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Lappeus, James Henry

James Henry Lappeus (1830-1894), chief of police of Portland, Oregon, during the 1860s. Was a saloon keeper in 1870 in Portland, and married to Chloe Ann Burroughs.

Portrait of man, possibly Andrew Skidmore

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a man wearing a suit. His hair is swept back and he looks to the left of the camera. Legacy collection records indicate this may be Andrew R. Skidmore, member of the Skidmore family. Case is made of wood and leather. Case cover missing and replaced with archival board during conservation.

Portrait of Mrs. William B. Wells

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated woman, wearing a floral print dress with a white collar, a long necklace, and black, fingerless gloves. She rests her arms on her lap and looks at the camera. Her hair is parted in 2 places. Typed label enclosed with the image reads, "Mrs. William B. Wells." Mrs. Wells is also pictured in OrgLot1414_0225S011_01. Case is a union case made of thermoplastic.

Portrait of an unidentified woman wearing an embroidered cap

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of an unidentified woman seated at a table. She wears a white, embroidered veil or cap on her head. She rests her left arm on the table. A book sits on the table next to her. Engraving on plate reads, "Holmes 289 Broadway." Case is missing its cover.

Holmes (Photographer)

Portrait of Benjamin Hargrave

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a bearded man wearing a suit. He looks to the right of the camera. Handwritten label enclosed with the image reads, "Benjamin Hargrave (ILL (?))." Case is made of wood and leather. Case cover was replaced with archival board during conservation.

George Abernethy & Co. store in Oregon City, Oregon

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.

Portrait of John Morgan Scott

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated man, wearing a suit and looking at the camera. His hair is parted on the left. He holds a book in his left hand and an unidentified item in his right hand. Legacy collection records state this is John Morgan Scott, son of Captain Levi Scott. Case is made of wood and leather and is missing its cover.

Portrait of Julian J. Winston

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a baby, wearing a dress and sitting on a chair with a floral backdrop. Legacy collection records indicate this is Julian J. Winston. Case is made of wood and leather.

Portrait of Julia Ellen Waller

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young woman wearing a printed dress with a white collar. Her arms are crossed at her waist and she looks at the camera. Legacy collection records indicate her name is Julia Ellen Waller, age 16 and that she is the sister of Mary Waller, depicted in OrgLot1414_0235S003_01. Case is made of wood and pressed paper.

Portrait of David Preston Thompson

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young man wearing a suit and looking to the left of the camera. Legacy collection records indicate this is David Preston Thompson, also known as D. P. Thompson. Thompson served as governor of the Idaho Territory and later as mayor of Portland, Oregon. Case is union case made of thermoplastic.

Portrait of Charlie Northrup

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated child wearing a scalloped edge coat with velvet trim over a dress. The child appears to be around 4-years-old and looks at the camera. Legacy collection records indicate that a card found under the image identified the child as, "Charlie Northrup." Case is union case made of thermoplastic.

Portrait of unidentified woman wearing printed dress

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of an unidentified, seated woman wearing a printed dress with a white collar and cameo. She rests her right arm on the back of the chair she is sitting on. Case is a union case made of thermoplastic. The cover of the case is missing and has been replaced with archival board.

Portrait of Lillie Hadlock, also known as Mrs. B. B. Acker

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a girl wearing an off-the-shoulder dress. Her hands rest on the front of her dress and she looks to the left of the camera. Typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Mrs. B. B. Acker as a child of ten years." Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Mrs. -- (Hadlock) Acker whose husband, Barrett B. Acker, was in 1886, proprietor of City Stables, etc. at 107 Second St. Portland. Largest livery stable in Portland in its day." Legacy collection records indicate that her first name was Lillie. Case is made of leather and wood.

Portrait of Samuel Morris Barker as a child

Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of a boy standing next to an ornate chair. He holds onto the back of the chair with his left hand. He looks at the camera. Legacy collection records indicate he is the son of George Barker and Anna Morris Barker, and that this photograph was taken circa 1860. Barker's siblings are pictured in OrgLot1414_0246S033 and OrgLot1414_0246S035.

Portrait of two unidentified young women

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.

Portrait of an unidentified woman

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.

Soldiers at Camp Day, 1860

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.

Lorain, Lorenzo

Portraits of Native American men

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.

Lorain, Lorenzo

Portrait of an unidentified man

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.

Lorain, Lorenzo

Portraits of military personnel

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.).

Charles D. Fredricks & Co.

Abraham Lincoln letters

  • Mss 324
  • Collection
  • 1858-1861

One autograph letter, A.L.S., from Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Ill. to Simeon Francis in Oregon, 1860 Aug. 4, discussing the upcoming presidential election and prospects for the winning of various states. Collection also includes photostatic copies of three additional letters: Lincoln to James Thornton, 1858 Dec. 2; Simeon Francis to Lincoln, 1859 Dec. 26; and David Logan to Lincoln, 1861 Sept. 5.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Johnson's new military map of the United States showing the forts, military posts & all the military divisions with enlarged plans of southern harbors / from authentic data obtained at the War Department, Washington ; Johnson & Browning, 1861

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.

Johnson & Browning

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