U.S. History Images
Welcome to U.S. History Images! Below you'll find a list of the most recently added images. Use the links on the left to view all the U.S. History Images in this growing collection, or visit the Site Map.I am very proud to provide over 800 U.S. History images of Native Americans. Famous individuals, a large selection of images representing the various tribes, and drawings and photographs of wonderful Native American artifacts are included on these pages.
Please be aware that these images have been taken from books, photos, postcards, and magazines from the mid-1800's to the early 1900's, and they often reflect the prejudices, stereotypes, and ignorance of that time. Terms that are now considered disrespectful were at one time commonplace and are included here as they appeared in the original source material in an attempt to provide an historical context for these images. They do not represent my own personal viewpoint in anyway.
While the vast majority of images come from my personal collection, when necessary, I have used public domain images from SIRIS, the Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. It is a terrific resource, although not all the materials there are in the public domain. If you want to reuse images labeled as being from SIRIS, be sure to read their copyright information.
The rest of the images are free for you to use any way you want with just a couple of exceptions. Please read my Terms of Use for more information. You can also find more U.S. History Images at Public Domain Images.
This website is a work in progress and new images will be added, in chronological order, over time. Be sure to bookmark this page or subscribe to a feed so you can be notified as more U.S. History Images are included.
Native Americans
U. S. History Images: Geronimo
An assortment of seven black and white and color images of Geronimo, war-chief of the Apaches.
U.S. History Images: Hiawatha
Here you'll find seven black and white drawings of Hiawatha, as a child and with Nokomis.
U.S. History Images: Hiawatha the Indian
Six more beautiful color illustrations of Hiawatha the Indian, as a child, a man, and with Minnehaha.
U.S. History Images: Iroquois Hiawatha
Here are six additional color pictures of Iroquois Hiawatha as a boy hunting and with Iagoo and Nokomis.
U.S. History Images: Osceola
This page has an assortment of different depictions of Osceola the famous leader of the Seminoles.
U.S. History Images: Pocahontas
This set of seven amazing color illustrations of Pocahontas show her progression through life from a young girl to her appearance before the queen as Lady Rebecca.
U.S. History Images: Pocahonatas Life
More black and white etchings showing Pocahonatas's Life, including her rescue of Captain John Smith, her baptism, and her marriage to John Rolfe.
U.S. History Images: Chief Pontiac
Here are pictures of Chief Pontiac, the Ottawa leader who became famous for his role in Pontiac's Rebellion.
U.S. History Images: Sitting Bull
Six images of the great Sioux leader, Sitting Bull including portraits, battle scenes, and drawings of the interior and exterior of his teepee.
U.S. History Images: Chief Sitting Bull
Six photos of Chief Sitting Bull along with various members of his family.
U.S. History Images: Tecumseh Indian Chief
Six images of Tecumseh Indian Chief of the Shawnee tribe, including him giving a speech, saving the lives of prisoners, and his death.
U.S. History Images: Famous Indian Chiefs
This page features Famous Indian Chiefs King Philip, Chief Pontiac, Little Turtle, Logan, Black Hawk, and a group portrait of Cornstalk, Logan, and Red Eagle.
U.S. History Images: Indian Chiefs
On this page you'll find more images of Indian Chiefs with illustrations of wonderfully decorated Sioux, Kiowa, Otoe, Mandan, Pottawatomie, and Seneca leaders.
U.S. History Images: Native American Chiefs
Here are some additional images of Native American Chiefs from the Menomonies, Sauk, Gros Ventres, Cheyenne, Seminole, and Sioux tribes.
U.S. History Images: Native American Women
Six illustrations and one photograph of lovely Native American Women including Kiowa Annie, Annie Red Shirt, and Cofachiqui, the Indian princess, presenting a string of pearls to de Soto.
U.S. History Images: North American Indians
This page has an assortment of images of North American Indians which includes Black Hawk, Logan, Tecaughretanego, the Treaty with Five Nations, and Native Americans with their horses.
U.S. History Images: American Indians
Here we have additional etchings of American Indians spear fishing, holding council, visiting a burying ground, and involved in conflict.
Native American Tribes
U.S. History Images: Algonquin
There are five wonderful photographs Algonquin Indians on this page.
U.S. History Images: Anasazi
On this page of Anasazi images, are pictures of ancient cave dwellings, restored tower and cliff houses, and an etching of an attack on a village.
U.S. History Images: Anasazi Indians
Six more pictures of items relating to the Anasazi Indians including vases, pottery, dwellings, and rock inscriptions.
U.S. History Images: Apache
Several images of Apache scouts, and warriors, are here, as well as an image of the Apaches treating for peace with General Crook, and the surrender of the Chiricahuas and their captives.
U.S. History Images: Apache Indians
On this page of Apache Indians you'll find portraits of Naiche, Chief Pacer, and Dr. Carlos Montezuma, along with others.
U.S. History Images: Blackfoot
Here you'll find a Blackfoot family at home, mounted Blackfoot, pictures of men, and one old woman.
U.S. History Images: Blackfoot Indians
Six additional images of Blackfoot Indians include a chief, medicine man, mounted Blackfeet traveling through snow, and other portraits.
U.S. History Images: California Indians
These pictures of California Indians depict Mission Indians of Southern California, Diggers in a canoe and on land, and an Native American woman of the Sacramento River.
U.S. History Images: Cherokee
A group of Cherokee women making pottery, a portrait of a girl in native dress, and more are on this page.
U.S. History Images: Cherokee Indians
Two pictures of Sequoya, the inventor of the Cherokee alphabet, and four other Cherokee Indians are shown here.
U.S. History Images: Cheyenne
On this page you'll find images of a Cheyenne chief, the Battle of Rosebud, a pow wow, and the capture of Black Kettle's camp.
U.S. History Images: Cheyenne Indians
This page shows a lodge and burial ground of the Cheyenne Indians as well as images of warriors and chiefs.
U.S. History Images: Chippewa Indians
The images of Chippewa Indians on this page include Oshawahnah, a Chippewa chief, Chippewa Indians fishing from canoes, and three more drawings of individuals.
U.S. History Images: Chippewa Tribe
The Chippewa Tribe members on this page were all drawn by George Catlin and provide portaits of the nine Chippewa who visited Longon on tour with Catlin's Gallery in 1845, as well as drawings done by Chippewa showing their version of heaven and their first meetings with the white man.
U.S. History Images: Choctaw
Here are pictures of two Choctaw men, three pictures of ball-players, and one showing the Eagle Dance of the Choctaw.
U.S. History Images: Choctaw Indians
This page shows six more Choctaw Indians with a portrait of two girls, a woman pounding corn, another woman in partial native dress, a group portrait and more.
U.S. History Images: Comanche
This set of Comanche images features Quanah Parker, principal chief of the Comanches and members of his family, Indians stealing cows, and two portraits of warriors.
U.S. History Images: Comanche Indians
There are six more portraits of Comanche Indians to be found on this page.
U.S. History Images: Cree
These pictures of Cree include a medicine man in full regalia, an camp scene, and four portraits of tribe members.
U.S. History Images: Creek Indians
There are five pictues on this page showing Creek Indians in the Battle of Talladega, in a canoe fight, and an image of a Creek chieftan.
U.S. History Images: Crow Indians
A Crow grandmother, mother, and child, a group of mounted Crow women, and a medicine Crow in native dress are part of this set of Crow Indians.
U.S. History Images: Dakota Indians
Here we have several portraits of chiefs in partial native dress, and also a picture of Dakota Indians playing a game of plum stones.
U.S. History Images: Hopi
This page features photographs of the Hopi participating in several ceremonies such as the Walpi new fire rite, the tablet dance, and the bean planting ceremony.
U.S. History Images: Hopi Indians
Images of the Snake Dance of the Hopi Indians and a photo of Hopi children are featured on this page.
U.S. History Images: Hopi Religion
The altar of the horned priests, and other artifacts using in the ceremonies of the Hopi Religion are shown here.
U.S. History Images: Hopi Ceremonies
On this page you'll find more photographs of paraphenalia used during Hopi Ceremonies and an Indian drawing of the Corn Maidens grinding corn.
U.S. History Images: Hopi Kachina Masks
There are two views of a kachina helmet mask, rain kachinas at Walpi, and an Indian drawing representing a war kachina on this page showing Hopi Kachina Masks.
U.S. History Images: Iroquois
Included on this page are Iroquois dwellings, a war dance, and three images of Hiawatha.
U.S. History Images: Iroquois Indians
Engravings of Iroquois Indians show an Iroquois chief, a long house at Onondaga, and several battle images.
U.S. History Images: Iroquois Tribe
These images of the Iroquois Tribe present a woman and baby with a cradleboard, a group of children beside a wooden boat, and several portraits.
U.S. History Images: Kiowa
There are five portraits of Kiowa chiefs on this page, with images of Satanta, Lone Wolf, and Big Tree.
U.S. History Images: Lakota Indians
Included on this page of Lakota Indians are images of Spotted Tail, Rain-in-the-Face, Chief Big Joseph, Conquering Bear, and Red Cloud.
U.S. History Images: Lakota Sioux
There are six portraits of Lakota Sioux on this page, including ones of Big Foot, White Hawk, Kicking Bear, Hollow Horn Bear, and others.
U.S. History Images: Mandan
On this page you'll find a chief, scenes from a Mandan village and burial ground, a medicine man in bearskin, and a Mandan woman and papoose.
U.S. History Images: Moduc Indians
The Moduc Indians depicted on this page include Captain Jack (not Sparrow), Hooker Jim, Modocs on the war path, in their stonghold and attacking some commissioners.
U.S. History Images: Mohawk Indians
This selection of images of Mohawk Indians shows three different portraits of Chief Joseph Brandt,, King Hendrick, another Mohawk chief, a treaty of peace, and a drawing titled The Mohawk's Last Arrow.
U.S. History Images: Moundbuilders
The ancient Moundbuilders left us a square mound at Marieta, a graded way near Piketon, and an elephant and a great serpent mound which can be seen here.
U.S. History Images: Moundbuilders
Here are some relics of the Mound Builders including spear heads, stone pipes, a vase, and several clay vessels.
U.S. History Images: Navajo
On this page are Navajo images of a man with silver ornaments, a loom, a boy, a scene from the Navajo Fire Dance, and two pictures of Navajo chiefs.
U.S. History Images: Navajo Indians
You can find more Navajo Indians on this page with pics of a blanket weaver and loom, an old warrior with lance and shield, and a Navajo Indian and child at their home in Canyon de Chelle.
U.S. History Images: Nez Perce
These Nez Perce images show two pictures of Chief Joseph, the Battle of Canyon Creek, a boy and a papoose, and a Nez Perce camp.
U.S. History Images: Osage
There are images of three warriors and several chiefs on this page depicting the Osage.
U.S. History Images: Pawnee Indians
There are two color images of Pawnee Indians in ceremonial dress to illustrate Hako, a Pawnee ceremoney, as well as chiefs and a group portrait of several Pawnee on this page.
U.S. History Images: Plains Indians
Quite a few tribes comprise the group referred to as the Plains Indians, so on this page we have eight images of Arapahoes, Crows, Shoshones, and scenes of buffalo hunts and conflict on the plains.
U.S. History Images: Ponca
Two pictures of Chief Standing Buffalo are on this page of Ponca Indians, along with White Eagle, Standing Bear, Big Chief, and Hairy Bear.
U.S. History Images: Potawatomi
On this page you'll find several Potawatomi chiefs, a village scene, and a man ready for travel.
U.S. History Images: Powhatan
Pocahontas was a Powhatan and you'll find two pictures of her here along with images of Chief Powhatan and his brother, Opecancanough.
U.S. History Images: Pueblo
This set of Pueblo illustrations show a Pueblo church, a carreta, a procession on the day of the saints, pueblo clothing, a pueblo cacique, and more.
U.S. History Images: Pueblo Indians
This selection of images of Pueblo Indians shows a group of natives, some Pueblo girls, water carriers, a dance in the pueblo, and views of pueblo apartments.
U.S. History Images: Pueblo People
The Pueblo People shown here include girls winnowing beans and selling clay images, a young hunter, a clotho spinning in the sun, a young maiden, and a Pueblo and cart.
U.S. History Images: Pueblo Indian Dwellings
This final set of images relating to the Pueblo Indians features several Pueblo Indian Dwellings with views of characteristic pueblo houses, a village, the house of a chief, and pueblos of Laguna and Taos, New Mexico.
U.S. History Images: Sauk Indians
For this page on the Sauk Indians there are three pictures of Black Hawk, one picture of his son, and two pics of Keokuk, also known as The Watchful Fox.
U.S. History Images: Seminole Tribe
More Seminole Tribe members are on this page, including a Seminole family inside a chickee, a young man skinning a wild turkey, and the first photo taken at Pine Island, Florida.
U.S. History Images: Seminole Indians
A scene of the Seminole War, and Seminoles Billy Bowlegs, Osceola, Hillishago, and Micanope can be found on this page of Seminole Indians.
U.S. History Images: Seneca Indians
Red Jacket, Seneca cheif and orator, Corn Planter, another Seneca chief, and an illustration of a massacre in Wyoming are all represented on this page of Seneca Indians.
U.S. History Images: Shawnee
A number of pictures of the famous Shawnee chief, Tecumseh, are on this page, along with images of his brother, The Prophet, and the Battle of Tippecanoe.
U.S. History Images: Sioux
Images of the Sioux were the most prevelant. This page provides a selection of chiefs -- Hollow Horn Bear, Leading Hawk, Red Cloud, Chief Gall, and others.
U.S. History Images: Sioux Indians
Little Crow, Little Paul, the capture of an Indian camp, a group of Sioux chiefs and more more can be found on this page of Sioux Indians.
U.S. History Images: Sioux Indian Tribe
More images of the Sioux Tribe include scenes of an Indan council, the death of a Sioux chief in an attack, and portraits of Sioux chiefs.
U.S. History Images: Sioux Indian Tribe
This page shows the Sioux method of dressing the hair, a medicine chief, a village, Sioux artifacts, and sadly, a "massacre" and subsequent execution of many members of the Sioux Indian Tribe.
U.S. History Images: Sioux Clothing
A fabulous color illustration of Red Cloud's ornamented buckskin war shirt, and more Sioux Indians in full regalia are featured on this page of Sioux Clothing.
U.S. History Images: Sioux Native Americans
One last page of Sioux Native Americans provides lovely photographs of three Sioux women and four Sioux men in native dress.
U.S. History Images: Utes
On this page featuring the Utes you'll find chiefs and also warriors on the lookout for wagon trains.
U.S. History Images: Ute Indians
This page of Ute Indians provides images of Chief Ouray, Chief Colorow, Chief Washington, and Chief Piah.
U.S. History Images: Zuni
These etchings show Zuni dwellings, pueblos, altars, a vegetable garden, a farm house, and a Zuni woman at a window.
Native American Culture
U.S. History Images: Native American Art
On this page of Native American Art you can see drawings done by Native Americans on paper and on buffalo robes and shields.
U.S. History Images: Native American Artifacts
This page of Native American Artifacts includes a drawing of a stone pipe, Zuni drinking vessels, two baby cradles, a wampum belt and currency, and various relics of the cliff dwellers.
U.S. History Images: Native American Baskets
Here are some photographs of beautiful Native American Baskets from various tribes.
U.S. History Images: Native American Beadwork
I've put together eight color illustrations of examples of Native American Beadwork shown on tobacco pouches, a cradle, a totem, bead cases and knife sheaths.
U.S. History Images: Indian Clothing
This page features color pictures of North American Indian Clothing with a Kiowa ceremonial headdress, ornamental tobacco pouches, a shell necklace, and a full sized illustration of a Delaware chief in his wonderful regalia.
U.S. History Images: Native American Clothes
A beaded buckskin clothes bag, moccasins, leggings, pouches, and drawings of a warrior and chief make up this page showing color images of Native American Clothes.
U.S. History Images: Native American Clothing
This set of full-color drawings of Native American Clothing present two gorgeous headdresses, apache caps, moccasins, shirts, and a red Cheyenne dress ornamented with elk's teeth and beads.
U.S. History Images: Native American Crafts
On this page of Native American Crafts are six lovely color illustrations of dolls made by Indians of different tribes.
U.S. History Images: Native American Designs
You can find six color examples of Native American Designs on these accessories: a fancy blanket band, Sioux beaded garters, an Arapahoe war shield, and some beaded bags and pouches.
Native American Drawings
On this page are Native American Drawings done on buffalo robes by Crow, Pawnee, and Mandan tribe members.
U.S. History Images: Native American Flutes
Here are drawings in color and black and white of Native American Flutes and two paintings and a photograph of Native Americans playing this instrument.
U.S. History Images: American Indian Clipart
A Navajo man, a "Noble Red Man," Indians in war paint, on horseback and more can be found on this page of American Indian Clipart.
U.S. History Images: Native American Clipart
You'll find illustrations of bows and arrows and shields, a Native American girl and Pocahontas, pottery and a blanket, a chiefs, and Indians in a canoe on this page of Native American Clipart.
U.S. History Images: Native American Designs Symbols
These Native American Designs Symbols and totems were drawn by George Catlin as he observed them on rocks and trees during his travels with the Northern American Indians.
U.S. History Images: Native American Graphics
On this page of Native American Graphics are an assortment of great images of Flatbow and Kootenai Indians, an Indian baby in her cradle, warriors and their wives, a Minataree Indian doing the Dog Dance, a chief in full dress, and Indian dancers impersonating Night and Day.
U.S. History Images: Native American Patterns
I created these seven full color Native American Patterns digitally; they're based on the beadwork patterns I found in these pages.
U.S. History Images: Native American Pictures
Nine more Native American Pictures are on this page, with among others, images of Southern Indians, a ceremonial invocation, a sachem,and a drawing titled Lamentation.
U.S. History Images: Native American Symbols
Here are eight more Native American Symbols showing various examples of picture writing.
U.S. History Images: Native American Jewelry
On this page are close-up drawings of Missouria, Kiowa, and Kansas men wearing elaborate Native American Jewelry .
U.S. History Images: Kachina
This page starts a set of line drawings of all different types of Kachinas, including a turkey cock, buffalo, mocking bird, hawk, owl and wasp kachinas.
U.S. History Images: Kachina Dolls
These Kachina Dolls represent the red hawk, bee, owl, snipe, hummingbird, and Cooper's hawk.
U.S. History Images: Native American Kachina Dolls
This final set of Native American Kachina Dolls show us a tcanau, buffalo maid, chicken, owl, eagle, and a duck.
U.S. History Images: Native American Medicine
This page has terrific images of tribes practicing Native American Medicine with images of ornamented Medicine Men, views of Mandan medicine or mystery lodges, and scenes from their ceremonies.
U.S. History Images: Native American Music
Images of sheet music for Native American Music are on this page, along with a Chippewa Indian song drawn on birch bark.
U.S. History Images: Native American Paintings
This group of hand-tinted Native American Paintings are all from a book by Brownell and depict the Indian in his canoe, an interview of Samoset with the Pilgrims, ball playing, Indians making a offering to the dead, an Indian war dance, and an Indian encampment west of the Mississippi.
U.S. History Images: Native American Pottery
On this page you'll find images of Zuni water vases, paint, and condiment cups, Tesuke water vases, and fragments of more Native American Pottery.
U.S. History Images: Teepees
Whether you spell it tipis, tepees, or Teepees you'll find six illustrations of one type of Indian home on this page.
U.S. History Images: Native American Tools
These Native American Tools are described as being "methods employed by Indians of halfting stone weapons."
U.S. History Images: Native American Weapons
Here we have a set of black and white drawings of Native American Weapons including bows, arrows, arrowheads, shields, spears, lances, quivers, and more.
U.S. History Images: Indian Weapons
This page has six color illustrations of Indian Weapons such as tomahawks, clubs, knives, sling shots, sheaths, bows, arrows, bow cases, and quivers.
To cite this website:
Hatzigeorgiou, Karen J. U.S. History Images. 2008. Online. Internet. <http://ushistoryimages.com>.
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