Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated woman wearing a floral print dress with a white collar. Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Mrs. C. S. Silver, a Pioneer of 1850 - Daguerreotype taken in Fort Wayne, Indiana, place she started from to Portland, Oregon." Second typed label reads, "Mrs. C. S. Silver, 1850." Case is made of wood and leather.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a husband and wife sitting next to each other. The husband wears a suit while the wife wears a bonnet, glasses and long sleeve dress. Two typed labels enclosed with the image read, "Mr. & Mrs. Jamieson Hamilton. Pioneers of 1852." Collection records indicate they were Oregon Pioneers of 1852. Case made of leather and wood.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a bearded man, wearing a suit. He looks at the camera. Typed note affixed to the front of the case reads, "Henry C. Northrop, 1853." Handwritten note affixed to the inside of the case reads, "Henry Northrop. Printer - came to Oregon in 185 .(sic) Worked on first issue of Pacific Christian Advocate; also on the Democratic Standard in 1854." Case is made of leather and wood.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of Samuel L. Brooks. He wears a suit and looks to the right of the camera. Typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Samuel L. Brooks, Pioneer of 1850." Second typed note reads, "Samuel L. Brooks, son of Linus Brooks, Pioneers of 1850. This family settled in Marion county, north of Salem. Town of Brooks on a part of the Brooks' claim Ambrotype taken at Butteville in 1855 by Lobdell, artist." [This image is a tintype, not an ambrotype.] Handwritten note on envelope reads, "Family settled in Marion Co, north of Salem (now Brooks)." Case is made of leather and wood.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated woman wearing a printed blouse and skirt. She wears a beaded necklace bearing a cross. She rests her hands on her lap and looks at the camera. Typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Mrs. John Simonis (Nee Magdalena Simonis.) Born Germany 1836, Died Wolf Creek, Oregon 1912. Picture circa 1856." Handwritten note on the envelope reads, "Related to the mother of Harry L. Dale. These people came from Germany to Wisconsin in 1848, settling first in Wisconsin and then removing to Oregon about 1872." Legacy collection records speculate that this photograph may have been taken by a photographer named Britt. Case is made of wood.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated man with his left arm resting on the back of a chair. A typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Henry H. Angell, 1823 - 1902. Crossed plains to Baker, Oregon in 1880." Collection records indicate this was taken circa 1860. Case is lacquer, inlaid with abalone in a floral design. Spine embossment reads, "Bijou."

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.

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.

Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a man wearing a suit and holding a cane with his left hand. He wears a ribbon on his jacket from the 1862 reunion of Oregon pioneers. Typed note affixed to the front of the image reads, "G. T. Wait - 1852." Handwritten note on the back of the image reads, "G. T. Wait. An Oregon Pioneer of 1852. Photo received in 1900."

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a woman sitting at a table. She wears a dress with a white collar and rests her right arm on the table. Typed note affixed to the inside of the case reads, "Mrs. Anna Johnson Sylvester, Pioneer of 1858, Taken in Portland in 1866." Notes in legacy collection records speculate this photograph may have been taken by Joseph Buchtel. Case is a book-style case made of leather.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated man wearing a military uniform. He looks at the camera. Legacy collection records indicate a handwritten note was once enclosed with the image. It read, "Reuben F. Maury." Note is no longer enclosed with image. Maury came to Oregon as a pioneer in 1852 and served as a colonel in the Oregon Cavalry during the Civil War. Case is made of wood and pressed paper. Case cover was replaced with archival board during conservation.

Framed portrait of Morton Matthew McCarver, wearing a suit and looking at the camera. Typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Morton Matthew McCarver. Born in Kentucky, 1807; one of the founders of Burlington, Iowa, Sacramento, California, Linnton, Oregon, and founder of Old Tacoma, Washington; crossed the plains in 1843; speaker of legislature of Provisional Government, 1844-45; in Cayuse Indian War, 1848; commissary-general in Rogue River Indian War, 1853; died April 17, 1875."

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a man wearing a suit and looking to the right of the camera. He has a mustache and his hair is parted on the left. Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Tintype of James Orpheus Spencer Oreg. Pioneer of 1852. Son of Rev. Jno. Spencer of Wellsville, Ohio, coming to Yamhill Co. Oregon 1852. Donated by Mrs. Cornelia Jane Spencer Greer, Dundee, Oreg." Case is made of leather and wood. The cover is missing.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a man wearing a suit and holding an unidentified object in his hands, possibly a large sheet of paper or wood. Legacy collection records identify him as John Waymire, who built the first wharf and sawmill in Portland, Oregon. He was a pioneer who arrived in Oregon in 1845. Case is made of wood and leather.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a bearded man standing and wearing a suit. Typed label enclosed with image reads, "Rev. William Scott Lewis, 1851." Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Rev. William Scott Lewis. Born Central New York, March 28, 1827; to Oregon 1851; Pastor Taylor Street Methodist Church, 1852; died December 1st, 1865. This was first house of worship in Portland. Organized 1848. Church erected in 1850, First Pastor, Rv. L.(?) H. Wilbur." Second handwritten note enclosed with image reads, "Rev. William Scott Lewis born Central new York March 28, 1827 - to Oregon in 1851. Pastor Taylor Street (First) Methodist Church, 1852 - Died December 1st 1865." Case made of leather and wood.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a man wearing a western-style suit and sitting in a chair. He rests his left arm on a second chair placed to the right of where he is seated. He looks at the camera. Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Judge Reuben P. Boise." Boise came to Oregon as a pioneer in 1850 and served as a politician and a judge in the Oregon Territory and later in the state of Oregon. Case is made of wood and pressed paper.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young man wearing a suit and looking at the camera. Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Tintype of John Julius Spencer Pioneer of 1852. Son of Rev. Jno(?) Spencer of Wellsville, Ohio coming to Oregon, Yamhill Co 1852. Donated by Mrs. Cornelia Jane Spencer Greer, Dundee Oregon." Case is made of wood and leather.

Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of an older man with white hair. He wears a suit and looks to the left of the camera. Typed note under the image reads, "H. C. Buckingham - 1846." Typed note on the back of the image reads, "Homan C. ... Buckingham, Pioneer 1846. See Pioneer Association year 1877. page 76." Legacy collection records indicate he was born in New York in 1812. He moved to Oregon from Illinois in 1846 and settled in Monroe. Handwritten note on sleeve reads, "Listed as participant in Pioneer Assoc. Reunion of 1877 (p. 76)."

Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a bearded man with gray hair. He sits sideways in a chair and faces front, resting his right arm on the arm of the chair. Handwritten note on the back of the image reads,"Michael Roffs, Pioneer of 1855."

Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a man and woman standing next to each other. The man stands on the left wearing a suit. The woman is Native American. She stands on the right wearing a dress with a white collar. She rests her hand on the shoulder of the man. Handwritten note on the sleeve reads, "Gay, George Kirby (1796-1882). Mary Ann Toupin Gervais Gay (1826-1888)." Legacy collection records indicate that Mary Ann Toupin Gervais Gay was Gay's second wife. Records also indicate that Gay was a pioneer of 1835 who built the first brick house in Oregon.

Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of Stephen Coffin. He has white hair and a white beard and wears a suit. Typed note under the image reads, "Stephen Coffin - 1847." Typed note on the back of the image reads, "COFFIN, Stephen. Pioneer of 1847. Located in Portland. One of the first town-proprietors (land-holder) in Portland. For biography see 'History of the Willamette Valley,' page 668." Legacy collection records indicate he died in Dayton in 1883. [Coffin served as a brigadier general in the state militia.]

Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a bearded man wearing a suit. He looks at the camera. Typed note on the back of the image reads:
"BIRD, Hon. John. Born: 1810 in Boone Co., Kentucky. Ancestry: English and Scotch.
Went to Illonois (sic) when 17 years old, 1827, and became a farmer.
Served in the Black Hawk War, 1832.
1st marriage to Nancy Bland, in Illonois (sic)
Children: Four, viz., James M., Mary E. (became wife of J. C. Nelson), Amelia (became wife of J. L. Ferguson) and R. P. Bird.
Started to Oregon: Spring, 1847 from Illonois (sic)
Crossed the Plains, by ox-team, with his family, in 1847, joining the train of Captain Sawyer, which started to Oregon May 1, 1847, from Mo.
Arrived in Oregon: Oct. 1, 1847, crossing the Cascades via the Barlow Road.
First located: Linn City, opposite Oregon City on the Willamette River.
Went to the California Gold fields in 1849; returning the same year, he bought a farm near Lafayette, in Yamhill County, on which he located.
He was a volunteer in Captain Ankeny's company in the Yakima War, 1855 - 56.
Moved into Lafayette in 1864, where he spent the rest of his life. He filled several civil offices, among them County Treasurer of Yamhill County.
First wife died: 1882.
2nd marriage: 1884 to Mrs. H. B. Alderman. Children: None.
Was a friend of Schools, and a supporter of churches.
Died: ____"

Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of an older man wearing a suit. He looks to the left of the camera. Handwritten note on the back of the image reads, "Geo. Henry Armitage. b. 1824." Second handwritten note reads, "G. H. Armitage, Eugene Pioneer 1848." Stamp on the back reads, "R. E. Edmunds, New Era B'ld'g." Legacy collection records note that Armitage built the first ferry on the McKenzie River and helped develop Eugene, Oregon.

Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of 2 men sitting next to each other in chairs. The man on the left is younger and sits with his legs crossed and his hands folded in his lap. The man on the right is older and holds a cane between his legs. Handwritten note below the image reads, "Geo. H. Burnett & his father William Burnett, the latter a Pioneer of 1846."

Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a man and woman seated next to each other. The man sits on the left. He has a beard and wears a suit. The woman sits on the right and wears a dress with a bow tied around the collar. They look at the camera. Typed note below the image reads, "Eli C. and Lydia Cooley - 1845."

Uncased tintype featuring a horizontal format portrait of an elderly woman and man. The woman is on the left, wearing a bonnet. The man is on the right, wearing a suit. Handwritten note on the back of the image reads, "Mr. & Mrs. Ephraim Barnett. Pioneers of 1853."

Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a bearded man wearing a suit. Typed note on the back of the image reads, "GIESY, Jacob. Pioneer of 1855. One of the founders of the Aurora (Oregon) 1856 Community Settlement." Handwritten note on the back of the image reads, "For biography see Quarterly of Oregon Historical Society Volume 2 (1900) page 89."

Uncased tintype in a paper mount of a man identified as Nathan Eaton. He wears a suit and looks to the right of the camera. A handwritten note on the back of the mount reads, "Nathan Eaton, Pioneer, 1843 in Yamhill county. 1877- There in Cayuse War and went to Thurston Co. in 1849."