East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-15

cosmopolitan type, has achieved an
enviable reputation through his In
dan photographs, not only in the
United States, but in Europe, where
his unique photographs are found ir
many of the famous salons and art
galleries of the old world.
He is a native of Iowa, in which
state he was born in 1850. He came
to Umatilla county with his parents
in 1861, and has made this county his
home since his arrival here as a boy.
He was engaged in the mercantile
business in this city and Umatilla for
a number Of years, was Indian agen.
for two years and was also county
surveyor for a number of years. In all
his experience in the county he has
been a friend and confidant Of the
Umatilla Indians and when, by acci-
dent, he began a study and practice
of photography, he could gain access
to the homes of the tribe where others
less familiar. failed.
IT was only 10 years ago that this
artist began work which has
brought him fame. In the summer of
1896, when visiting the Umatilla res
ervation one day, on business, he was
prompted to take along a 3x3 kodak
which was on his desk. He snapped
few scenes, caused CONSERVATION
among the Indian women and brought
back a camera filled with exposed
films
In developing the kodak films, he
was assisted by c. $. Wheeler. another
we'll known photographer Of Pendle-
ton, and in cutting the individual neg
atives from the continuous film, the
two artists" cut the negatives in two
in the middle ard thus spoiled the
first Moorhouse pictures ever taken,
ard ended in failure the first attempt
of the embryo artist who now numbers
his negatives by the thousand.
But Mater Moorhouse had the ko-
dak fever" and undaunted by the
failure of his first attempt. he began
experimenting day after day with ko-
daks and cameras, He bought all
kinds and sizes of kodaks (paying all
kinds of fancy prices and being sold"
by all kinds of agents with patent
iiNtVles 10 make
photography easy.D
But his experience developed genu-
inc taste for the work and gradually
the Moorhouse pictures were recog-
n!zed as excellent amateur work and
from an ameteur he developed into an
artist. His 3x3 kodak grew into a
l0xli camera and his fame is as wide
as the world.
The negative of every historic Indian
in the northwest and of every historic
SLOT in the northwest is now included
in the Moorhouse collection. He
sends out thousands of photographs
every year and every part of the coun-
try and at times cannot supply the
demand for pictures.
An elegant collection of his work
has been issued in book form and
a new edition will be issued from the
press of the Fast Oregonian this year
in time for the holiday trade. The
collection will consist of so pages of
high grade half tones of his photo
graphs with appropriate reading mat.
ter elegantly bound and printed on the
best grade of enameled book paper.
His office is the headquarters for
the Indians OF the Umatilla reserva-
ton when in the city. They seek his
advice, bring their friends to his Of
flee and in every way trust him. He
now has access to the homes Of the
tribe, where he is Familiarity known
and loved,
His large collection OF Indian curios
is one of the very best on the Pacific
coast 1t includes every article COM