Cabinet card photograph by M.D. Houghton of Rawlins, Wyoming, depicting a Native American woman on horseback pulling a traditional wooden-frame travois, with two young children riding inside. The woman is wrapped in a heavy blanket and wears moccasins, while the travois, lashed to the horse’s saddle, is constructed of bent wooden poles forming a protective frame for the children. The image captures an enduring form of Plains Indian transportation, used for centuries for moving families and belongings across open terrain.

The verso bears Houghton’s photographer’s imprint along with a period ink inscription reading “Squaw and Papooses out for a drive (?)” and the initials “E.L.F.” M.D. Houghton was active in Wyoming during the late 19th century, producing views of frontier life, Native American subjects, and scenes from the developing West. Note 1/2" tear at top of image and small missing portion at upper right of image. This image stands as a rare and intimate portrayal of everyday Native family travel in the transitional period between traditional lifeways and the encroachment of Euro-American settlement.