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Early Oregon emigrant families photograph album, circa 1860-1869

Overview of the Collection

Title
Early Oregon emigrant families photograph album
Dates
circa 1860-1869 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 cubic feet, (1 album in shared flat box)
Collection Number
Album 177
Summary
Album containing card photographs, circa 1860-1869. The images are studio portraits depicting various early emigrants to Oregon and family members. Handwritten notes identify many of the people in the album.
Repository
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

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Content Description

One album containing 48 black and white card photographs, circa 1860-1869. The images are studio portraits depicting various early emigrants to Oregon and family members. Handwritten notes identify many of the people in the album; most women are identified only by surname. Among the people depicted are Joseph Gardner Wilson and Elizabeth Millar Wilson; Watson Boise and his wife; James Willis Nesmith and Lucinda Goff Nesmith; George H. Williams and his wife; Matthew Deady and Lucy Ann Deady; Thomas McFadden Patton and his wife; Rev. Horace Lyman and his wife; J. K. Kelly; Ollie Failing; Mrs. George H. James; E. N. Cooke and his wife; Ida Pratt Babcock; C. N. Terry and Ellen Terry; Ada May Steiwer; Asahel Bush and Eugenia Bush; Frank May; Lucian Pratt and his wife; and Joe Watt.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Early Oregon emigrant families photograph album, Album 177, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

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Administrative Information

Processing Note

Album was titled "Deady, Bush and Failing families photograph album" prior to July 2023.

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Subject Terms

  • Families--Oregon--Photographs
  • Pioneers--Oregon--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
  • photograph albums
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