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Portrait of Francesca Reinig Dekum

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.

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Allen Ervin Flowers portrait

A head and shoulders portrait of Allen Ervin Flowers. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Father, Allen Ervin Flowers."

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Curry, Gov. George L.

Transcription from front: “Gov. Geo. L Curry & w - 18__.” Transcription from back: “Letter from George Curry to W.H. Rees, March 31, 1874. ‘I send you in answer to your request a photography of wife and self from a picture at the time I held office, 1855. It is the only one we have.’ (Chloe Boone is his wife).”

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Smith, Jamie Frenchmen

Transcription from back: “Jamie Frenchmen Smith, a friend of Mama’s who was in school with her at the seminary in Ore. City. Her father-in-law had a foundry in Ore. City in the early days. Her husband was her stepbrother.”

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