Albumen cabinet card portrait of a Native American man posed in a studio setting, photographed by Baltzly of Ellensburg, Washington, with the studio’s “Extra Finish” imprint on the mount. The sitter is shown seated in three-quarter profile, wearing traditional clothing including a fringed woven blanket or shawl, patterned lower garment, and large circular earrings. His long hair is worn loose and carefully styled, and he is posed with a fur drape and a cylindrical container, studio props commonly used in late nineteenth-century portraits of Indigenous sitters in the Pacific Northwest.

The photograph was made during a period when Ellensburg functioned as a regional hub amid expanding railroad, agricultural, and commercial development in central Washington. Studio portraits such as this were often commissioned by Native sitters themselves and reflect a negotiated presentation of identity shaped by both Indigenous tradition and commercial photographic conventions of the era.

Original scalloped-edge mount with photographer’s imprint at the lower margin. Light surface wear and scattered toning consistent with age, but the image remains strong and legible. A compelling late nineteenth-century cabinet card documenting Native American presence in Washington State.