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Part of Cartes-de-Visite photographs
James Laidlaw, aged 13 years.
Brown Barnes Bell Studios
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Part of Cartes-de-Visite photographs
James Laidlaw, aged 13 years.
Brown Barnes Bell Studios
Oral history interview with John R. Laidlaw [Sound Recording]
Reel Tape 1, Side 1. This oral history interview with John R. Laidlaw was conducted by Joseph A. Schiwek on November 11, 1972. In this interview, Laidlaw discusses the background of his paternal family, the Laidlaws, in Scotland. He talks about an aunt who served as a nurse for Queen Victoria I, and about his family's connection to the Church of Scotland. He speaks at length about the life of his father, James Laidlaw, including his involvement with the Lancashire Rifle Volunteers, his immigration to Portland, Oregon, and his career as a British consul.
Laidlaw, John R., 1898-