From the late 1860s to the early 1890s, hop farming was an important activity in the valleys of the Puget Sound region, including Puyallup, White River, and Snoqualmie. Indigenous workers came from throughout the Pacific Northwest, Canada, and Alaska (but especially from regional tribes like the Puyallup, Snoqualmie, Muckleshoot, Duwamish, Sammamish, Lummi, and Nisqually) as a seasonal labor force to harvest these crops in late summer and early autumn.

This portrait of a young woman identified as Tasha was taken inside a canvas tent, probably in a camp along the Seattle waterfront. She was most likely on her way to pick hops on farms to the south and east of the city. Hop picking was an important source of cash income for Indigenous people living in the Pacific Northwest during this time period.

Caption on image: "Tasha"

Caption information source: "Indigenous Hop Pickers in Western Washington" by Hans Zeiger, HistoryLink.org Essay 21295.