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Portrait of an unidentified family

Two daguerreotype portraits in a double case. The first portrait is of an unidentified woman wearing a dark dress with a white shawl and house cap. The image surface is damaged obscuring some detail. The second portrait is of an unidentified man and woman with an infant and an open book held in her lap. The man and woman are both seated looking directly at the camera. The man wears a dark suit with a bow tie. The woman wears a dark dress with a white lace collar and full sleeves with dropped epaulets. Both of the portraits are copies of earlier daguerreotypes. The conservator's notes for the portrait of the woman indicates that the name "Corduan & Co. N. Y." is printed in reverse under the matting at the top of the plate.

Portrait of an unidentified young woman

A daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified young woman. She is seated looking directly into the camera with one arm resting on a table and the other in her lap. She wears a dark dress with ruffle details, a white lace collar, and a brooch at her neck.

Portrait of Frank W. Plympton

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a man wearing a suit. His hair is parted on the right side. A handwritten label enclosed with the image reads, "Frank W. Plympton." Legacy collection records indicate he is the son of Civil War Captain Wales Plympton and that his family came to Oregon from Medfield, Massachusetts. Case is made of leather.

Portrait of woman, possibly Sarah Anne Slater Skidmore

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young woman, seated with her hands folded in her lap. She wears a dress with a white collar. She looks to the left of the camera. Legacy collection records indicate this may be Sarah Anne Slater Skidmore (1816-1862), member of the Skidmore family. Case is made of wood and leather.

Portrait of Edward Bullen

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated young man, wearing a suit. He rests his left arm on the arm of the chair. Legacy collection records indicate this is Edward Bullen. Case is made of wood and leather.

Portrait of a man and woman, possibly Ben Holladay

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated man and woman. The man sits on the left, wears a suit, and puts his arm around the woman. The woman wears a dress and rests her left arm in her lap. Typed label enclosed with the image reads, "The wedding picture of Ben Holladay and the second wife, Linda Campbell, the 25 year old Portland girl. He was 55 years old at the time. Their bodies are under a stone monument in Mount Calvary cemetery. Entered by Roddy Daggett." [This information is incorrect. The woman pictured here is not Holladay's second wife, who was named Lydia Esther Campbell. In addition, the man pictured here is not 55-years-old. It is possible that this is Ben Holladay, at a younger age.] Case is made of wood and leather. Velvet lining inside the case is blue.

Portrait of Mary Richardson Walker

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.

Portrait of Mary Waller

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated baby girl wearing a white dress. She holds her hands up near her face and looks at the camera. Typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Mary Waller, born off Cape Horn, 1839; died January 13, 1903. Sister of Julia Ellen, who was wife of Rev. C. C. Stratton. Donated by Mary A. Stratton, Rec. 580." A second, handwritten note contains the same information. [The information contained on these notes may be incorrect. This image is an ambrotype, a type of photography invented in 1854.] Case is made of wood and pressed paper.

Portrait of Mrs. C. S. Silver

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a woman seated next to a table. She rests her left elbow on the table, on top of a book or pile of papers. The image is tarnished and damaged. Handwritten note on the back of the original frame reads, "Mrs. C. S. Silver." The daguerreotype has been removed from the frame and stored in a separate envelope. Case is missing.

Portrait of Lewis Field Linn

A daguerreotype portrait of Lewis Field Linn, a United States Senator from Missouri. He wears a suit with a cravat and is seated with his hands in his lap looking directly at the camera. Image note: There is significant damage to the photographic plate including scratching and tarnishing. Conservation work was done to reseal the case and stabilize the photograph. The conservation notes indicate that the inscription, "Lewis Field Linn," is visible on the back of the image plate.

The North-west-coast of North America and adjacent territories / compiled from the best authorities under the direction of Robert Greenhow to accompany his Memoir on the North-west Coast published by order of the Senate of the United States; drawn by David H. Burr, 1840

A printed map of the western portions of North America. The map includes an inset of the North Pacific Ocean and the adjacent coasts and islands. A facsimile engraving of a medal "struck at Boston in 1787 on occasion of the departure of the vessels Columbia and Washington for the northwest coast of America," is included at the lower left corner of the map. Relief is shown by hachures.
The map was originally published in: "Memoir, Historical and Political, on the Northwest Coast of North America, and the Adjacent Territories Illustrated by a Map and a Geographical View of Those Countries." Greenhow, Robert. Washington, D.C.: Blair and Rives, Printers, 1840. Senate executive document (United States. Congress. Senate); 26th Congress, 1st Session, no. 174.

Burr, David H., 1803-1875

Portrait of unidentified woman, C. C. Beeker family

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated woman wearing a long sleeve dress with gilded belt and rings. Her hands are in her lap and she looks at the camera. Legacy collection records indicate she is an associate or relative of the C. C. Beeker family. Case is made of leather and wood.

Portrait of Reverend Hezekiah Johnson and wife Eliza Shepard Johnson

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a man and woman seated next to each other. The woman wears a bonnet and a striped, long sleeve dress. The man wears a suit. Collection records indicate this is Reverend Hezekiah Johnson and his wife Eliza Shepard Johnson, who came to Oregon as Baptist missionaries circa 1845. Possible alternate spellings for Eliza's middle name include "Shephard" and "Sheppard." Photograph and original case are stored separately in same folder. Case made of pressed leather and wood and features a floral design.

Portrait of George W. H. Cook as a child

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a child seated on the edge of a chair. The child wears a dress and holds onto the arms of the chair. Typed label enclosed with image reads, "Geo. W. H. Cook." Case made of wood and leather.

Portrait of unidentified woman with guitar, possibly member of Skidmore family

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young woman seated at a table and holding a guitar. Her right elbow rests on sheet music on the table. She wears a shawl over her dress and has flowers in her hair. Applied color to the shawl and flowers. Inscription on the back of the case reads, "Skidmore family girl with guitar." Case is made of wood and leather.

Portrait of young woman, possibly Eloisa McLoughlin

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated young woman, wearing a dress with a white collar and fingerless black gloves. Legacy collection records speculate that this may be Eloisa McLoughlin, daughter of John McLoughlin. Her married name was Eloisa McLoughlin Rae Harvey. Case is made of wood and leather and is missing its cover.

Portrait of a man, possibly Jacob Kees

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a man standing, wearing a suit and resting his right hand on his hip. Enclosed with the image is an obituary for Jacob Kees, a pioneer who came to Oregon in 1847 and settled in Linn County where he became a wealthy farmer. [The man pictured may not be Jacob Kees. Kees was born circa 1784. The earliest daguerreotypes were taken circa 1840. The man in this photograph appears to be younger than 56-years-old.] Case is made of wood and leather.

Portrait of two unidentified young women

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.

Portrait of an unidentified woman

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.

Mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon Territory, 1841

A map of the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon Territory as surveyed by the United States Exploring Expedition in 1841 under commander Charles Wilkes. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Inset details soundings of the Bar of Columbia River. Item has also been identified as bb017536.

Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877

Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Jane Prentiss, 1841 October 1-1842 May 17

Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Jane Prentiss about failure to send Asahel Munger and Eliza Munger east, arrival of emigrants and of Jesuit missionaries, conflicts between the Whitmans and Native people, conflict and concern among the missionaries, and Asahel Munger's suicide

Whitman, Narcissa Prentiss, 1808-1847

Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Clarissa Prentiss, 1841 October 6-November 19

Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Clarissa Prentiss about her thoughts about having come to Oregon Territory as a missionary, her health, and developments in the region, including mentions of the U.S. Exploring Expedition, burning of Fort Walla Walla, and establishment of a Catholic mission, and including a passage copied from a letter from Marcus Whitman to David Greene

Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847

Letter from Narcissa Whitman addressed to Rev. and Mrs. Allen, 1842 August 23-October 2

Letter from Narcissa Whitman addressed to Rev. and Mrs. Allen, asking for their prayers, and expressing concern about Euro-American emigrants who Whitman perceives as sinful and about the presence of Catholic missionaries, and discussing agricultural developments among Native people and mission operations, with a postscript about Marcus Whitman's departure for Boston, Massachusetts

Whitman, Narcissa Prentiss, 1808-1847

Map of the Oregon Territory of the United States : exhibiting the various trading depots or forts occupied by the British Hudson Bay Company, connected with the western and northwestern fur trade / compiled from the latest autorities [sic], the report of Lieut. J.C. Fremont in 1842, and others by the publisher Edw. Hutawa ; on stone by Julius Hutawa, 1843

A map of the Pacific Coast depicting the Oregon Territory of the United States in 1843. The map shows various posts occupied by the British Hudson Bay Company. A table of elevations is included. Relief is shown by hachures.

Hutawa, Edward

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