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Antique Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) from the early 1900s depicting Native American participants on horseback at the Frontier Days celebration in Walla Walla, Washington.
The photo captures a gathering of Native American tribe members of Umatilla nation—who regularly participated in early Pacific Northwest regional events like the Walla Walla Frontier Days and the nearby Pendleton Round-Up.
In the early 1900s, local photographers captured members of the Umatilla tribe (who lived on the nearby Umatilla Reservation in Oregon) traveling to Walla Walla, Washington, to participate in civic parades, exhibitions, and regional Frontier Days celebrations.
The phrase "Feathers and Paint" was a common turn of the century description used on postcards to market the traditional ceremonial regalia worn by the riders, including full feathered headdresses (warbonnets) and sacred horse body paint. The photograph captures the Umatilla delegation at a very specific historical moment—right at the peak era of the early Pacific Northwest frontier festivals.
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