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Tabor family photographs, 1885-1895
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Tabor, James Waucop, 1865-1948
- Title
- Tabor family photographs
- Dates
- 1885-1895 (inclusive)18851895
- Quantity
- 0.2 cubic feet, (2 folders in a shared document case) : 21 cabinet card photographs
- Collection Number
- Org. Lot 968
- Summary
- Collection consists of 21 card photographs collected by J. W. Tabor and Margaret Tabor dating to circa 1895 and depicting Portland, Oregon, Celilo Falls, and Granite, Oregon.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
James Waucop Tabor, more commonly known as J. W. "Walkie" Tabor, was born in Granite, Oregon in 1865. His parents, Albert Gallatin Tabor and Mary Jane McCausland Tabor, started a gold mining claim near what was to become Granite in 1862. The Tabor family operated several mining claims and businesses in Grant County, Oregon.
Margaret S. McNulty was born in Canyon City in 1873. She married J. W. Tabor in 1893. J. W. Tabor died in La Grande, Oregon in 1948. Margaret Tabor died in Baker City in 1961.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection consists of photographs collected by the Tabor family. Most of the photographs are believed to have been taken or acquired by J. W. Tabor and Margaret Tabor during a trip to Portland, Oregon in 1895. Subjects include various views of Portland, including City Park (now Washington Park) gardens and bear pit, Mount Tabor reservoir, the Portland Heights cable car line, the Willamette River waterfront, and the Morrison Bridge; Celilo Falls; photographs of James Waucop Tabor, Margaret S. McNulty Tabor and her cousin, Alice Bachman Bettner; and a coroner's investigation of a body found in a mining camp near Granite, Oregon. None of the photographers are identified.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Collection was titled "Theresa Tabor Fowler photographs collection" prior to May 2021.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
20 photographs from this collection are viewable online in OHS Digital Collections.
Restrictions on Use
Materials in this collection are in the public domain.
Preferred Citation
Tabor family photographs, Org. Lot 968, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Cable cars (Streetcars)--Oregon--Portland--Photographs
- Parks--Oregon--Portland--Photographs
- Street-railroads--Oregon--Portland--Photographs
Personal Names
- Tabor, Margaret S., 1873-1961
Geographical Names
- Celilo Falls (Wash.)--Photographs
- Portland (Or.)--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- card photographs (photographs)
- cyanotypes (photographic prints)
