Identity elements
Reference code
OrgLot1414_0239S019_01
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
Group portrait of congregational church choir in Portland, Oregon
Date(s)
- 1855? (Creation)
Extent
ambrotypes (photographs); cased photographs; 6.5 x 8.5 inches
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Cased photograph featuring a group portrait of 17 members of a congregational church choir. The group includes men and women, all standing and looking at the camera. The men wear suits while the women wear dresses. Case is missing and has been replaced with archival board. Typed note on the envelope reads, "Congregational Choir, Portland 1855." Below this note, two columns list the names of those pictured.
The first column reads:
- Henry L. Hoyt
- A. R. Shipley
- Harley McDonald
- ...
- James B. Wyatt, Organizer & Leader
- ...
- Thomas A. Savier
- ...
The second column reads: - Mrs. E. B. Comfort
- Mrs. Helen Burton
- Mrs. A. R. Shipley
- Miss Lizzie Failing
- Sarah Abrams
- Mrs. P. B. Chamberlain, wife of second pastor of Congregationalist church
- Mrs. Lenora Blossom
- Mrs. Alonzo Leland
- Mrs. ... Pine
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
No Copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Cased photographs collection, Org. Lot 1414, Box 239, 0239S019, case interior