A daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man. He is seated looking directly at the camera. His legs are crossed and he has one arm resting on a book on a table beside him and the other hand resting on his lap. He wears a dark jacket, light striped trousers, a dark vest, and a bowtie.

A daguerreotype portrait of what appears to be a family group of six people. From left to right: An older man is seated with his legs crossed wearing a dark suit with a silk vest and bow tie. A young boy standing behind the man is wearing a dark shirt with a white collar and buttons. An older woman wearing a dark dress with a white lace collar and a bonnet is seated at the center of the group. She has an infant is held in her lap wearing a light-colored dress with parallel stripes along the hem. An older boy standing with his hands resting on the shoulders of the two women. He is wearing a dark jacket and a floral vest. A young woman is seated on the right end of the group with her hands folded in her lap. She is wearing a dark silk dress with white lace at the cuffs. She has dark ribbons pinned around her neck and both wrists.

A daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified young woman. She is seated looking directly at the camera with her hands rested in her lap. She is wearing a dark dress with white sleeves which is decorated with a large patterned bow at the neckline.

A daguerreotype portrait of two unidentified children. A young girl is seated in a chair looking directly at the camera. She wears a dark dress with a white lace collar and pantlets. A boy stands beside her looking directly into the camera with his arm resting on the back of the chair. He wears a dark shirt with a white collar and buttons up the front and dark trousers.

Reverend James P. Millar/Miller, a minister of the United Presbyterian church. He was killed at Canemah, Oregon Territory, on April 8, 1854, by the explosion of the steamer Gazelle. His wife, Amanda, suffered two broken ribs from the incident. They had been living in Albany at the time.

A daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified woman. She is sitting looking directly at the camera. She wears a light colored dress with bell sleeves, a row of white buttons up the front, a wide, scalloped-edge lace collar, and a brooch at her neck. Legacy records indicate that the photographs is from the David. R. Mason MSS collection. The photograph is uncased and the metal assembly frame is loose.

An ambrotype portrait of an unidentified man. He is seated at an angle to the camera looking directly at the lens. The backing sheet is no longer present making details from the image difficult to view, however the image surface is still mostly intact. Legacy collection records indicate that the photograph is related to the Lind Collection. The photograph case is made from wood and embossment paper and has a pressed-tin gold mat.

A daguerreotype portrait of two unidentified young boys. They are seated side-by-side with their arms hooked at the elbow. They wear matching dark shirts with white lace at the collars and sleeves.

A daguerreotype portrait of four unidentified women. Two women are seated while the other two women stand behind them. All of the women wear dark dresses with white lace collars and brooches at their necks.

A daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified woman. She is seated looking directly into the camera with one arm resting on a table and the other in her lap. She wears a dark dress with a white lace collar.

A daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man. He is seated looking directly into the camera. He has dark hair and a beard. He wears a dark suit and bow tie.

A daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man. He is seated looking to the left of the camera. He has dark, curly hair and a beard. He wears a dark suit, a white shirt with a stand-up collar, and a bow tie.

A daguerreotype portrait of three unidentified young men. They are seated in a row. The man in the center has his arms and his legs crossed. All three wear dark suits.

A daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified woman. She is seated looking directly into the camera. She wears a white lace house cap and a plaid dress with a white lace collar and a brooch.

A daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified woman. She is seated looking directly at the camera with one arm resting on a table and the other arm resting in her lap holding a coin purse. She is wearing a dark dress with a white lace collar and a gingham scarf at her neck. She has a light colored shawl with fringe wrapped around her shoulders. Her hair is in braids looped over her ears.

A daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man. He is seated looking to the left of the camera. He has dark hair and a mustache He is wearing a dark jacket, a plaid vest, and a light-colored bow tie.

A daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified young girl. She is seated in a wooden chair looking directly into the camera. She holds a doll on her lap. She is wearing a light dress that is hand-tinted blue.

A line engraved portrait of William Sargent Ladd. He is wearing a suit and bowtie and has a beard. A handwritten note on the back of the print reads, " William Sargent Ladd. Pioneer of 1851 from New England via boat from New York City. Born: Oct. 10, 1826 at Holland, Vermont. Son of Dr. Nathaniel Gould and Mrs. Abigail Kelly (Mead) Ladd. One of the founders and senior partners of the Ladd and Tilton Bank, in Portland, Oregon, in 1859. Married: Miss Caroline A. Elliott, of New Hampshire, in 1854."

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of 2 young men seated next to each other. Both wear suits and have their hair parted on the right. Collection records indicate this is Malcolm and Zenas Ferry Moody, and that they are likely brothers or cousins. Case is made of pressed leather and wood.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated woman wearing a dress with sheer lace sleeves. Her left arm rests on a table. Typed label enclosed with the image reads, "Mrs. Susan Morrill." Collection records indicate this was taken circa 1850 or 1858. Case made of pressed leather and wood.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated girl wearing a short sleeve dress with a dotted pattern. Her hands rest on her lap. Legacy collection records indicate she may be a member or associate of the Beekman family. Case made of leather and wood.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated man, wearing a suit and looking at the camera. He holds his left hand up to his vest. Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Theodore A. Goffe. First engineer on the 'Pony' Locomotive on the Columbia river portage from Lower to Upper Cascades in April, 1863." [Goffe first acted an engineer on the Oregon Pony on its initial run on May 10, 1862.] Typed label reads, "Theodore A. Goffe." Case is made of wood and leather.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a woman wearing a bonnet and looking at the camera. Legacy collection records indicate this may be the mother of O.H.P. Taylor. There is advanced oxidation on the image. Case is made of wood and leather. Top half of case is missing.

Verso of locket showing a lock of hair visible through a clear window. Legacy collection records indicate that a note found inside the locket read, "My beloved husband's hair, Newport, 6/14/1850, Harriet N. Saunders." This note is no longer with the item.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a man wearing a suit and holding an unidentified object in his hands, possibly a large sheet of paper or wood. Legacy collection records identify him as John Waymire, who built the first wharf and sawmill in Portland, Oregon. He was a pioneer who arrived in Oregon in 1845. Case is made of wood and leather.

Portrait showing silhouettes of a husband and wife, facing each other. Handwritten note on the back of the daguerreotype plate reads, "Waymire." Legacy collection records indicate this is John and Clarissa Waymire, and that the daguerreotype plate was made by the Scovill Manufacturing Company. Conservation records state that it, "appears to have been made by placing silhouette forms of Mr. and Mrs. Waymire at the edge of a fabric-covered table in the studio." Case is made of wood and leather and is missing its cover.

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a man wearing a suit and looking at the camera. Typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Leopold Wolfe, Of Jewish descent, was a very able lawyer, and a partner of W. F. Trimble in 1863-1868. office, 63 Front Street, Portland. He died in 1868." Case is union case made of thermoplastic.