Brady first learned the art of photography in 1841, where he studied with Samuel B. Morse at the New York Academy of Design and at Morse's own daguerreotype school. Brady opened a daguerreotype studio in New York City, New York in 1844, where over the years he concentrated on portraits, most notably famous contemporary Americans, such as the statesman Henry Clay. In 1847, with his business flourishing, Brady opened another portrait studio in Washington, D.C. In 1860, Brady opened the largest of his galleries, called the National Portrait Gallery, and in that year took his first of many famous portraits of Abraham Lincoln. In 1861, Brady requested permission to document the Civil War. From 1861 to 1865, he organized teams of photographers attached to all parts of the United States Army who documented battles, officers and equipment. Brady and his team were able to cover all the battles and events of the war, which include portraits of Generals Grant and Lee, as well as unflinching images of dead soldiers. Brady approached the state concerning purchasing his collection, but it wasn't until 1875, after a vote in Congress, that the War Department of the United States purchased part of his Civil War collection of glass negatives. The purchase came too late, as Brady was reduced to poverty, selling the last of his galleries in 1895.

Gene Brendler (1927-1998) was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He came to Portland after serving the the Armed Forces Radio Service in World War II. He was a radio broadcaster for KXL and a television broadcaster for KPTV.

Helen Brunner (1905-2007) was born in Taintor, Iowa and came to Portland, Oregon with her family in 1920. She worked as a bookkeeper for Fred Meyer, Inc. for many years.

Elizabeth Buehler was born February 14, 1921, in The Dalles. She graduated from The Dalles High School in 1938 and Whitman College in 1942. For many years she was the field historian and editor at the Oregon Historical Society. Upon retirement, she served with the Peace Corps in Thailand.

Patricia Cach was born in Clatskanie, Oregon and grew up in Portland.

Windsor Dean Calkins was born in Eugene, Oregon, 18 December 1944; he was educated at the University of Oregon, Clark Honors College, and Willamette University Law School; he was admitted to Oregon State Bar in 1971; served as Commissioner on Uniform State Laws, between 1974 and 1988, Division Chief of National Conference on Uniform State Laws, ca. 1978-80; and practiced law with the firm of Calkins and Calkins, Eugene, 1971-2008

Virginia Clarke (1921- ) was born at Fort Omaha Nebraska just after WWI. She joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps during WWII. Later, she ran a public library in San Jose, California.

Sally Cohn was born in Portland, Oregon, Sept. 26, 1934, and grew up in Heppner, in eastern Oregon. She attended Lewis and Clark College in Portland as a history major.

Founder of Portland Gay Men's Chorus.

John Patrick Cooney, Federal Magistrate for the U.S. District Court of Oregon, was born in Sedalia, Missouri on January 21, 1932. Both of Judge Cooney’s greatgrandfather’s came to the United States from Ireland; the paternal side settled first in Kentucky and then in Missouri, while his mother’s family made its way west via New York. His parents, Harry James Cooney and Marcelline Grady, married in 1923 and lived in Sedalia, Missouri where Harry Cooney worked as a railroad claim agent.

Copeland was born in 1947 in Portland, Oregon, and lived in Redmond, Oregon, form the 4th grade until college. He attended Lewis and Clark College in Portland in 1951, graduating in business admin. He worked for U.S. Bank and as a blackjack dealer in Reno.

Maria Council is a woman, a drag queen, an African-American, and co-founder/President of Peacock After Dark. This organization raises money for various causes in honor of Lady Elaine Peacock's mother, Audria M. Edwards (via a scholarship in Edwards' name).