Carte de visite of Mount Shasta, with a wooden fence in the foreground. There is a visible crease from the top to the bottom of the image. Not positively identified as having been taken by Carleton E. Watkins. Title written on verso of photograph in unknown hand.

Carte de visite of Galen Clark standing at the base of the Grizzly Giant, a giant sequoia tree in Mariposa Grove, California.

Carte de visite of Galen Clark standing at the base of the Grizzly Giant, a giant sequoia tree in Mariposa Grove, California.

Carte de visite of Mount Shasta, with a wooden fence in the foreground. There is a visible crease from the top to the bottom of the image. Not positively identified as having been taken by Carleton E. Watkins. Title written on verso of photograph in unknown hand.

Transcription from back: “E. D Goodwin.”

Transcription from front: “H. H. Spalding, born 1803. To bro(?) Dickenson with love.” Transcription from back: ““H. H. Spalding born Nov 26 1803 Bath N.Y. Educated W. R. Col. & Lane Sem. O. Married to Eliza Hart 1833 ordained by Bath Presbtery 1835 _ with his wife of A. B. C. F. M. & in comp. with Dr. & Mrs. Whitman crossed the mts in 1836, first white women to cross which established the Grt. Emgrt. Route, which set the coast with Am. Settlement & this country. Estab. first press and print. first book on this coast 1839, saw God’s word with simple means[.] Change a savage tribe in 11 yrs to a church & school going & Sabbath loving people 100 converted, 234 in schools, 25,000 bushels grain raised yearly.”

Transcription from front: “Your brother in Christ, 1868, Age 65, Brownsville, Oregon, H. H. Spalding.” Transcription from back: “To dear brother Lewis, but if gone home, to some of his family, from his bro. (brother) H. H. Spalding, born Bath (?) N.Y. 26 Nov 1803. [W]ith his wife & Doct. Whitman & wife crossed Rocky Mts. & the continent to Pacific 1836. First white woman to cross[.] This settled the question & established the Grt. Emgrt. R__t & setld this coast with Amers. Mrs. S. taught good woman to weave. Mr. S. printed first book in /39 & first press on Pacific coast by blessing of God[.] Nez Perces raised 25,000 bushels yearly[.] 500 in school over 100 converted[.]”

Transcription from back: “Charles Carroll Stratton, when a minister at Salt Lake City sometime in late 60s. He was shot at many times by Brigham Young’s men, but stayed at his post of duty. Donated by Mary A. Stratton. Rec. 580.”

Group portrait of Ulysses S. Grant and family. Depicting Ulysses S. Grant, his wife Julia Dent Grant, and children Frederick Grant, Ulysses Grant Jr., Ellen Grant and Jesse Grant.

A head and shoulders portrait of Allen Ervin Flowers. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Father, Allen Ervin Flowers."

A head and shoulders portrait of Louisa M. Thacker at age 23. Louisa Thacker married Allen Ervin Flowers in 1882.

A full length portrait of Matilda Booth Thatcher. She is seated with her hands in her lap. She wears a dark dress with a white dot pattern. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Grandmother Booth. Matilda Booth Thatcher (Flowers family)."

A head and shoulders portrait of Roscoe Dixon. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Roscoe Dixon, About 1880, Operated Roscoe's Oyster House in Astoria, Ore."

A head and shoulders portrait of Grandad Booth. A handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Grandad Booth on mother side (Flowers family)."

A cartes-de-visite portrait of Lorenzo Lorain wearing a military uniform. The handwritten caption on the front of the page reads, "Lt. Lorenzo Lorain. Lieut. Lorenzo Lorain, Later Colonel [crossed out] Major, U. S. Artillery." The photograph is glued to the inner cover of an album of Lorain's photography (OHS Album 101).

One cartes-de-visite portrait of an unidentified man from page 43 of an album of photography by Lorenzo Lorain (OHS Album 101).

Three cartes-de-visite portraits from page 41 of an album of photography by Lorenzo Lorain (OHS Album 101). The portraits are of of military personnel in uniform. Hand-written captions above each photograph identify the three men. Starting clockwise from the upper left corner of the page, the three men are identified as:

1. Capt. Phillips 1st Infy [infantry]. Photograph by Charles D. Fredricks & Co. New York (N. Y.).
2. Captain Alexander Piper, later Col. 5th U. S. Artillery. Photograph by Charles D. Fredricks & Co. New York (N. Y.).
3. Dr. Charles Page, Capt. Med. Corps. Photograph by Charles D. Fredricks & Co. New York (N. Y.).

A cartes-de-visite photograph of an unidentified man in a Civil War uniform. He stands with his left hand tucked into the front of his jacket and looks directly at the camera. Legacy records indicate that he is associated with the Taylor family. The photograph has been cut down to fit within a wood and leather case. A pencil note on the the interior of the case back was documented during conservation work on the item. It reads, "Dear George [illegible]."

Transcription from front: “Major James Tilton. Born at or near Wilmington, Delaware, about 1822. Removed to Indiana in his youth. Entered volunteer service at the beginning of the War with Mexico, & at its close held the rank of major. Was appointed Surveyor-General of Washington Territory in 1854 by President Pierce, and reappointed by President Buchanan. Was Quartermaster General of Washington Volunteers in the Yakima Indian War of 1855 and 1856. Became a civil engineer in early life. His family were connected with the early Episcopal Church at Olympia.”

Transcription from front: “St. Hassalo at old wharf boat.”

Transcription from back: “Capt. Cleveland Rockwell (the artist) of Mohigan [?] U. S. A.”

Portrait photograph of Lucinda Stocking. "Mrs. Fred Stocking" is handwritten on the front of the photograph.