Pictures from the Lava Beds, from "The Last of the Modocs," Harper's Weekly

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This image features scenes related to Modoc individuals and their environment during a conflict: 1. The top-left panel shows a figure aiming a rifle from behind rocks with the caption "MODOC BRAVE LYING IN WAIT FOR A SHOT." 2. The top-right panel depicts individuals behind rocky terrain marked "ON THE LOOK-OUT FOR AN ATTACK ON A PICKET STATION." 3. The middle panel shows a group resting against a rock and shelter titled "MODOC SQUAWS." 4. The bottom-left panel portrays individuals on a cliff edge overlooking rugged terrain with the caption "CAPTAIN JACK'S LATE STRONGHOLD." 5. The bottom-right panel shows a group peering from behind rocks named "WARM SPRING INDIANS SCOUTING." The overall theme is vigilance, resilience, and strategic occupation of geographical features under the caption "PICTURES FROM THE LAVA BEDS."