Two unidentified attendees of the Vortex I Music Festival at Milo McIver State Park. One of the people is carrying a young child in a backpack carrier.
Negative of a photographic postcard showing 2 children on horseback under a sign announcing the Umatilla County Fair in Hermiston, Oregon. In the foreground, a banner over a road reads, "Welcome Umatilla County Fair." Handwriting on negative reads, "Fair Grounds - Hermiston, Ore. Christian 11-962."
A bust portrait of Christine Mabel Dixon as a young child. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Christine Mabel Dixon, Seattle, Washington."
A full length portrait of Ervin Milton Flowers at two years of age. He is standing with one arm resting on the seat of a chair. He wears a dark playdress with a white, ruffled undershirt. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Ervin Milton Flowers, 2 years old."
A full length portrait of Elmer Allen Flowers as an infant. He is wearing a long white gown and is laying on a chair covered in a striped blanket. A handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Elmer Allen Flowers, 4 months & three weeks old."
Ella Burnham sits in a rocker sewing while Howard and Myrtle Burnham play on a bed. Howard holds a book and there is a doll sitting next to Myrtle. A sewing machine is visible beneath the window.
The Burnham cabin and post office in Mountain, Oregon. Caption states, "Allison [Burnham] became postmaster at this locale in 1908." Howard Burnham puts a letter in the slot while Myrtle Burnham watches.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a family showing 2 parents posing with 4 children. Three of the children are young girls while one is a baby who sleeps on the mother's lap. The girl who stands between her parents holds her right hand over her heart. A typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Daguerreotype from the estate of Miss Ruth Drake." Collection records indicate this is the James Robb family, taken circa 1851. Scratch marks obscure the faces of both parents. Case made of leather and wood. Case cover replaced with archival board during conservation.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young girl looking at the camera. She wears an off the shoulder dress with a polka dot pattern. Typed label enclosed with the image reads, "Taylor family: Girl (unidentified)." The same girl is pictured in OrgLot1414_0223S013_01. Case is made of wood and leather.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a little girl wearing a dress and sitting in a chair. She wears one sock on her left foot. She makes a sad face at the camera. Typed label enclosed with the image reads, "Mary E. Cook." Case is made of wood and leather.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of an unidentified woman and boy. The boy stands on the left with his hands in mid-air. The woman is seated on the right, wearing a dress with a white collar. Both look at the camera. Possibly a mother and son. Case is made of wood and leather and is missing its cover.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated girl wearing a floral print dress. She looks at the camera. Typed notes affixed to the outside of the case read, "Catharine Forstner b. Bethel, Mo. 1850. This picture taken in Missouri in 1860. She was 10. Grandmother of Eugene E. Snyder." Conservation records indicate a photographer's imprint which reads, "Aurora, Ore." Accompanying notes state that this print was generated circa 1880's or 1890's, possibly as a replacement for the original image. Case is made of wood and pressed paper.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a girl looking at the camera. She wears a jacket and her hands are in a muff. She wears a hood or head covering. A card affixed to the back of the image advertises Davis & Co. Original 25 Cent Ambrotype Rooms in Boston. The name "Grace Hamlen" has been written on the card. Legacy collection records indicate that the name "A. S. Peterson" is written on the verso of this card. Records also indicate this image is from the David T. Mason manuscript collection. Case is missing.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated boy wearing a button-up shirt with a white collar. His left hand rests in his lap. He looks at the camera. Card affixed to the back of the image reads, "M. J. Higgins, Ambrotype Gallery, 268 Washington Street." Handwritten note on this card reads, "Charlie Ramsay, 6 years." Collection records indicate this image is from the David T. Mason manuscript collection. Case is missing.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a girl and a baby. The girl is around 9-years-old, wears a printed dress and sits in a chair. She holds on to the baby who is seated next to her. Legacy collection records indicate they are the daughters of William Sherlock of Portland, Oregon. They are depicted as young women in OrgLot1414_0242S002. Case is made of leather and wood.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated boy, around 8-years-old. He wears a jacket and holds a hat in his left hand, below his lap. He looks at the camera. Handwritten note on the envelope reads, "Barker, Samuel Morse, tentative I.D. Born April 3, 1858, was an architect in Portland. Died Oct. 23, 1884, unmarried, brother of Bishop Barker. Age 8." There are several scratches across the image. Case is made of leather and wood.
Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a boy standing next to his mother, who sits in a chair. The boy stands on the left, holding a hat in his right hand. His mother wears a fringed scarf and a hat. She puts her right hand on her son's shoulder. Handwritten note on the back of the image reads, "Nancy Elizabeth (Beauchamp) Zimmerman." Second handwritten note reads, "Lizzie and John." Nancy Zimmerman is also pictured in OrgLot1414_0246S026.
Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a seated child wearing a patterned dress. The child looks at the camera. Legacy collection records indicate this is William Morse Barker, son of George R. Barker and Anna Morris Barker, who was born in 1854. Records also indicate the child is a sibling of Bishop Morris. A stamp on the back of the tintype plate reads, "Patented 19 Feb 1856." Barker's siblings are pictured in OrgLot1414_0246S034 and OrgLot1414_0246S035.
Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a little girl looking over the back of a chair. She wears a dress and looks at the camera. Handwritten note on the back of the image reads, "Tichenor family? Port Orford, Ore."
Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a boy sitting in a chair. He wears a large white collar around his neck, over his jacket. Handwritten note on the back of the image reads, "Traftow (Trafton?), Aged 10, 1896. For Mamma Traftow. Eva Emery Dye coll."
Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a seated boy. He is a toddler. He wears a plaid outfit and looks to the left of the camera. Handwritten note on the back of the image reads, "W. H. Burghardt, O. City," likely referring to William H. Burghardt of Oregon City.
Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a boy. He stands and leans against an unidentified object. He holds a hat in his right hand and wears a cape. Legacy collection records indicate this is William H. Burghardt. He is also pictured in OrgLot1414_0246S098 and OrgLot1414_0246S99.
Uncased tintype featurng a portrait of an unidentified young girl wearing a long, open-front sweater. She stands with her arms crossed and looks directly into the camera.
Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a young boy identified as Otto Kramer. He is seated with crossed legs on a stone railing and looks directly at the camera. He wears a boys play suit and his cheeks have been painted pink. A handwritten caption on an envelope with the photograph reads, "Otto Kramer, pupil in Portland, about 1882."
An albumen print portrait of Bessie M. Thompson, at four years of age. She wears a velvet dress with silk ribbons and stands looking at the camera with her elbow rested on the back of a velvet chair. The photograph is mounted on a gilt-backed glass in a wood and leather case. A label attached to the back of the case reads, "Bessie M. Thompson, Aged 4. Dau[ghter] of Hon. D. P. Thompson. Later Mrs. J. N. Teal."
A daguerreotype portrait of three unidentified children. The three sit in a row looking at the camera with their hands in their laps. The two boys on the left of the photograph wear matching velvet jackets with metal buttons and white collars. The girl seated at the right of the row wears a dark dress with white dots and two white bands at the end of each sleeve. A handwritten label taped to the front of the case reads, "Mrs. G. Van Dyke, Rt. #2 Bay 6(?)." The photograph case is made of wood and leather with a floral motif on the exterior and a gold mat.
