View of the landscape near Klamath Lake, Oregon. Lorenzo Lorain took the photograph in circa 1860, possibly from near the Spencer Creek area. A mountain is faintly visible in the distance. A handwritten caption on the back of the print is covered by a backing board. It reads, "View in Klamath Lake, Oregon."
Image note: the original print is severely light faded, see OrgLot1416_F03_001_detail for an enhanced copy for the print with more detail.

Detail view of the landscape near Klamath Lake, Oregon. Lorenzo Lorain took the photograph in circa 1860, possibly from near the Spencer Creek area. A mountain is faintly visible in the distance. A handwritten caption on the back of the print is covered by a backing board. It reads, "View in Klamath Lake, Oregon."
Image note: the original print is severely light faded, this copy of the image file has been adjusted to reveal additional detail. To view the unmodified original file, see OrgLot1416_F03_001.

Four photographs likely taken in and around Fort Umpqua, Oregon by Lorenzo Lorain between 1857 to 1860. The photographs are cut in an oval shape and glued onto bristol board. A handwritten caption on the back of the page reads, "Probably Fort Umpqua, at mouth of Umpqua River, c. 1857-1860. Photo by Lt. Lorenzo Lorain, U.S.A." Image descriptions going clockwise from center-top photograph.

1. A group of seven unidentified Native American women and children seated on the ground below a tree. The photograph is taken from below looking up a slight hill. The identities of the people and the exact location in the photograph is unknown, but the photograph likely depicts members of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw, or Siletz peoples held at a camp on the bank of the Umpqua River on the southern border of the Coast Reservation near Fort Umpqua.
2. A hewn-log cabin on the banks of a river which was likely taken near Fort Umpqua in Douglas County, Oregon Territory.
3. An unidentified group of people standing in front of a low, hewn-log structure near Fort Umpqua in Douglas County, Oregon Territory. The structure is likely a cedar plank house constructed by members of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw, or Siletz peoples held at a camp on the bank of the Umpqua River on the southern border of the Coast Reservation near Fort Umpqua.
4. Block house building. Three people sit by the building's entrance to the right of the photograph. A person standing beside a horse and wagon are on the left side of the photograph.
   Image note: Duplicate prints of all four images are included in OHS Album 101.

A bound album of photographs believed to be taken and collected by Lorenzo Lorain while stationed in Oregon between 1857 and 1860. The photographs depict military structures and Native American structures at Fort Umpqua and the Coast Reservation in Douglas County, Oregon Territory. Also included are portraits of military personnel and their families stationed at Fort Umpqua, and portraits of Native American people from southwestern Oregon held near Fort Umpqua on the southern portion of the Coast Reservation.
Note: only pages with content are included in this digitized version of this album, blank pages are omitted. One photograph potentially depicting Native American burial practices is also excluded from the digital version of this album.

One salt print portrait from page 15 of an album of photography by Lorenzo Lorain (OHS Album 101). The portrait is identified as John B. Scott wearing a military uniform. Two hand-written notes written below the photograph read, "Gen. Thomas B. Scott [Thomas is crossed out]," and, "or Major John B. Scott." There is a darkened space immediately below the photograph were a now missing photograph was once attached.

Four salt print photographs from page 19 of an album of photography by Lorenzo Lorain (OHS Album 101). Image descriptions starting from the top photograph:

1. A hewn-log cabin on the banks of a river which was likely taken near Fort Umpqua in Douglas County, Oregon Territory.
2. A group of Native American men, women, and children seated below a tree on the top of a sand dune.
3. A portrait of an unidentified Native American man.
4. A portrait of an unidentified Native American woman.
   The identities of the people and the exact location in the photographs on this page are unknown, but the photographs likely depict members of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw or Siletz peoples held at a camp on the bank of the Umpqua River on the southern border of the Coast Reservation near Fort Umpqua.
   Image note: OrgLot1416_F04_003 includes duplicate prints.

One salt print photograph from page 27 of an album of photography by Lorenzo Lorain (OHS Album 101). The photograph depicts the hospital and Laundress quarters at Fort Umpqua in Douglas County, Oregon Territory.
Image note: OrgLot1416_F04_001 is a duplicate print.

One salt print portrait from page 31 of an album of photography by Lorenzo Lorain (OHS Album 101). The man is unidentified but likely is associated with Fort Umpqua in Douglas County, Oregon Territory.

One cartes-de-visite portrait of an unidentified man from page 43 of an album of photography by Lorenzo Lorain (OHS Album 101).

A circa 1860 hand-drawn plan of the grounds at Fort Astoria, Oregon, in 1811 showing the layout of buildings at the site.

Cased photograph showing an exterior view of the George Abernethy & Co. store in Oregon City, Oregon. Several men pose outside the store. A sign on the building reads, "Geo. Abernethy & Co. Wholesale Dealers." Other signs on the building advertise various goods such as boots, nails, crockery and powder. George Abernethy was the Provisional Governor of Oregon in the 1840's. Legacy collection records indicate this may be the first brick building built in the state of Oregon. Records also speculate that the photographer may have been either Joseph Buchtel, who had a photo studio on the second floor of the building in 1857, or Holland and Day, who had a photo studio across the street in 1858. Case is made of wood and leather.

A view of Camp Day, Oregon. Camp Day was a temporary military encampment established in the Klamath Basin in Southern Oregon during the summer and fall of 1860. A group of soldiers holding rifles stand in a line in front of a small grouping of white tents in a clearing surrounded by ponderosa pines. The soldiers are from Company L, Third Artillery division attached to Fort Umpqua at the Oregon Coast. The typed caption glued below the bristol board on the front of the photograph reads, "Co. "L" 3rd. Artillery, Camp Day, Oregon. About 1857 or 1858. Taken By Lorenzo Lorain, U. S. A. Donated to Oregon Historical Society, 1946, by S. H. Lorain, Albany, Oregon."
Camp Day was a temporary military encampment established in the Klamath Basin in Southern Oregon during the summer and fall of 1860. The military expedition was a response to reports of potential conflicts between members of the Klamath and Modoc people and Euro-American settlers concerning land use and territorial rights.
Image note: provided caption includes incorrect date for photograph. For duplicate copies of this photograph, see OrgLot1416_F01_003 and OrgLot1416_F01_004.

Two salt print portraits from page 33 of an album of photography by Lorenzo Lorain (OHS Album 101). The portraits are of unidentified Native American men. Tribal affiliation is unknown but they are likely members of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw, or Siletz peoples housed near Fort Umpqua on the southern portion of the Coast Reservation in Douglas County, Oregon Territory.

One salt print portrait from page 37 of an album of photography by Lorenzo Lorain (OHS Album 101). The man is unidentified but likely is associated with Fort Umpqua in Douglas County, Oregon Territory.

Three cartes-de-visite portraits from page 41 of an album of photography by Lorenzo Lorain (OHS Album 101). The portraits are of of military personnel in uniform. Hand-written captions above each photograph identify the three men. Starting clockwise from the upper left corner of the page, the three men are identified as:

1. Capt. Phillips 1st Infy [infantry]. Photograph by Charles D. Fredricks & Co. New York (N. Y.).
2. Captain Alexander Piper, later Col. 5th U. S. Artillery. Photograph by Charles D. Fredricks & Co. New York (N. Y.).
3. Dr. Charles Page, Capt. Med. Corps. Photograph by Charles D. Fredricks & Co. New York (N. Y.).

During the annual Oregon State Agricultural Society Fair, later renamed the Oregon State Fair, a "premium list" and a "list of premiums awarded" were published. This premium list from 1861 is bound in green paper.

Booklet of the proceedings of the Oregon State Agricultural Society. Includes the opening address by Simeon Francis and the annual address by J. Quinn Thornton.

A hand colored map of the United States of America in 1861 showing national military divisions along with forts and military posts. Map insets show detailed harbor plans for the following: New Orleans and delta of Mississippi, Louisiana; Mobile Bay, Alabama; Entrance to Pensacola Bay, Florida; Key West, Florida; Savannah River; Charleston Harbor, S. Carolina; Hampton Roads and Norfolk Harbor, Virginia; Washington and vicinity; Baltimore and vicinity. Relief is shown by hachures.

Hand-written caption. Signed by Watkins. A log cabin sits next to a giant sequoia.

Twenty-one letters written by Lorenzo Lorain between 1855 and 1861. The letters contain descriptions of Lorain’s military service, including yellow fever epidemics, the forced removal of Native peoples from the western region of the Oregon Territory to the Coast Reservation, and his photography. The letters are addressed from West Point Academy, Aspinwall, Fort Dalles, San Francisco, Fort Walla Walla, Fort Umpqua, and Camp Day near the Klamath Basin. The correspondents include Lorain’s father, Dr. Henry Tilden Lorain, and his sisters, Mary Jane Ashman and Martha (Merty) Eliza Lorain.

A map of Oregon completed by the Surveyor General’s Office, Eugene City, August 16th, 1861, B. J. Pengra [signature], Surveyor Gen. Of Oregon. Relief shown in hachures. Original map mounted on cloth backing. Item has also been identified as bb017543.

Hand-written caption. Signed by Watkins. A log cabin sits next to a giant sequoia.

Two photographs of of the corral and officer quarters at Fort Crook in Shasta County, California taken by Edward Perry Vollum. The two prints are glued to a single sheet of bristol board. Handwritten captions on the front of the page read, "Fort Crook, Shasta County, California," and, "Photographed by Dr. Edward Perry Vollum an associate of Lt. Lorenzo Lorain." Handwritten captions on the back of the page read, "Corral, Fort Crook, Cal." and, "Officer Quarters at Fort Crook, Cal."

A cartes-de-visite photograph of an unidentified man in a Civil War uniform. He stands with his left hand tucked into the front of his jacket and looks directly at the camera. Legacy records indicate that he is associated with the Taylor family. The photograph has been cut down to fit within a wood and leather case. A pencil note on the the interior of the case back was documented during conservation work on the item. It reads, "Dear George [illegible]."

A hand drawn map depicting the Nez Percé reservation in the Washington Territory. The key shows Native American villages, routes of travel, road stations, and gold fields. The boundary of the reserve is in blue. The Oregon boundary is shown with a red dashed line. The map also contains a table of travel distances between various locations, including Portland, Lewiston, Walla Walla, Orofino, Elk City, and Slate Creek. Relief is shown by hachures.

Hand-written caption. Signed by Watkins.