips of fur are wrapped around his long braids. He has an earring in his left ear and wears several beaded necklaces. His vest has beaded flowers decorating it. Charlemain also has markings under his eyes, possibly tattoos or paint. He is also known as Louie Molman.