Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated young boy, wearing a dress and looking at the camera. Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Edward Thomas Doyle. Born at 154 Tyler St. Boston, Mass. U.S.A. November 26, 1856, 9:30 P.M. Died at 4 yrs. Buried in Catholic Mt. Auburn. My oldest brother. Agnes C. Doyle." Legacy collection records indicate that an advertisement card for photographer I. Bent in Boston, Massachusetts was found in the backing of the image. Case is made of leather and wood.
Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a young child wearing a white dress and leaning on the back of a chair. The child looks up. Handwritten note on the back of the image reads, "c. 1870. Polly Ann Combs, later Mrs. George Whorton."
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of an unidentified man and 3 children. All are seated and the man poses with his arms around the children. They wear dark colored suits except for the child seated second from right who wears a checkered jacket. Case is made of wood and pressed paper.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of 2 girls sitting next to each other. The girl on the left wears a dress with a floral pattern while the girl on the right wears a dress with a polka dot pattern and pantaloons. They appear to wear matching belts. Legacy collection records indicate this is Martha Josephine Hines and her sister Ange. Case is made of wood and pressed paper.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated child, wearing a zouave-style suit and holding a rose. The child looks at the camera. Typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Thomas, John T. Unidentified, probably Thomas family." Case is made of wood and pressed paper.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of 3 children seated next to each other on a bench. They look at the camera. Legacy collection records identify them as the children of Thomas F. Royal, named William, Anina and Stanley Olin Royal. Case has been replaced with archival board.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of 3 children. The child on the left kneels on the ground while the other 2 sit in chairs and hold straw hats on their laps. Legacy collection records indicate these are the children of the Dement, or Diment, family, named Winston, Jessie and Virginia. Notes indicate that a 4th child, named Kate, is slightly visible on the far left of the image. Case is made of leather and features a ship motif.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young girl wearing a dress with a dotted pattern. She holds her hands at her waist. Legacy collection records indicate this is Emma Burnett (Waymire) as a young child. Case is made of leather. The case cover is missing.
Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a young boy leaning on a cased photograph on a tabletop. He wears a suit with a bow tie that has been tinted pink. Handwritten note below the image reads, "S. C. Van Armitage." Handwritten note on the back of the image reads, "Sylvanus C. Armitage." Legacy collection records indicate he is one of 6 children of George H. Armitage, who settled in Lane County circa 1848.
A tintype portrait of an unidentified woman with a young boy. The woman is seated to the right of the photograph wearing a dark, striped dress with a white, lace collar. She has her hands folded in her lap and is looking directly at the camera. The young boy stands to her left with his arm wrapped around hers. He wears an untucked button front shirt. The portrait is a 1/6 plate tintype in thermoplastic union case. Legacy records indicate that this item may have been part of the W. B. Arnd collection.
A tintype portrait of an unidentified boy. He is seated with his hands in his lap looking directly at the camera. He is wearing a dark suit with an open jacket.
An ambrotype portrait of an unidentified family. The man and woman are seated looking directly at the camera. The woman is on the left of the portrait and holds a child in her lap. The woman wears a floral dress and has a scarf tied at her neck. The wan wears a dark suit and cravat. The child wears a light-colored dress with white detailing at the hems.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a little girl sitting on a chair that faces away from the camera. She rests her arms on the back of the chair and looks at the camera. Enclosed with the image is an obituary for Lydia L. Beekman, who died on October 22, 1873, just before her 6th birthday. She was the daughter of C. C. and J. E. Beekman. Conservation notes indicate this may be either an ambrotype or a wet-plate negative. Case is made of wood and leather.
Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a seated girl wearing a plaid dress. Her hands rest in her lap and she looks down and to the right with a somber expression. Handwritten note on the back of the image reads, "Sarah Coshow, Approx. 1873, Brownsville." Legacy collection records indicate she was one of 11 children of oliver Coshow, Pioneer of 1851.
An albumen print portrait of Bessie M. Thompson, at four years of age. She wears a velvet dress with silk ribbons and stands looking at the camera with her elbow rested on the back of a velvet chair. The photograph is mounted on a gilt-backed glass in a wood and leather case. A label attached to the back of the case reads, "Bessie M. Thompson, Aged 4. Dau[ghter] of Hon. D. P. Thompson. Later Mrs. J. N. Teal."
Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a child standing next to a table. He wears a white collar with a bow that has been tinted blue. His hair is styled in curls. He rests his right arm on the table and turns his head to face to the right of the camera. Handwriting on the back of the image reads, "J. Neilson Barry." [Barry became an Episcopal clergyman, active in the Pacific Northwest.]
A daguerreotype portrait of three unidentified children. The three sit in a row looking at the camera with their hands in their laps. The two boys on the left of the photograph wear matching velvet jackets with metal buttons and white collars. The girl seated at the right of the row wears a dark dress with white dots and two white bands at the end of each sleeve. A handwritten label taped to the front of the case reads, "Mrs. G. Van Dyke, Rt. #2 Bay 6(?)." The photograph case is made of wood and leather with a floral motif on the exterior and a gold mat.
An ambrotype portrait of two unidentified young children. They are standing, each with an arm resting on a table between them. The table has a large vase of flowers on it. The young girl on the left wears a light colored dress and has her hair in ringlets. The boy on the right wears a dark jacket with a white collar and buttons. The image surface has substantial cracking and deterioration.
A tintype portrait of an unidentified young boy. He is seated in a wood highchair with his right leg tucked under his left leg. He wears a dark shirt with buttons diagonally across the chest. The buttons are tinted with gold paint.
An ambrotype portrait of an unidentified boy. He is seated with his arm resting on a table land looks directly at the camera. He is wearing a dark jacket with light colored buttons and a bow tie.
An ambrotype portrait of two unidentified children. they are seated side-by-side looking directly into the camera. The younger child on the left wears a dark top with a white ruffled neck and light colored trousers. Their arm is resting on the shoulder of the other girl. The girl on the right wears a black dress with a matching white ruffled collar. She holds an open cased photograph with a portrait of two people in her hands. Her earrings are hand-tinted gold.
An ambrotype portrait of an unidentified boy. He is seated looking directly into the camera with one hand holding his lapel. He wears a medium-colored suit with a dark velvet collar. A gold ring is hand-painted onto his pinky finger.
An ambrotype portrait of an unidentified young boy. He is seated looking directly into the camera. He wears a dark top with a light collar and medium-colored trousers.