Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated young man, wearing a suit. He rests his left arm on the arm of the chair. Legacy collection records indicate this is Edward Bullen. Case is made of wood and leather.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated man and woman. The man sits on the left, wears a suit, and puts his arm around the woman. The woman wears a dress and rests her left arm in her lap. Typed label enclosed with the image reads, "The wedding picture of Ben Holladay and the second wife, Linda Campbell, the 25 year old Portland girl. He was 55 years old at the time. Their bodies are under a stone monument in Mount Calvary cemetery. Entered by Roddy Daggett." [This information is incorrect. The woman pictured here is not Holladay's second wife, who was named Lydia Esther Campbell. In addition, the man pictured here is not 55-years-old. It is possible that this is Ben Holladay, at a younger age.] Case is made of wood and leather. Velvet lining inside the case is blue.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a woman wearing a dress with a white collar. She looks to the left of the camera. A typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Mrs. Mary Richardson Walker. Born, Maine, 1811; married Rev. Elkanah Walker, March 5, 1838; crossed plains horseback that year to Whitman Mission; first child, Cyrus, born at Mission, Dec. 7, 1838; died Forest Grove, Oregon, Dec. 5, 1897." Mary Richardson Walker came to Oregon as a missionary. Legacy collection records indicate that her son Cyrus was the first white male born in the Oregon Territory. Case is made of wood and leather. Case cover was replaced with archival board during conservation.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated baby girl wearing a white dress. She holds her hands up near her face and looks at the camera. Typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Mary Waller, born off Cape Horn, 1839; died January 13, 1903. Sister of Julia Ellen, who was wife of Rev. C. C. Stratton. Donated by Mary A. Stratton, Rec. 580." A second, handwritten note contains the same information. [The information contained on these notes may be incorrect. This image is an ambrotype, a type of photography invented in 1854.] Case is made of wood and pressed paper.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a woman seated next to a table. She rests her left elbow on the table, on top of a book or pile of papers. The image is tarnished and damaged. Handwritten note on the back of the original frame reads, "Mrs. C. S. Silver." The daguerreotype has been removed from the frame and stored in a separate envelope. Case is missing.

A daguerreotype portrait of Lewis Field Linn, a United States Senator from Missouri. He wears a suit with a cravat and is seated with his hands in his lap looking directly at the camera. Image note: There is significant damage to the photographic plate including scratching and tarnishing. Conservation work was done to reseal the case and stabilize the photograph. The conservation notes indicate that the inscription, "Lewis Field Linn," is visible on the back of the image plate.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated woman wearing a long sleeve dress with gilded belt and rings. Her hands are in her lap and she looks at the camera. Legacy collection records indicate she is an associate or relative of the C. C. Beeker family. Case is made of leather and wood.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a man and woman seated next to each other. The woman wears a bonnet and a striped, long sleeve dress. The man wears a suit. Collection records indicate this is Reverend Hezekiah Johnson and his wife Eliza Shepard Johnson, who came to Oregon as Baptist missionaries circa 1845. Possible alternate spellings for Eliza's middle name include "Shephard" and "Sheppard." Photograph and original case are stored separately in same folder. Case made of pressed leather and wood and features a floral design.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a little girl standing on a chair and wearing a plaid dress. Handwritten label enclosed with the image reads, "Mary A. Ladd?" Case is made of leather and wood.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a child seated on the edge of a chair. The child wears a dress and holds onto the arms of the chair. Typed label enclosed with image reads, "Geo. W. H. Cook." Case made of wood and leather.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young woman seated at a table and holding a guitar. Her right elbow rests on sheet music on the table. She wears a shawl over her dress and has flowers in her hair. Applied color to the shawl and flowers. Inscription on the back of the case reads, "Skidmore family girl with guitar." Case is made of wood and leather.

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.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a man standing, wearing a suit and resting his right hand on his hip. Enclosed with the image is an obituary for Jacob Kees, a pioneer who came to Oregon in 1847 and settled in Linn County where he became a wealthy farmer. [The man pictured may not be Jacob Kees. Kees was born circa 1784. The earliest daguerreotypes were taken circa 1840. The man in this photograph appears to be younger than 56-years-old.] Case is made of wood and leather.

A daguerreotype portrait of two unidentified young women. They are both seated looking directly into the camera with their hands folded in their laps. The woman on the left is younger. She wears a light-colored dress with dark dots, dark lace gloves, and ribbons in her hair. The woman on the right wears a dark dress with a white lace collar and dark lace gloves. She has a large floral printed shawl wrapped around her shoulders.

A daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified woman. She is seated looking directly at the camera. she wears a light-colored dress with a pattern of white lines, a scalloped white lace collar, a brooch at her neck, and large, drop earrings.

Exterior of case containing portrait of Martha Ann Averill. Case is made of velvet, leather and wood with applied relief motifs.

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 bearded man wearing a suit. Handwritten note pasted to the exterior of the case reads, "Averill David." Handwritten note on small envelope inside the case reads, "David Averill - Portland, Maine, and his wife, Martha Ann (Horton) Averill - Portland, Maine. Year 1845. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Averill, Donor rec. no. 85." Case is a union case made of thermoplastic.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of an unidentified woman wearing a pleated bodice with white lace collar and a gold pendant that has been hand painted. She holds something in her hands. She looks to the right of the camera. Case is made of wood and leather.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a woman and man seated beside each other. The woman wears a high necked dress. A note affixed to the image read, "James Cockran & Wife. Brother of David Cockran." This note and the original glass were removed during conservation and stored in a separate folder. Case is made of leather and wood. 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 young woman, seated and wearing a printed dress. Her hair is woven into multi-stranded braids. She holds a book in her lap. Legacy collection records indicate this is Elizabeth B. Warner, taken circa 1845. Engraving below the image reads, "A. White, 20 Washington St., Boston." Case is made of wood and leather.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a woman sitting in a chair, wearing a long sleeve dress. Name handwritten on paper pasted to the back of the case reads, "Averill, Martha Ann." Handwritten note on small piece of paper enclosed with the case reads, "Martha Ann (Morton) Averill. Wife of David Averill - of Portland Maine. Year 1845. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Averill, Donor Rec. no. 85." Inscription on back of the image reads, "Charles P. Genn, Bucksport, Me." Overmat is stamped with the name, "Ormsbee." Case is made of velvet, leather and wood with applied relief motifs.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated woman wearing a white bonnet, brooch and long sleeve dress. A white paper business card enclosed with the case includes a handwritten note reading, "Aunt of S. A. Clarke. Mrs. Buemont of 13 Broadway N.Y. 1845. S. A. Clarke Collection." "S. A. Clarke" refers to Samuel Asahel Clarke. Case is made of leather and wood. Case cover was missing and replaced with archival board during conservation.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a man with his hair parted on the left. He looks directly at the camera. His shirt has been lightly tinted blue. Typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Nathan J. Putnam. Born in Lexington, Kentucky September 10, 1821. Died at Champoeg, Oregon Territory. May 30, 1849." Second typed note reads, "Nathan J. Putnam. Born Sep 10th. 1821 Lexington Ky. Died May 30th 1849 Champoeg, Oregon." Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Putnam, N. J." Case made of leather and wood.

A photograph of a drawing depicting old Fort Astoria in 1845. An American flag flies over the fort. The back identified the artist as Henry J. Barre, but the correct name is likely Henry J. Warre. Handwritten note on back of print reads, "Old Fort Astoria 1845 by Captain Henry J. Barre, British Army." Photograph of drawing taken by Arthur M. Prentiss.

A portrait of an unidentified man. He is seated with his hands in his lap looking to the left of the camera. He wears a light colored suit. Conservator records indicate that there is a handwritten note on the green liner paper in the case which reads, "Taken in Hartford, Conn. 1846." The photograph is an ambrotype but my be a copy of a daguerreotype portrait.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young man seated next to a table. He wears a suit and looks at the camera. A top hat sits on the table next to him. Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "D. S. Southmayd, 'M.P.C' (?), 1846." Case is made of wood and leather.