Container List
RB Series
RB1 Group in a motor boat on the Klamath River.
RB2 Shoreline in the Requa area.
RB3 A shed in Requa, with the Safford house on Safford Island behind.
RB4 A Klamath mountain scene.
RB5
Requa: Rattlesnake Rock. Pencilled label on back in Mrs. Roberts' hand:
May ip-yer Rattlesnake rock.
RB6 Wilson Creek Beach: a partly worked canoe, drifted in as a log.
RB7 Requa: Klamath River mouth, 1926.
RB8 Requa: Shot of the "Williams side" from Tucker Rock.
RB9 Ed Spott using an A-frame net.
RB10 Pecwan: Jump Dance leader. [A. R. P.: Waukel Harry identified by Mrs. Josephine James, 7/8/1971.]
RB11 Requa: Brooks' "old-fashioned" house. Shot from mid-distance of the front.
RB12 Requa: Brooks' "old-fashioned" family house. Front of the house showing a bench on it.
RB13 Requa: Brooks' "old-fashioned" family house. Close-up of the front.
RB14 Near Requa: Hunter Creek Bridge.
RB15 Klamath River Bar: Digging to open the Klamath, August, 1926.
RB16 Requa: Klamath River mouth.
RB17 Requa: Klamath River mouth, 1926.
RB18
Requa: Klamath River mouth, with Tucker Rock in the foreground, 1926. Penned label on back written in printing, unknown hand:
Starting to dig cannell 1926.
RB19 Klamath River scene: "Williams" side from Tucker's Rock.
RB20 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath.
RB21 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath.
RB22 Requa: Ed Spott taking surf fish in an A-frame net.
RB23 Pecwan: Jump Dance.
RB24 Pecwan: The bar with the tent for storing "Indian things," Jump Dance.
RB25 Pecwan: Dance outside the dance house.
RB26 Indian child in a baby basket, with a woman holding it.
RB27 Pecwan: Jump Dance in the pit.
RB28
Requa: Group of Indian children. Penned label on back in Mrs. Roberts' hand:
Yurok Indian children--on rock on north beach--"Rekwoi," Cal.
RB29 Group of whites on the beach.
RB30 Group of Indians.
RB31 Pecwan: Group at Jump Dance.
RB32 Indian lady with a baby on her back.
RB33
Pecwan: End of a Jump Dance table windscreen shade, with an elderly Indian man and woman. Pencilled legend on the reverse
in small cursive:
Mrs. Frank Woods
Billys Minall.
RB34 Pecwan: Jump Dance, probably in 1926. Dancers dancing outside of the pit.
RB35 Pecwan: Jump Dancers, probably in 1926, posed shot.
RB36
Pecwan: Jump Dancers, probably in 1926. Posed for picture. An early print exists with the blue-black ink printing which I
assume to be Mr. Roberts, reading:
Jump Dance.
RB37
Pecwan: Jump Dancers, probably in 1926. Posed for picture. An early print exists with a label on it, which is clearly in Mrs.
Ruth K. Roberts' hand, reading:
Julius Fry
Johnny Mitchell
Rafey James
Frank Woods
Joe Jerry
Dewey George
Wm Reed
Wm Fry
James Donnely
Then way at the bottom in the same hand:
Rafey James.
RB38 Pecwan: Jump Dance of 1926. Dancers in pit, including girls.
RB39 Pecwan: Jump Dance of 1926. Girls in shell dresses.
RB40
Pecwan: Jump Dance, probably in 1926. Dancing in pit. An early print exists with a pencilled notation in Mrs. Ruth K. Roberts'
hand, reading:
Jump dance pit.
RB41 Pecwan: Jump Dance, probably in 1926. Dancing in pit.
RB42 Pecwan: Jump Dance, probably in 1926. Dancing in pit.
RB43
Johnsons: Stick game in 1926. One of the players is James Donnelly. An early print exists with a label on it, which is clearly
in Mrs. Ruth K. Roberts' hand, reading:
James Donnelly.
RB44
Johnsons: Stick game in 1926. An early print exists, labelled in what is probably Mr. Roberts' hand, reading:
Stick game Johnsons 1926.
RB45 Johnsons: Stick game in 1926.
RB46
Johnsons: One of the sweathouses. An early print exists with a label in Mrs. Roberts' hand, reading:
An old sweat house--taken on Klamath about 1917--probably at Johnsons.
RB47 Johnsons: Same sweathouse as in RB46.
RB48 Requa: Trying to dig the Klamath River open, August, 1926.
RB49 Requa: "Martha" high and dry at the mouth of the Klamath, 1926.
RB50 Requa: "Martha" at the Klamath River bar.
RB51 Requa: "Martha" near the Klamath River mouth bar, 1926.
RB52 Requa: "Martha" on the Klamath River mouth bar, 1926.
RB53 Requa: "Martha" high and dry on the Klamath River mouth bar, 1926.
RB54 Requa: "Martha" near the Klamath River mouth bar, 1926.
RB55
Wilson's Creek: The ancient village site of Omen, from the north. An early print exists, labelled in an unknown hand:
omen.
RB56 Wilson's Creek: The site of Omen from the southwest looking across Plywood Mill Creek.
RB57 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River.
RB58 Klamath River scene.
RB59 Yurok grandmother in a "double-ender" canoe.
RB60 Mrs. Waukell Harry holding a baby in a basket.
RB61 Mrs. Waukell Harry holding a baby in a basket.
RB62
Pecwan: Jump Dance, probably 1926. Label in Mrs. Roberts hand:
Jump Dance.
RB63 An old Yurok roof.
RB64 Requa: Hooking eels at the Klamath River bar at the mouth.
RB65 Requa: Hooking eels at the Klamath River bar at the mouth.
RB66 Requa: Hooking eels at the Klamath River mouth.
RB67
Requa: Cabin where the Roberts stayed. Label in Mr. Roberts' hand:
Roberts Mansion Requa.
RB68 Requa: Looking up the Klamath River after the Douglas Bridge was built.
RB69
Requa: Trollers in the Klamath River mouth, 1926. Label in Mr. Roberts' hand:
Trollers--Requa 1926.
RB70 Requa: Tucker's Rock.
RB71 Requa: A boat beached on the Klamath River bar, 1926 or 1925.
RB72 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River, August, 1926.
RB73 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River.
RB74
Requa: Looking up the Klamath River from near the mouth, 1926. Label in Mr. Roberts' hand:
Looking up Klamath River from Mouth 1926.
RB75 Requa town and Tucker's Rock.
RB76 Wilson's Creek: House pits at Omen on Plywood Mill Creek.
RB77 Robert Spott, Mrs. Ruth K. Roberts, young Harry Roberts.
RB78
Robert Spott, _____, and Harry Roberts. Label on reverse in Mrs. Roberts' hand:
Veratrum.
RB79 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River.
RB80 Requa: Two small boats off the mouth of the Klamath River.
RB81 Requa: Launch going out the Klamath River mouth.
RB82 Requa: Launch going out the Klamath River mouth.
RB83
Hoopa Valley: From Willow Creek Road. Legend on reverse in Mr. Roberts' hand:
Hoopa Valley From Willow Creek Road 1926.
RC Series
RC1 Crescent City: Lighthouse and cypress by it.
RC2 Crescent City: Lighthouse and cypress by it.
RC3 Crescent City: Cypress on lighthouse rock.
RC4 Two children.
RC5 Wildflowers along road-cut.
RC6 Two Indian women and two Indian children.
RC7 Two Indian women, two Indian girls, and a man.
RC8 Two Indian women, two Indian girls, and a man.
RC9 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, garden, and garage.
RC10 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, house, garden, and greenhouse.
RC11 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, house, greenhouse, and garden.
RC12 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, house, garden, greenhouse, and garage.
RC13 Crescent City: Log or double-ender canoe on pickup truck.
RC14 Crescent City: Trees in bloom.
RC15 Crescent City: Trees in bloom.
RC16 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, greenhouse, and garden.
RC17 Crescent City: NcNulty Pioneer Home, house, gate, and flowering tree.
RC18 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, greenhouse, back gate, and garden.
RC19 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, front of house and bell.
RC20 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, side of house, greenhouse, and garage.
RC21 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, house, garden, greenhouse, and garage.
RC22 Crescent City: Sunset from the Lighthouse.
RC23 Crescent City: Sunset from the Lighthouse.
RC24 Crescent City: The harbor from the Lighthouse.
RC25 Crescent City:
RC26 Crescent City:
RC27 Crescent City: Lighthouse and adjacent cypress.
RC28 Crescent City: Lighthouse and adjacent cypress.
RC29 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, rear of the house, greenhouse, gardens, and garage.
RC30 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, greenhouse.
RC31 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, greenhouse and garden.
RC32 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, side of the house and greenhouse.
RC33 Crescent City: Lighthouse, view of the back.
RC34 Crescent City: Lighthouse and adjacent cypress from the east.
RC35 [blank]
RC36 [blank]
RC37 Crescent City:
RC38 [blank]
RC39 Crescent City: Harry Campbell Roberts.
RC40 Crescent City: Whale Rock and harbor from the Lighthouse.
RC41 Crescent City: Waves breaking over the breakwater near the hospital.
RC42 Crescent City: Waves breaking over the breakwater near the hospital.
RC43 Crescent City: Waves breaking over the breakwater near the hospital.
RC44 Crescent City: Group of visitors at the Lighthouse, adults.
RC45 Crescent City: Group of children at the Lighthouse; adult in an Indian shell dress.
RC46 Crescent City: Group of children at the Lighthouse; adult in an Indian shell dress.
RC47 Crescent City: A woman in an Indian shell dress and a basketry cap.
RC48 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, garden and garage.
RC49 Crescent City: Front of the McNulty Pioneer Home.
RC50 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, greenhouse, garden, and garage.
RC51 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, garage and garden.
RC52 Crescent City: Side of the McNulty Pioneer Home.
RC53 Crescent City: Elderly Indian woman in the garden of the McNulty Pioneer Home.
RC54 [blank]
RC55 Crescent City: The side of the McNulty Pioneer Home.
RC56 Crescent City: The side of the McNulty Pioneer Home.
RC57 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, garden.
RC58 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, greenhouse and garden.
RC59 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, garden and side of house.
RC60 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer Home, back garden.
RC61 Crescent City: McNulty Pioneer home, back garden.
RL Series
RL1 Johnsons (?): Indian sweathouse; still in use.
RL2 Klamath River scene, some place between Johnsons and Klamath Glen.
RL3 Requa: Indian woman and child.
RL4 Requa: A group of Indian children, probably Alice Spott's.
RL5
Alice Spott (Taylor), probably at Requa. Pencilled label on reverse of photo:
Alice Spott 1917
Taylor
Handwriting of the first line is Mrs. Roberts'. Handwriting of the second line has been added much later.
RL6 Red Mountain: The last sugar pine that survived there.
RL7 On the Klamath, possibly at Blue Creek.
RL8 Requa: Captain Jack, a profile.
RL9 A group of Indian boys.
RL10 Requa: Captain Jack with a gun, a close-up, full face.
RL11 A picnic group on the Klamath River.
RL12 Group of Indian children, either at Requa at Safford Island Indian Day or at Pecwan at the Jump Dance.
RL13 Requa: Captain Jack, beating a gambling drum.
RL14 Requa: Captain Jack with a gun, full face.
RL15 Indian woman and a tame deer: Alice Spott.
RL16
Johnsons: The main street, with the Shaker Church in the rear. An early print exists. Pencilled on reverse in an unknown hand:
Johnsons ca. 1940
Harry says this label was probably written when Mrs. Roberts was just guessing; he said it could not be that late.
RL17
Requa: Rattlesnake Rock and "Cannery men's bunkhouse." Label on the reverse of the photo:
Cannery men's house.
Handwriting unidentified.
RL18 Requa: From the "Williams' side," before the trees had started growing on the hills.
RL19 Indian children.
RL20 Klamath Glen (Terwer Flat): A mule load of chrome ore from Red Mountain, ca. 1917.
RL21 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath.
RL22
Requa: Mouth of the Klamath with the "Martha" stuck on the Bar, 1926. Legend written in fine printed black ink:
Martha on Beach Golden West. ot Shar. 1926
Writer is unknown, but might be Mr. Harry Roberts, Sr., as he almost certainly took the shot. The date is certainly correct
as the 1926 date for the Martha on the bar and the channel digging is well established.
RL23 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River, with Tucker's Rock in the mid-distance.
RL24 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River.
RL25 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River.
RL26 Requa area: Douglas Memorial Bridge in the distance.
RL27 Requa:
RL28 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River.
RL29 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River.
RL30 Requa: Bringing in the catch.
RL31 Klamath mountain scene.
RL32 Klamath River scene.
RL33 Klamath mountain scenes (double exposure).
RL34 Klamath mountain scene.
RL35 Klamath River scene.
RL36 Klamath Glen (then "Terwer Flat"): Starting on a pack trip into the Klamath Mountains.
RL37 Klamath Mountains: A pack trip.
RL38 Klamath Mountains: A pack trip.
RL40 Trail through the Redwoods.
RL41 Pecwan: Jump Dance in the early 1920's; entering the dance house.
RL42 Pecwan: Jump Dance in the early 1920's; leaving the dance house.
RL43 Pecwan: Jump Dance in the early 1920's; dancing in the pit.
RL44 Pecwan: Jump Dance in the early 1920's; lined up in the pit.
RL45 Pecwan: Jump Dance in the early 1920's; dancing outside the dance house.
RL46 Pecwan: Jump Dance in the early 1920's; entering the dance house.
RL47
Pecwan: Jump Dance in the early 1920's; one of the tables. An early print exists. The reverse of it has on it in Mrs. Roberts'
hand:
Peckwan ? Jump Dance--about 1920 Mrs._____ camp.
RL48
Requa: Captain Jack in 1926. Indian name: CHAIR (Frank Douglas informant). An early print exists. The reverse has on it in
a fine printing, probably that of Mr. Harry Roberts, Sr., the following:
Capt. Jack-1926.
RL49 Klamath River: Alice Spott with paddle.
RL50 An "old-fashioned" house at its rear.
RL51 Requa: Group of children in front of the Brooks' house.
RL52 Requa: Mary Ann Frank, pounding acorns.
RL53 Requa: Mary Ann Frank, pounding acorns.
RL54 Requa: Mary Ann Frank, standing before Brooks' old house.
RL55
Requa: Mary Ann Frank, carrying driftwood in a burden basket. A relatively modern print exists. The following has been written
on the back in Mrs. Roberts' hand:
Mary Ann Frank Robert Spott's mother.
RL56
Requa: Mary Ann Frank, carrying a burden basket. A relatively modern print exists. Written on back:
Mary Ann Frank--Robert Spott's mother.
RL57 Requa: Mary Ann Frank, carrying driftwood in a burden basket, at a beach wood pile.
RL58
Requa: Mary Ann Frank, working on a basket. Passage on reverse reads:
Mary Ann Frank Roberts mother.
RL59 Requa: Mary Ann Frank, in front of Brooks' old house.
RL60 Requa: Captain Jack, holding a long-barrelled gun.
RL61
Stawen Bill and Mrs. Frank Woods. An early print exists with the following in Mrs. Roberts' cursive:
Starwin Bill & Mrs. Frank Woods.
RL62 In the redwoods, on the "Redwood Highway."
RL63 In the redwoods, on the "Redwood Highway."
RL64
Requa: Ter-per Rock on the north shore of the Klamath River. An early print is known with data on it. It reads in Mrs. Roberts'
hand:
Ah-terp, "Rekwoi," Cal.
The reverse of the existing early print of this photo in Mrs. Roberts' hand reads:
Ter-per (a man) his wife is a rattle snake who lives on Tucker rock. She came from the rock at Johnsons just back of Mrs.
Maston's house--Skerwich-clemey-gep-yer.
RL65
Requa: Man rock on the north shore of the Klamath River. An early print exists. The legend on back of it in Mrs. Roberts'
hand reads:
Quer'rap-(man rock) "Rekwoi", Cal.
RL66 Requa: One of the cannery boats at the mouth of the Klamath River.
RL67 Requa: One of the cannery boats.
RL68 Wooden bridge on a roadway.
RL69
Johnsons: Cemetery. Incorrectly alleged to be ca. 1940. An early print exists. On its reverse is the following label in an
unidentified cursive:
Cem at Johnsons ca 1940.
RL70
Johnsons: End of the sweathouse at the top of the roadway. An early print exists. A legend on the reverse in Mrs. Roberts'
hand reads:
Yurok Indian sweat house, Klamath River, Cal.
RL71
Johnsons: Yurok cemetery with a "White man" dwelling at the rear. An early print exists, with the label:
Johnsons Yurok grave c. 1940?
RL72 Johnsons: Side or end entrance of sweathouse; cemetery in the rear.
RL73 A Klamath River scene.
RL74 Johnsons: Graves, during the 1920's.
RL75 Requa: North side of the Klamath River mouth, Tucker Rock in the rear.
RL76
Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River from its north. Pencilled on back in Mrs. Roberts' cursive:
Wissach culver.
RL77 Requa: Klamath River near its mouth. River bar is in the rear.
RL78
Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River from the north bank of the river. Cooking salmon on sticks. Mrs. Roberts' label reads:
Waterhouse Wissach Culver.
RL79 Klamath River scene.
RL80 Requa: Klamath River lagoon, coaster on the far side of the bar.
RL81 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River.
RL82 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River, summer of 1926.
RL83 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River, summer of 1926.
RL84 Requa: Lagoon at the mouth of the Klamath River, summer 1926.
RL85 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River.
RL86 Klamath River scene.
RL87 Klamath River scene, "old-fashioned" canoe, "double-ender" canoe, and a large "double-ender" at a boat landing. Also firewood pile.
RM Series
RM1
Requa: Roof of the Brooks house, before it collapsed. A print is known with the following label on its front:
OCT 1957
Written on its back in Mrs. Roberts' handwriting:
Roof of Brooks house
I assume that this is an early photograph, taken between 1915 and 1930, which Mrs. Roberts had reprinted in 1957. Mrs. Roberts'
identification appears to be correct.
RM2 Requa: The old white man who lived on Turkey Island.
RM3
Requa: The old white man who lived on Turkey Island. A print of this shot exists, printed on the front with the date:
OCT 1957
On the reverse in Mrs. Roberts' hand is the legend:
Dr S A Barret-left Dept, Anthropology, U.C Taken about 62
This legend is totally incorrect, for I knew Sam Barrett and this is not he. Both men had similar beards, and I must assume
that Mrs. Roberts labelled the back of this shot when she was nearly blind.
RM4 Johnsons: The old Johnson store.
RM5 Indian cabin.
RM6 Requa: The Requa Inn and the rest of town. An early print exists.
RM7 Requa: A group of children in the main street.
RM8 Requa: Klamath River bar.
RM9 Indian children.
RM10 Martin's Ferry: View down the Klamath River from the middle of the bridge. ca. 1926.
RM11 Martin's Ferry: The whole community from the "South Bank," ca. 1927.
RM12 Fishermen on the bar, probably Requa, maybe part of digging out the bar, 1926.
RM13 Requa: Klamath River bar, all across.
RM14 Klamath mountain scene.
RM15 Requa: The Brooks house, with Harry Roberts, Sr., and Surgone George in front. [A. R. P.: Billy Brooks, Jimmie James indentified 7/8/1971.]
RM16
Johnsons: A street scene. Legend on the back in small cursive:
trail into Johnsons ca. 1930.
[For update, see Palmquist 1983, p.13]
RM17
Johnsons: A street scene. Legend on the back in Mrs. Roberts' cursive:
Johnsons Klamath River Houses made after whites come into country. Old grave yard in foreground about'40.
RM18 Requa: Fishermen return.
RM19 Girl in front of house.
RM20 Indian children.
RM21 Klamath River Indians.
RM22 Johnsons: Yurok Indian woman. [A. R. P.: Eliza Lindgren per Ray Burns.]
RM23 Yurok Indian man.
RM24
Johnsons: Poker Bob's daughter. Legend on Reverse:
Poker Bob's daughter.
RM25 Red Mountain: Ruins of a prayer alter.
RM26 Two Yurok women.
RM28 Requa: Klamath River mouth.
RM29 Requa: Klamath River mouth.
RM30 Requa: The Hughes mill in Panther Creek.
RM31 Indian woman and child.
RM32 Johnsons: Group shot in town.
RM33 Yurok Indian woman.
RM34 Johnsons: Group of Yurok men.
RM35
Requa: Brush Dance. Legend on reverse in small cursive:
Brush Dance at Requa ca. 1922.
RM36 Requa:
RM37 Redwood Highway: Between Damnation Ridge and Endert Beach, Del Norte State Park.
RM38
Dad's Camp area from Requa. This shot was clearly taken at the same occasion as is an illustration in the following book:
Graves, Charles S. 1929 Lore and Legends of the Klamath River Indians. Yreka, California: Press of The Times; 157 pp.
Shot noted on page 84.
RM39 Requa: Tucker's Rock and the Klamath River mouth.
RM40 Johnsons: Taken from the area of Paddle Inn (then Crutchfield's).
RM41 Requa: Two fishermen; one Indian.
RM42
Requa: Ira Stevens at the mouth of the Klamath River, ca. 1920. Label on back in an unknown hand reads:
Ira Stevens Mouth of Klamath about 1920
Note fishnet drying poles, fishnet, and net floats.
RM43 Requa: Brush Dance.
RM44
Requa: Center of town, about 1926. Label on back in small cursive:
Requa ca 1926
Obviously taken within minutes of RM36.
RM45 Requa: Canoe at wharf.
RM46
Requa: Jump Dance, Robert Spott in the center of the line. A postal exists with the legend on its bottom:
"Brush Dance" of the Klamath Indians ~Jones~
It shows the same male dancers in the same order, but no female dancers. The background is the same. The angle of the shot
means it was taken from the front right of the dance line. In the postal, the male dancers are wearing their deer skin waist
wraps, rather than having them laid in front.
RM47 Requa region: View up the Klamath River toward the new town of Klamath. Two prints, apparently of early date, are known.
RM48 Requa region: View up the Klamath River toward the new town of Klamath.
RM49 Requa: View of the roof of Brooks' "old-fashioned" house at Rekwoi.
RM50 Requa: View of the roof of Brooks' "old-fashioned" house at Rekwoi.
RM51 Requa: The front of Brooks' "old-fashioned" house. Note bench in front.
RM52 Requa: The front of Brooks' ""old-fashioned" house.
RM53 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River.
RM54 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River.
RM55 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River.
RM56 Requa: Tucker's Rock above the mouth of the Klamath River.
RM57 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River.
RM58 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River.
RM59 Klamath: The Douglas Bridge.
RM60
Johnsons: A street scene; probably about 1926. A label on the reverse in the hand of Mrs. Ruth Roberts reads:
Street in town of Johnsons--on Klamath River. Houses are at end of trail. about '40.
RM61
Across from Johnsons: Whiskey Joe and wife threshing beans. Existing print has a legend on back, in small cursive, reading:
Whiskey Joe & wife across from Johnsons threshing beans.
RM62
Johnsons: Graves with garments hung on them. Legend on back, in Mrs. Roberts' cursive, reads:
Grave yard at Johnsons. Clothing hanging over graves. About '40.
RM63
Johnsons: Door on the long side of sweathouse. Data on reverse in Ruth Roberts' hand reads:
Yurok Indian--mens sleeping quarters Door to mens "sweat house"--at Johnsons on Klamath River about '40
Later print has a legend on back in Mrs. Roberts' hand:
Sweat house door Johnsons
On front is the OCT 1957 label.
RM64 Johnsons: Old family house, rear view.
RM65 Johnsons: "Old family house" and its doorway board and platform.
RM66 Johnsons: "Old-fashioned" sweathouse at the side of the old family house.
RM67 Johnsons: "Old-fashioned" house and "white man" house, adjacent.
RM68 Johnsons: The "upper" trail at Wautek.
RM69 Entrance on the long side of sweathouse.
RM70 Entrance on the long side of sweathouse.
RM71 Entrance on the long side of sweathouse.
RM72 Boat "Pecwen" on the Klamath River.
RM73 Packers with pack horses in "High Country."
RM74 Indian cabin.
RM75 Indian baby in a baby basket.
RM76
Johnsons: Nora John, sister of Lucy Thompson. Two early prints exist. One reads:
Lucy Thompson's sister
The other, in Mrs. Roberts' hand, reads:
Nora John (Wautek).
RM77
Eliza Lindgren, a Yurok woman. [A. R. P.: Axel Lindgren's grandmother per Ray Brown]. Label in Mrs. Roberts' hand reads:
Yurok Eliza Linger.
RM78 Indian male.
RM79 Requa: Ira Stevens and some Yurok women, at the mouth of the Klamath.
RM80 Two Indian women.
RM81 Requa: Elder Yurok male, Tucker Rock in the distance.
RM82 Two Yurok men.
RM83 Yurok woman on her steps.
RM84 Yurok woman and children.
RM85 Mrs. Ruth K. Roberts and Yurok woman.
RM86 Requa: Elderly Yurok male with gnarled cane.
RM87 Yurok male holding "A-frame" fish net.
RM88 Klamath River scene from the ridge above it. [J. W.: Klamath River from hills to east. Was probably taken on the north end of Starwein Ridge, ca. three miles east of Klamath Glen, which shows left of center on the flat to the right of the river. USGS Ship Mt. 15' quad shows a low standard road in this vicinity coming up from the latter and continuing up to Red Mt.]
RM89 "High Country." [J. W.: Klamath--further uphill. Seems to be a more northwesterly view from the same position as RM88, showing the ascending ridge and behind it Terwer Creek.]
RM90 "High Country." [J. W.: Klamath River--further uphill.]
RM91 "High Country." [J. W.: Bare ridge.]
RM92 "High Country." [J. W.: Bare ridge (out of focus). . .with low stunted, dead trees in foreground.]
RM93 "High Country." [J. W.: Prayer seat (semicircular) atop large piece of bedrock. Brushy ridge in background, and an unusual rock outcrop (50' high?) almost obscured by trees. Approx. 30 rocks. Another, flatter, rock outcrop visible in far distance (RM94?), off the ridge and separated from the viewer by trees.]
RM94 "High Country." [J. W.: Possible prayer seat. This one is surrounded by more brush than above and is located on more of an irregular bedrock surface. Partially bare ridge in distance with a large rock outcrop (RM93?).]
RM95 "High Country." [J. W.: Trees and snow patch (underexposed).]
RM96 Lake in "High Country." [J. W.: Small pond (50-100' diam.) surrounded by fairly tall trees and some grassland. Man standing on opposite shore.]
RM97 "High Country." [J. W.: Tall trees with a possible rock feature beneath.]
RM98 "High Country." [J. W.: Trail, trees, snow patch and woman (?). Hill in distance brushy on one side, timbered on other.]
RM99 Red Mountain: "High Country." [J. W.: Stunted trees and glade area. Pilling's notes identify this and the following four scenes as "Red Mt."]
RM100 Red Mountain: "High Country." [J. W.: Trail (?) through dead, stunted trees. (Out of focus.)]
RM101 Red Mountain: Timber line scrub in "High Country." [J. W.: Mouth of Klamath as viewed from high country to east (out of focus). This location can be fairly accurately identified as Red Mt., probably the trail just to the south and west, Section 14, T. 13 N., R. 2 E. The bend in the Klamath in the far distance is the one immediately south of Klamath, with Flint Ridge the highest point beyond.]
RM102 Red Mountain: From "High Country" looking down on the Klamath River. [J. W.: Same as above, except from a position further down the hill to the west. The mid-foreground shows the same terrain as at the beginning of the trip (cf. RM88, 89, 80).]
RM103 Red Mountain: The remains of a medicine altar in the "High Country." [J. W.: "Remains of a medicine altar in 'high country'" (Pilling's notes). Amorphous pile of 75-100 various-sized rocks. Although the immediate setting is different, the shadows indicate this was taken at about the same time (mid-day) as RM102. Low brush and low-medium-sized trees widely spaced show in the background. Appears to be situated on a gentle (5-10 degree) sideslope.]
RM104 Prairie in the "High Country." [J. W.: Large prairie, about 200x200 yds., ringed by tall, thick trees. Snow patches indicate the view here is approx. SW.]
RM105 "High Country." [J. W.: Brush, xeric slope with large, irregular rock outcrop on ridge in distance.]
RM106 Mountains in the "High Country." [J. W.: View of Doctor Rock and Peak 8 from the west. Ridge in lower righthand corner may be the same as in the upper lefthand corner of RM98. Was taken from somewhere east of Red Mt. Lookout and west of Doctor/Peak 8, probably closer to the former. The drainage visible in the middle background is either Crescent City Fork Blue Creek, or Goose Creek, an effluent of South Fork Smith River (cf. JWC 4-17-75:28).]
RM107 A valley in the "High Country." [J. W.: Looking down broad, deep, heavily timbered valley, series of distinctive-looking ridge systems and peaks in the distance. Furthest peak may be Preston, which would make this the Smith River watershed. May have been taken from a point on the Boundary Trail a mile or so southeast of Red Mt. Meadow (RM104?). If so, the view is northeast of the upper Goose Creek drainage. Such an interpretation is consistent with the far peaks; the largest and highest is probably Preston Peak, ca. 25 miles distant.]
RM108 Trees in the "high country." [J. W.: Trail in heavy timber.]
RM109 Trees in the "High Country." [J. W.: Trail in light timber.]
RM110
Johnsons: Trail on the course of the 1968 road, church in the distance. Label in Mrs. Roberts' cursive reads:
Street in Yurok town of Johns about 20 miles up the Klamath river about '45.
RM111
Klamath River: From the ridge above Meta. Legend in Mrs. Roberts' hand reads:
From the Metta hills. '32 Christmas greetings From the Klamath river Indians, Harry, Ruth & Harry Roberts Jr.
RM112
Requa: Harry C. Roberts, Sr., and Captain Jack, at Inn. Legend on reverse reads:
Capt Jack & H C Roberts.
RM113
Requa: View of Burden Basket Hill above Dad's Camp. Label on back in Mrs. Roberts' cursive reads:
View of Kaay-way (burden basket) hill--from Requa, Cal.
RM114
Safford's Island: Stick game. Label in small cursive reads:
stick game
Photographer's stamp on back says OCT 33. This date probably means printing in 1933, but clothes, especially hats and cars,
suggest an early 1920's date.
RM115 Safford's Island: Stick game.
RM116 Requa: Off-shore rocks.
RM117 Requa: Anchovies on the Klamath River bar.
RM118
Requa: Klamath River mouth in July, '29. Mrs. Roberts' pencilled cursive on back reads:
Present mouth of river, July 29.
RM119 Requa: Klamath River mouth , date unknown.
RM120 Requa: Klamath River mouth, unknown date.
RM121
Requa: Spott's house and Tucker's Rock. Label on back in small cursive reads:
Spott's hse Requa.
RM122 Requa: Tucker's Rock and mouth area of the Klamath River.
RM123
Requa: Harry C. Roberts, Sr., and Captain Jack, at Inn. Label on back in printing attributed to H. C. Roberts, Sr. reads:
Capt. Jack Nurse in background.
RM124 Requa: Island Cannery and Burden Basket Hill.
RM125 Requa: A view up the Klamath River.
RM126 Klamath Town: From about half way between the 1926 and 1966 bridges.
RM127
Across from Johnsons: Johnsons in the distance. Label on back in small cursive reads:
across from Johnsons ca 1926.
RM128 Johnsons: Francis Roberts and other women and children of the town.
RM129
Johnsons: A family house with a sinlge-pitched roof. Label on back in small cursive reads:
family hse Johnsons ca 1940.
RM130
Johnsons: A sweathouse. Label on back reads:
Sweat houses Johnsons ca. 1940.
RM131
Johnsons: A street scene about 1926. Label on back in Mrs. Roberts' cursive reads:
Street in Johnsons on Klamath River. about '40.
RS Series
RS1 Requa: Indian woman in a plank boat, rowing.
RS2 Klamath River: Taken from a log raft.
RS3 Klamath River: A "double-ender" at the shore.
RS4 Klamath River: A "double-ender" at anchor.
RS5 Klamath River: A "double-ender" with a mast, but no sail.
RS6 Klamath River: A boat being paddled.
RS7 Klamath River: An "old-fashioned" Indian canoe, at anchor.
RS8 Klamath Glen (then Terwer Flat): Bags of chrome ore from Red Mt.
RS9 Indian boat on the Klamath River; a "double-ender."
RS10 Requa: Poker Bob and others.
RS11
Requa: Tucker Rock. A modern print exists, with a label in Mrs. Roberts' cursive:
Oregos.
RS12 Requa: Showing Tucker's Rock and Indian house in the foreground.
RS13 Requa: The trail to Tucker's Rock before autos had travelled it.
RS14 Requa: An Indian child in front of the Klamath Inn.
RS15 Requa(?): An Indian child, standing: female.
RS16 Requa(?): Hatless Indian woman with baby basket against her.
RS17 Requa(?): An Indian woman, standing in front of a porch.
RS18 Requa(?): An Indian woman, carrying a baby in a basket, profile.
RS19 Johnsons: Three Indian children on a sweathouse platform.
RS20 Requa(?): Indian woman holding a child.
RS21 Requa: Two Indian men sitting in front of the Cannery.
RS22 Requa(?): An Indian woman, carrying a baby in a basket, rear view.
RS23 Klamath River: Indian woman and child with a masted "double-ender" at the rear.
RS24 Requa (?): Indian woman on her front porch.
RS25 Indian woman.
RS26 Klamath River: Mrs. Harry Roberts, poling a "double-ender".
RS27 Klamath River: Indian male stearing a "double-ender" with a paddle.
RS28 Requa: Indian woman paddling a "double-ender."
RS29 Requa(?): Indian woman, carrying a baby basket on a chest tumpline.
RS30 Klamath Glen (Terwer Flat): People in front of bags of chrome ore. ca. 1917.
RS31 Klamath River: "Double-ender" loaded, on the river.
RS32 Harry Roberts at age seven to ten with a group of Indian children.
RS33 Indian woman and children.
RS34
Requa: Poker Bob (left center) and others. A print exists, with writing on back:
Poker Bob left center.
RS35 Klamath River: Picnic group.
RS36 Redwoods: Indian woman on a fallen log.
RS37 Indian woman in the woods.
RS38 Mrs. Roberts standing in a sweat house side exit.
RS39 Requa: A group of Indian men gambling at the side of the old lower cannery.
RS40 Requa: A canoe in the Klamath River near its mouth; Tucker Rock at the right.
RS41 Requa: A canoe before the Rattlesnake Rock, a "double-ender."
RS42 Requa: The mouth of the Klamath River.
RS43 Requa: The mouth of the Klamath River.
RS44 Requa: The old cable ferry crossing the Klamath; Requa in the distance.
RS45 Requa: Klamath River bar from Requa, looking at the south side of the mouth. Harry noted the small marshy ponds on the south side, to the south of the Klamath River in this shot.
RS46 Requa: Indian men in a "double-ender" at the cannery dock.
RS47 Klamath River: A camping group on the river, including Ruth Roberts.
RS48 Harry Roberts and a female age-mate.
RS49 Mrs. Ruth Roberts by the main entrance of a sweat house.
RS50 Mrs. Ruth Roberts by the main entrance of a sweat house.
RS51 Requa(?): Harry Roberts at ca. 10 years paddling a "double-ender."
RS52 Requa(?): Harry Roberts at ca. 10 years paddling a "double-ender."
RS53 Requa(?): Harry Roberts and an Indian woman holding a good fish catch.
RS54 Requa(?): An Indian woman with Indian children.
RS55 Klamath River: "Old-fashioned" canoe, carrying Harry K. Roberts and Ruth Roberts.
RS56 Indian baby in a baby basket.
RS57 Requa: Klamath River mouth.
RS58 Requa: Klamath River mouth, north side with Tucker's Rock.
RS59
Howinquit: Surf fish drying, in the Smith River pattern. A modern print exists. Label on back in Mrs. Roberts' cursive, reads:
Smelt drying June 1962 at Smith River--on ocean at Smith River reservation Amelia Browns camp.
RS60 Howinquit: Amelia Brown's fish drying camp.
RS61 Smith River: (l. to r.) Sam Barrett, Amelia Brown, Ruth Roberts, 1961.
RS62 Smith River: (l. to r.) Sam Barrett, Amelia Brown, Ruth Roberts, 1961.
RS63 Smith River: (l. to r.) Ruth Roberts, Amelia Brown, Sam Barrett.
RS64
Requa: Reconstruction of the old Brooks house; Jimmy Brooks. A modern print exists with a label in an unknown hand, reading:
Jimmy Brooks.
RS65 Requa: Reconstruction of the old Brooks house.
RS66 Requa: Reconstruction of the old Brooks house.
RS67 Indian males.
RS68 Requa: Reconstruction of the old Brooks house.
RS69 Requa: Reconstruction of the old Brooks house.
RS70 An Indian male, an early shot.
RS71
Johnsons: "Sweathouse," an early shot, "ca. 1918." An early print exists with the following label on the reverse:
door to sweathouse Johnsons ca. 1918.
RS72 Sweathouse and family graveyard.
RS73 Requa: Two Indian men seated.
RS74 Johnsons: The stone-ended sweathouse with a puppy on it.
RS75 Johnsons: The stone-ended sweathouse.
RS76 Johnsons: Old-fashioned family house.
RS77 Johnsons: Old-fashioned family house.
RS78 Man in a Brush Dance costume holding a dance knife.
RS79 Requa: Indian men with a drum, seated.
RS80 Johnsons: The stone-ended sweathouse.
RS81 A group of White and Indian adults and children.
RS82 Klamath River scene: "Double-ender" canoes.
RS83 A girl at a fence.
RS84 Mrs. Roberts on the beach, lying face down.
RS85 Klamath River scene: "Old-fashioned" canoe along the river bank.
RS86 Klamath River scene: "Double-ender" canoe in use.
RS87 Requa: Small children in front of the doorway of the Brooks' house.
RS88 Klamath River scene: "Double-ender" canoe in use.
RS89 Requa: "Osprey" beached on the Klamath River bar.
RS90 Harry K. Roberts in the woods.
RS91 Klamath Glen (Terwer Flat): Chrome ore being stacked.
RS92 Klamath River scene: Towing and paddling a canoe upriver. Shot was probably taken on a 1918 trip, as were RS23 and RS102. The canoe looks to be the Roberts' "double-ender" canoe.
RS93 Johnsons: Two "old-fashioned" family houses, nearing collapse.
RS95 Harry K. Roberts on log; Yurok woodpile behind.
RS96
Requa: Child dressed up at the doorway of the Brooks' house. An early print exists, with a legend on the reverse in Mrs. Roberts'
cursive:
Yurok Indian child at door of the old Yurok Indian family house at "Rekwoi", Cal.
RS97 Klamath River Scene: Towing a "double-ender" canoe under sail.
RS98 Yurok woodpile.
RS99 Old Yurok woman.
RS100 Requa: Dad's Camp.
RS101 Klamath River scene: "Double-ender" sailing with farm produce.
RS102 Klamath River scene: "Double-ender" on the river bank.
RS103 Requa: Klamath River mouth.
RS104 A middle-aged couple. [A. R. P.: Actually Ruth Roberts and Samuel Kellett, according to Robert Brogden (RR's nephew). 6/10/87]
RS105 Beach scene.
RX Series
RX1 Johnsons: A woman using a shoulder tumpline on Johnsons bar.
RX2 Johnsons: An Indian man [R. Burns: Trinidad Pete ?]
RX3 Johnsons: An Indian man.
RX4
Jonhsons: Stone-ended sweathouse. An early print exists with a label on back reading:
door to sweathouse Johnsons ca. 1918.
RX5 A woman holding a baby in a baby basket.
RX6 Boy with a dog.
RX7
Eureka: Captain Crone. Original photograph in an oval mount has a label on back:
Captain Krone.
RX8 A northern California coastal scene.
RX9 Indian against a fence. Photo taken by Charles S. Graves.
RX10 Two Indian children aginst a fence. Photo taken by Charles S. Graves.
RX11 Indian teenage female. Photo probably taken by Charles S. Graves.
RX12
Brush Dance. An early print exists, with a label on back, in what is probably Charles S. Graves' handwriting:
Brush Dance.
RX13 Callahan, Calif.: Callahan Ranch Hotel, ca. 1931. Photo by Charles S. Graves.
RX14 Klamath River scene: From a ridge.
RX15 Callahan, Calif.: Callahan Ranch Hotel, ca. 1931.
RX16
Hoopa: Stick game players, ca. 1912. An early postal exists, written on back in the hand of Harry C. Roberts, addressed to:
Mr Capt Jack Requa California
The message on the left hand side reads:
Hoopa June 19, 1913 Dear Sir I will send you a Card and Tell you That I am not comeing down this Summer For I have to much
work Frome Harry Campbell
The postmark on back reads:
Hoopa Cal. JUN 23 7AM 1913.
RX17 Requa: Fish nets drying along a Klamath River channel.
RX18 Requa: A small coaster at the cannery wharf.
RX19
Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River near Tucker's Rock, ca. '25. An early postal exists, addressed on back in an unknown hand:
Mrs H C Roberts 239 Mather Oakland Calif.
The message reads:
Requa Calif. April 20--1925
Vernon sends his regards to you and Mr Roberts Hoping to see you this summer Cates Bros.
RX20 Somes Bar: Klamath River scene.
RX21 Near Orleans: Klamath River scene.
RX22 Orleans: Hotel.
RX23 Somes Bar: Sugar Loaf at the mouth of the Salmon River.
RX24
Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River and Dad's Camp, ca. '30. An early postal exists, with a May 20, 1935 Klamath Calif. postmark.
The address and message read:
D R Jones Hotel Berry Sacramento
Sunday 5 P.M. Arrived safely. Country lovely. R.K.R.
RX25 Requa: The cheese factory. Same cabin in white, highest on the hill at the right is the Roberts' family place.
RX26 Requa: Alice Spott (Taylor) in Spott family dresses.
RX27 Requa: Sting ray at the cannery wharf. Cf. RX18.
RX28 Requa: Mouth of the Klamath River in 1926. An early postal exists which has been printed backwards. It shows Tucker's Rock and the mouth of the Klamath River in the early fall of 1926, probably during August or early September of that year. As far as is known, at no other time did the mouth have the form shown in this shot.
RX29
Requa: Jump Dance with Robert Spott at the center. An early postal exists, with the signature on back:
Ruth K. Roberts.
RX30 Blue Nose Bridge: Between Somes Bar and Happy Camp.
RX31 Requa: Ruth Roberts in one of the Spott family dresses. Harry Roberts, Jr. notes in seeing this print that his mother had borrowed this Spott family dress to wear to a costume ball. He said that his mother was "playing Indian."
RX32 Coastal scene.
RX33
Requa: Restoration of Brooks' house; Mrs. Roberts in the doorway. A modern print exists with a label on back:
Mrs Roberts in doorway.
RX34 Requa: Restoration of the Brooks' house; laying roof boards.
RX35
Requa: Doorway of the Brooks' house, in 1959. Three modern prints exist. One has a label on back in Mrs. Roberts' hand:
Front of the house.
RX36
Requa: Restoration of the Brooks' house, in 1959; Mrs. Roberts and group. A modern print exists, which has on back in Mrs.
Roberts' cursive:
"Out."
RX37
Requa: Restoration of the Brooks' house, Jimmy Brooks. A modern print exists, labelled:
Jimmy Brooks.
RX38 Requa: Restoration of the Brooks' house.
RX39
Requa: Restoration of the Brooks' house; Jimmy Brooks. A label in Mrs. Roberts' hand, reads:
Alice 1 Margaret 1.
RX40
Requa: Restoration of the Brooks' house, 1959. A modern print exists, with a label in Mrs. Roberts' hand:
Alice 1 Roberts 1.
RX41
Crescent City: Mrs. Charles, Margaret Mathews' mother, 1938. A modern print exists, in the hand of Margaret Mathews, reading:
To Mrs. Roberts 2/65 A picture of my very wonderful mother. You were always so very nice to her. Margaret Mathews
Passage continues at the bottom of the back:
Picture taken 1938 at 51 yrs. of age A full Blooded Indian
Mother--Nellie Ruben--Yurok
Father--Frank Ruben Sr.--Kaurak.
RX42 Klamath River scene, ca. 1918.
RX43
Requa: Restoration of the Brooks' house, 1959. Shown side roof beam. Label by Mrs. Roberts reads:
1 Don Davis Rt 2 Box 260 CC 1 Roberts.
RX44 [blank]
RX45 Requa: Downtown scene.
RX46 The Roberts and the McBeths of Klamath Glen.
RX47 [blank]
RX48
Requa: Teedee Spott Lewis, as a girl of ca. six years old. An early print exists. Label in unknown hand reads:
Do you no who is this girl 7 years old now Teedee out side of my house at Requa.
RX49 Coastline.
RX50 Yurok woman.
RX51 Requa: View of the whole town.
RX52 Requa: Klamath River in flood; Safford Island cannery.
RX53 Requa: Reconstruction of the Brooks' house, in 1959.
RX54 Requa: Reconstruction of the Brooks' house, in 1959.
RX55 Requa: Reconstruction of the Brooks' house; Geneva and Mrs. Roberts.
RX56 Requa: Reconstruction of the Brooks' house; Geneva and Mrs. Roberts.
RX57 Requa: Reconstruction of the Brooks' house, in 1959.
RX58 Requa: Geneva Brooks Matz at Brooks' house restoration.
RX59
Crescent City: Mary Gist in the sring of 1959. A modern class picture, reading as part of print at its bottom:
School Days 58-59
Pencilled data or signature on back reads:
Mee Mary Gist.
RX60
Requa: Restoration of the Brooks' house. A modern print exists, with a label on back in Mrs. Roberts' hand reading:
House under construction.
RX61
Requa: Alice Spott (Taylor) at Brooks' house restoration, 1959. Label on back reads:
Alice "bossing" the work.
RX62
Requa: Alice Spott (Taylor) at Brooks' house restoration. Label on back reads:
Alice Spott Taylor 1 Matz 1 Roberts.
RX63
Pecwan: Jump Dance. An early print exists on thin paper. Stamp on back reads:
Pasadena, California GRACE NICHOLSON.
RX64 Pecwan: Jump Dance.
RX65 Woman carrying a baby in a baby basket.
RX66
Requa: Gambling game about 1920. Label reads:
Yurok Indian gamboling game--taken about 1920.
RX67 Crescent City Lighthouse: Harry Roberts, Sr.
RX68 Old woman.
RX69
Requa: Restoration of the Brooks' house; Mrs. Roberts in the doorway. Label reads:
"Getting out."