A map depicting a part of the Territory of Washington. The map shows surveyed lines, work under process of being surveyed, townships subdivided, and work proposed to be surveyed in 1856 and 1857. Relief is shown by hachures.

John W. and Martha Ann (Morrison) Minto with their son, John W.

A map of the western half of Oregon, from the northern boundary of California to the Columbia River. The map is number 2 in a series of maps showing explorations and surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean and includes routes in Oregon and California. Relief is shown by hachures.

A map of the Oregon Territory completed October 1, 1855 by The Surveyor General's Office in Salem, O.T. [Oregon Territory], directed by C. K. Gardiner [sic.], Surveyor General. The map shows surveyed townships, road, and pack trails in Oregon Territory west of the Cascade Mountains.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated young woman, wearing a dress with a white collar and fingerless black gloves. Legacy collection records speculate that this may be Eloisa McLoughlin, daughter of John McLoughlin. Her married name was Eloisa McLoughlin Rae Harvey. Case is made of wood and leather and is missing its cover.

Catholic ladder designed by F. N. Blanchet. The ladder is written in Spanish and printed in Valparaíso, Chile in 1856. Blanchet developed the ladder as a visual teaching aid with illustrations of biblical scenes. Blanchet and other missionaries used the ladders as an instructional tool for Christian evangelization to Native American and French métis communities. Handwritten notes on the back of the document read, "July 26, 1902, St. Mary's Academy & College," and, "Catholic Chart, 1839, c. 1856."

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a man wearing a suit and looking at the camera. His hair is parted on the left. Typed label enclosed with the image reads, "Capt. William B. Wells." Captain Wells is also pictured in OrgLot1414_0225S011_01. Case is union case made of thermoplastic.

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.

Framed portrait of General Joseph Lane, seated and wearing a suit. He looks at the camera. Typed note enclosed with the image reads, "This is a very rare portrait of General Joseph Lane. It was presented to the Oregon Pioneer Association by Mrs. Winifred Mosher, his youngest daughter, in 1900. In response to an inquiry regarding the date when it was taken, she said she thought it was in 1855 or 1856 -- at any rate, during the Indian war in those years -- and by Joseph Buchtel in Portland. The portrait was called an ambrotype."

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated woman wearing a printed blouse and skirt. She wears a beaded necklace bearing a cross. She rests her hands on her lap and looks at the camera. Typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Mrs. John Simonis (Nee Magdalena Simonis.) Born Germany 1836, Died Wolf Creek, Oregon 1912. Picture circa 1856." Handwritten note on the envelope reads, "Related to the mother of Harry L. Dale. These people came from Germany to Wisconsin in 1848, settling first in Wisconsin and then removing to Oregon about 1872." Legacy collection records speculate that this photograph may have been taken by a photographer named Britt. Case is made of wood.

Mary (Bryant) Conway Lockwood, pioneer of 1852, with her first son, who must have died before 1860. She married William Conway on September 1, 1849, in Montgomery County, Indiana. She married Reuben Lockwood, a physician, in Portland in July 1855.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a woman and 2 children. The woman holds a baby in her lap while a young child stands at her side. The woman is identified as Lucinda Sumner Hadlock and they two children are likely Samuel W. Hadlock and Lillian Hadlock. Typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Mrs. Lucinda Sumner Hadlock, a pioneer of 1852, and children. Taken by Buchtel, Portland, O. T., 1856. In later life this lady was known as Mrs. Taylor." Case is made of leather. Case cover missing and replaced with archival board during conservation.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated, elderly woman. She wears a bonnet and a shawl. Her right arm rests on a table next to 2 books. Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Mindwell Lee - My father, W. B. Lee's grandmother of Madison, Conn. Sweet, Christian character. Would ask father, when a young man on vacation from college: "Wm. are you a Xn?" "Well you will be; I'm prayin' for you. How's your Aunt Charlotte?" and he never forgot it. Died Oct. 30, 1856, aged 93 yrs at the old hou. down near Uncle Henry's. Oct. 30 '56 was t. day F. T. Lee was born... -Geo. H. Lee, Owner." Case is made of leather and wood. There is no hasp hook on case. A string is tied to the hook loop.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated baby wearing a diaper. The baby looks at the camera. The glass inside the case has several cracks across the image. Legacy collection records indicate this is Eva Emery Dye. Dye was an author and supporter of the women's suffrage movement. Case has been replaced with archival board.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a balding man wearing eyeglasses and a suit. Legacy collection records read, "Perley Ayer Ramsay, Born Rumney, NH in 1811, Died Boston in 1902. Fr. D. Mason MS Collect." Photographer's studio card for Fish & Heywood in Boston placed in case tray behind plate. Case made of pressed leather and wood.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a group of approximately 35 men standing in front of a church. Several of them hold their hats in their hands. Legacy collection records indicate this photograph was taken at the 3rd Annual Methodist Conference at a Methodist church in Oregon City, Oregon. Case is made of wood and leather.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a woman and man standing next to each other, looking at the camera. The woman wears a dress while the man wears a suit. Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Cyrus H. Walker and Abigail B., his sister, afterwards Mrs. James A. Karr, founder of Hoquiam, Washington. Taken by Buchtel, Portland, O. T., Oct. 23, 1857." Case made of wood and pressed paper.

Caroline Trafton, died 1857, aged 23 years. Mother of Eva L. Emery Dye.