OHS Digital Collections

Coll784_b01f01_002
Item
1890 – 1920?

Part of Robertson, Burns, and Failing families papers

Photograph of Mary Caroline Wilson Burns, wife of Walter John Burns. She is wearing a dress and decorative hat, and is looking away from the camera.

Aune Studio (Portland, Or.)

Walter John Burns

Coll784_b01f10_001
Item
1895 – 1915?

Part of Robertson, Burns, and Failing families papers

Oval photograph of Walter John Burns, wearing a suit and facing towards the camera.

Aune Studio (Portland, Or.)

Henry Winslow Corbett

Coll784_b02f05_001
Item
1880?

Part of Robertson, Burns, and Failing families papers

Photograph of Henry Winslow Corbett, wearing a suit and bow tie.

Abell, Frank G., 1844-1910

Caroline (Flanders) Couch with Caroline (Couch) Wilson and Mary Caroline (Wilson) Burns

Coll784_b02f11_001
Item
1882?

Part of Robertson, Burns, and Failing families papers

Photograph showing Caroline Flanders Couch, her daughter, Caroline (Couch) Wilson, and grand-daughter Mary Caroline (Wilson) Burns. Georgina Burns is seated on her mother's lap. Note: photograph identifies middle woman as Clementine Lewis, but notes "should have been grandma Wilson."

Abell, Frank G., 1844-1910

Caroline Elizabeth (Couch) Wilson and Anita Burns Davis

Coll784_b02f20_001
Item
1892?

Part of Robertson, Burns, and Failing families papers

Photograph showing Caroline Elizabeth Wilson with her grand-daughter Anita Burns Davis.

John Robertson Wood with dog

Coll784_b03f07_001
Item
1900?

Part of Robertson, Burns, and Failing families papers

John Robertson Wood with dog, in front of his home. A church can be seen in the background.

Mary Freeland (Corbett) Robertson

Coll784_b06f04_001
Item
1870?

Part of Robertson, Burns, and Failing families papers

Photograph showing Mary Freeland (Corbett) Robertson, wife of Thomas Robertson (1817-1900). She is standing in front of a decorative background, with her arm resting on a pillar.

William Edie Robertson

Coll784_b07f08_001
Item
1880?

Part of Robertson, Burns, and Failing families papers

Photograph of William Edie Robertson wearing a suit and tie.

Abell, Frank G., 1844-1910

David Robertson (1856-1881)

Coll784_b08f13_001
Item
1874 – 1880?

Part of Robertson, Burns, and Failing families papers

Portrait of a young man with mustache.

Sarony, Napoleon, 1821-1896

Henrietta Chase Failing

Coll799_b01f20_001
Item
1898?

Part of James F. Failing family papers

Photograph of Henrietta Chase Failing as a child, daughter of James F. Failing and Jane (Conner) Failing. She is smiling and looking towards her right.

Aune Studio (Portland, Or.)

Jane Johnson (Conner) Failing

Coll799_b02f10_001
Item
1890 – 1910?

Part of James F. Failing family papers

Photograph of Jane (Conner) Failing, looking towards the right side of the frame. Her hair is pulled back, and a decorative neckline can be seen on her dress.

Flaglor Instantaneous Photographs (Firm)

Kate Whittlesey Failing

Coll799_b03f14_001
Item
1900?

Part of James F. Failing family papers

Photograph of Kate Whittlesey Failing, seated and holding a book while facing away from the camera. Long braids can be seen along her back.

Hyland (Photographer)

Portrait of an unidentified man in a Civil War uniform, Taylor family

OrgLot1414_0247S008_01
Item
1862?

Part of Cased photographs collection

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]."

Hoag & Quick's Art Palace (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Portrait of Francesca Reinig Dekum

OrgLot1414_0247S009_01
Item
1870 - 1878?

Part of Cased photographs collection

A cabinet card photograph of Francesca Reinig Dekum in a wood frame. She wears a dark dress with fabric-covered buttons and a ruffled collar. She has a plaid scarf tied at her neck. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, "From Mss 535, Francesca Reinig Dekum, wife of Frank Dekum. Died, Portland, Oregon, 1872-3. Born nr. Heidelberg, Germany (ap. 1830)." Note: genealogical records indicate that Dekum was born in about 1840 and died in 1878.

Buchtel & Stolte

Portraits of military personnel

OrgLot1416_Album101_041
Item
1857-1860?

Part of Lorenzo Lorain photographs

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.).

Charles D. Fredricks & Co.

Portrait of an unidentified man

OrgLot1416_Album101_043
Item
1857-1860?

Part of Lorenzo Lorain photographs

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

Rehn & Hurn

Portrait of Chester Ingersol Dixon

OrgLot1421_002
Item
1885?

Part of Dixon family photographs

A full-length portrait of Chester Ingersol Dixon as a young child. He is seated on a tricycle and is wearing a light-colored play dress and a wide-brimmed black hat. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Chester Ingersoll Dixon, born in Astoria, OR."

California Gallery (Astoria, Or.)

Unidentified

OrgLot500_1035-C-1
Item

Part of Cartes-de-Visite photographs

Unidentified female circus performer.

Bradley & Rulofson

Unidentified young child

OrgLot500_966-1
Item

Part of Cartes-de-Visite photographs

Transcription from back: “Don’t know who this is. First Premium at the Oregon State Fair, 1880, for the best Cabinets and Cards awarded to H. S. Shuster, Court St. Salem, Oregon.”

H. S. Shuster Studio (Photographer)

Unidentified woman, child, and baby

OrgLot500_A_210
Item
1867

Part of Cartes-de-Visite photographs

Transcription from front: “Indian mother and children. Olympia, 1867.”

Unidentified man

OrgLot500_A_211
Item

Part of Cartes-de-Visite photographs

Eastman, Gilman L., 1848-

Unidentified woman

OrgLot500_A_216
Item

Part of Cartes-de-Visite photographs

Morse, George Daniels, 1835-

Unidentified young child

OrgLot500_A_217
Item

Part of Cartes-de-Visite photographs

Joseph Buchtel Studio (Photographer)

Ulysses S. Grant Family group portrait

OrgLot500_A_218
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Part of Cartes-de-Visite photographs

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.