Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a woman wearing a dress with a white collar. She looks to the left of the camera. A typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Mrs. Mary Richardson Walker. Born, Maine, 1811; married Rev. Elkanah Walker, March 5, 1838; crossed plains horseback that year to Whitman Mission; first child, Cyrus, born at Mission, Dec. 7, 1838; died Forest Grove, Oregon, Dec. 5, 1897." Mary Richardson Walker came to Oregon as a missionary. Legacy collection records indicate that her son Cyrus was the first white male born in the Oregon Territory. Case is made of wood and leather. Case cover was replaced with archival board during conservation.
Case contains 2 portraits. On the left is a portrait of a woman sitting next to a table with her hands in her lap. She wears a striped dress. Her elbow rests on the table and she looks at the camera. On the right is a portrait of a seated man wearing a suit. He holds his right hand up to the buttons on his jacket and smiles at the camera. Handwritten note enclosed with the images reads, "Mr. Patten of Brewer, Maine and wife Ann (Cook Russell) Patten, taken about 1860. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Averill, Donor. Rec. no. 85." The image of Mr. Patten was previously named: OrgLot1414_0238S011. Legacy collection records indicate the last name can also be spelled, "Patton." Case is made of wood and pressed paper.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated young woman. She rests her right elbow on the arm of a chair and holds her hand up to her cheek. Two large tassels hang in the air behind her. Legacy collection records indicate she may be Mrs. William Metsger of Nashville, Tennessee. Mrs. Kicher is listed as the donor. Case is a union case made of thermoplastic.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a man and woman standing next to each other. The man stands on the left, wearing a suit and looking at the camera. The woman stands on the right, wearing a dress with a white collar. She looks to the left of the camera. Typed note on envelope reads, "Rev. Ephriam (sic) Peter Roberts (Congregationalist missionary) and Myra (Farrington) Roberts. White Salmon, Washington Territory 1862-1865 then to The Dalles, Oregon until his death in California, February, 1893. He was born in Dorset, Vermont, October 23, 1825. His wife Myra died in Oregon in 1912." Notes in legacy collection records indicate this may be a copy of an ambrotype. Case is made of leather.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated woman, identified as Mary A. Harris, holding a baby on her lap. The woman wears a dress with a white lace collar. The baby wears a dress and a necklace bearing a cross. Typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Mrs. George W. Harris and daughter. The Harris family lived in a cabin a few miles north of Grants Pass. It was attacked by Indians Oct. 8, 1855. Mr. Harris was killed; his son fled and never was heard of. Mrs. Harris drew her husband's body into the cabin, barred the door and defended herself until dark; then locking the door, she and her daughter, the latter wounded, hid in the brush and were found the next day by Major Fitzgerald, U.S.A., and soldiers." Case is made of leather and wood. The cover is missing and has been replaced with archival board.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a child sitting in a chair and holding a book. The child wears a printed dress and looks to the left of the camera. Typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Ambrotype of Mrs. Elizabeth Polk & son, cousin of Mrs. W. B. Wells." Handwritten note on the verso of this note reads, "Mrs. missing since 11/83." [The photograph of Mrs. Elizabeth Polk is missing.] Case is made of leather and wood. The cover is missing and has been replaced with archival board.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young child sitting on the arm of a chair. He wears a dress with a polka dot pattern. He appears to be around 3-years-old. Handwritten note affixed to the back of the case reads, "William Alexand. Lee 46:35." According to legacy collection records, this note has also been interpreted as reading, "William Olex (or Alex) and. Lee, 96:35." Case is made of leather and wood.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a man wearing a suit. His hair is swept back and he looks to the left of the camera. Legacy collection records indicate this may be Andrew R. Skidmore, member of the Skidmore family. Case is made of wood and leather. Case cover missing and replaced with archival board during conservation.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated woman, wearing a floral print dress with a white collar, a long necklace, and black, fingerless gloves. She rests her arms on her lap and looks at the camera. Her hair is parted in 2 places. Typed label enclosed with the image reads, "Mrs. William B. Wells." Mrs. Wells is also pictured in OrgLot1414_0225S011_01. Case is a union case made of thermoplastic.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of an unidentified woman seated at a table. She wears a white, embroidered veil or cap on her head. She rests her left arm on the table. A book sits on the table next to her. Engraving on plate reads, "Holmes 289 Broadway." Case is missing its cover.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a bearded man wearing a suit. He looks to the right of the camera. Handwritten label enclosed with the image reads, "Benjamin Hargrave (ILL (?))." Case is made of wood and leather. Case cover was replaced with archival board during conservation.
Cased photograph showing an exterior view of the George Abernethy & Co. store in Oregon City, Oregon. Several men pose outside the store. A sign on the building reads, "Geo. Abernethy & Co. Wholesale Dealers." Other signs on the building advertise various goods such as boots, nails, crockery and powder. George Abernethy was the Provisional Governor of Oregon in the 1840's. Legacy collection records indicate this may be the first brick building built in the state of Oregon. Records also speculate that the photographer may have been either Joseph Buchtel, who had a photo studio on the second floor of the building in 1857, or Holland and Day, who had a photo studio across the street in 1858. Case is made of wood and leather.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated man, wearing a suit and looking at the camera. His hair is parted on the left. He holds a book in his left hand and an unidentified item in his right hand. Legacy collection records state this is John Morgan Scott, son of Captain Levi Scott. Case is made of wood and leather and is missing its cover.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a baby, wearing a dress and sitting on a chair with a floral backdrop. Legacy collection records indicate this is Julian J. Winston. Case is made of wood and leather.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young woman wearing a printed dress with a white collar. Her arms are crossed at her waist and she looks at the camera. Legacy collection records indicate her name is Julia Ellen Waller, age 16 and that she is the sister of Mary Waller, depicted in OrgLot1414_0235S003_01. Case is made of wood and pressed paper.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young man wearing a suit and looking to the left of the camera. Legacy collection records indicate this is David Preston Thompson, also known as D. P. Thompson. Thompson served as governor of the Idaho Territory and later as mayor of Portland, Oregon. Case is union case made of thermoplastic.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated child wearing a scalloped edge coat with velvet trim over a dress. The child appears to be around 4-years-old and looks at the camera. Legacy collection records indicate that a card found under the image identified the child as, "Charlie Northrup." Case is union case made of thermoplastic.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of an unidentified, seated woman wearing a printed dress with a white collar and cameo. She rests her right arm on the back of the chair she is sitting on. Case is a union case made of thermoplastic. The cover of the case is missing and has been replaced with archival board.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a girl wearing an off-the-shoulder dress. Her hands rest on the front of her dress and she looks to the left of the camera. Typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Mrs. B. B. Acker as a child of ten years." Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Mrs. -- (Hadlock) Acker whose husband, Barrett B. Acker, was in 1886, proprietor of City Stables, etc. at 107 Second St. Portland. Largest livery stable in Portland in its day." Legacy collection records indicate that her first name was Lillie. Case is made of leather and wood.
Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a boy standing next to an ornate chair. He holds onto the back of the chair with his left hand. He looks at the camera. Legacy collection records indicate he is the son of George Barker and Anna Morris Barker, and that this photograph was taken circa 1860. Barker's siblings are pictured in OrgLot1414_0246S033 and OrgLot1414_0246S035.
A daguerreotype portrait of two unidentified young women. They are both seated looking directly into the camera with their hands folded in their laps. The woman on the left is younger. She wears a light-colored dress with dark dots, dark lace gloves, and ribbons in her hair. The woman on the right wears a dark dress with a white lace collar and dark lace gloves. She has a large floral printed shawl wrapped around her shoulders.
A daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified woman. She is seated looking directly at the camera. she wears a light-colored dress with a pattern of white lines, a scalloped white lace collar, a brooch at her neck, and large, drop earrings.
Two salt print portraits from page 33 of an album of photography by Lorenzo Lorain (OHS Album 101). The portraits are of unidentified Native American men. Tribal affiliation is unknown but they are likely members of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw, or Siletz peoples housed near Fort Umpqua on the southern portion of the Coast Reservation in Douglas County, Oregon Territory.
One salt print portrait from page 37 of an album of photography by Lorenzo Lorain (OHS Album 101). The man is unidentified but likely is associated with Fort Umpqua in Douglas County, Oregon Territory.
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:
Capt. Phillips 1st Infy [infantry]. Photograph by Charles D. Fredricks & Co. New York (N. Y.).
Captain Alexander Piper, later Col. 5th U. S. Artillery. Photograph by Charles D. Fredricks & Co. New York (N. Y.).
Dr. Charles Page, Capt. Med. Corps. Photograph by Charles D. Fredricks & Co. New York (N. Y.).
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a bearded, unidentified soldier wearing a military uniform. He holds a muzzle-loading musket at his side. He looks at the camera. Case is a union case made of thermoplastic. The cover of the case is missing and has been replaced with archival board.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of 2 seated women. They wear dresses and have ribbons tied around their necks and wrists. A typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Mrs. H. H. Angell and sister Mrs. James Crosby." This note has been removed and is stored in a separate folder. Collection records indicate this was taken circa 1862. Inscription on clasp reads, "M.M.C." Case is made of wood and lacquer and inlaid with mother of pearl.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young boy sitting on a table next to a chair. He appears to be 4 or 5-years-old. He holds on to the back of the chair with his right arm. He looks at the camera. He wears a dress with diagonal stripes. Typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Emery Howell Averill, Born Dec. 14 - 1858, Portland, Maine. Died July 5th - 1930, Portland, Oregon." Second typed note indicates this was a gift of Mrs. Wm. F. Griesel. Case is made of leather and wood.
