Friday, October 16, 2020

Wishram Man Fishing

 







Wishram man fishing with a dip net on the Columbia River, March 11th, 1910.

The Wishram are known as the Tlakluit and Echeloot. They traditionally settled in permanent villages along the north banks of the Columbia River. In the 1700s, the estimated Wishram population was 1,500.

Photograph by Edward S. Curtis.



(Steve Renfro)