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Portrait of woman, possibly Sarah Anne Slater Skidmore

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young woman, seated with her hands folded in her lap. She wears a dress with a white collar. She looks to the left of the camera. Legacy collection records indicate this may be Sarah Anne Slater Skidmore (1816-1862), member of the Skidmore family. Case is made of wood and leather.

Portrait of a man and woman, possibly Ben Holladay

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.

Portrait of David Cockran, circa 1850

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a man wearing a suit and holding a cane. Collection records indicate this is David Cockran, brother of James Cockran. A partial note affixed to the image read, "[D]avid Cockran, [Fathe]r of Hannah McNemee." This note is no longer with the cased image. Case is made of leather and wood.

Portrait of Susan Bosworth Taylor and Fred Ramsay, circa 1850

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young woman holding a sleeping child in her lap. A toy rabbit stands on the right. A handwritten label enclosed with the image reads, "Susan Bosworth (Taylor), Fred Ramsay, about 1850." This note has been removed and stored in a separate folder. Legacy collection records indicate this is from the David Mason manuscript collection. Case is made of leather and wood.

Portrait of Reverend Hezekiah Johnson and wife Eliza Shepard Johnson

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.

Portrait of girl, possibly Julia Hoffman Beekman

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a girl wearing a long sleeve dress, seated at a table. Her left arm rests on the table. Legacy collection records indicate she is a member of the Beekman family, possibly Julia Hoffman Beekman. Case made of wood and leather. Case cover replaced with archival board during conservation.

Portrait of George W. H. Cook as a child

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.

Portrait of unidentified woman, likely a member of the John T. Thomas family

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated woman wearing a dress with a white collar. She wears black lace gloves and her hands are folded in her lap. Typed label enclosed with the image reads, "Thomas, John T. Unidentified, probably Thomas family." An imprint on the liner of the case reads, "Chase, N.E. Cor Chestnut & Fifth Ste." Case is made of wood and leather.

Chase (Photographer)

Portrait of unidentified woman with guitar, possibly member of Skidmore family

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.

Portrait of Clarissa Waymire

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a seated woman, wearing a dress with a white collar and looking at the camera. Her right elbow rests on the arm of a chair and her hands are folded in front of her. Legacy collection records indicate this is Clarissa Waymire, also known as Mrs. John Waymire, the great-grandmother of Mrs. John T. Wiley. Clarissa Waymire is also pictured in OrgLot1414_0225S001_01. Case is made of wood and leather.

Portrait of Peter Skene Ogden

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of Peter Skene Ogden, British-Canadian fur trader and explorer. He wears a suit. Embossment on velvet lining inside of case reads, "Brady's Gallery, 209 & 207, Broadway, New York." Case is made of wood and leather.

Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896

Portrait of John McLoughlin

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of John McLoughlin. He has shoulder length gray hair and wears a suit. He looks to the left of the camera. McLoughlin ran the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver from 1824 - 1845. Case is made of wood and leather.

Portrait of Ellen and Emma Waymire

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of 2 girls sitting next to each other. Both wear printed clothing with bows around their necks. They look at the camera. The face of the girl on the left is blurry. Legacy collection records identify them as Ellen and Emma Waymire and note that Emma later married Thomas Burnett. Case is made of leather and wood.

Portrait of unidentified woman with long braid

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of an unidentified, seated woman who wears her hair in a long braid on the left. She wears a white lace collar and brooch. She looks at the camera. An imprint on the velvet lining of the case reads, "Anson, 589 Broadway, N-Y" Case is made of wood and leather.

Anson, Rufus

Portrait of a man, possibly Jacob Kees

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.

Portrait of James Robb family, circa 1851

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.

Mouth of Columbia River, 1851

A nautical map of the “Mouth of Columbia River / from a preliminary survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States by the hydrographic party under the command of W.P. McArthur Lt. U.S.N. and Asst. U.S. Coast Survey, W.A. Bartlett Lt. U.S.N. Assistant ; reduction for engraving by A. Boschke, draughtsman ; engraved by W. Smith and E.F. Woodward.” Includes inset: View of the Entrance of Columbia River, Cape Hancock or Disappointment E. by N. (compass) 12 statute miles. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings and isolines. Includes text on "sailing directions" and "tides." Handwritten note of graphic scale by George Davidson is erroneous.Scale 1:40,000. Item has also been identified as bb017545.

United States Coast Survey

Revenue cutter Joe Lane plans

  • Mss 4037
  • Collection
  • 1851?

One blackline photocopy sheet of plans for the revenue cutter Joe Lane, built in Baltimore, Maryland, 1851. Includes cross section, top view, midship section, sail plan, and table of principal dimensions.

"The Late Jason Lee." Sketch written for the Christian Advocate

Handwritten article by Francis Hall for the Christian Advocate and Journal, entitled, "The Late Jason Lee." Page 5 is missing. Hall praises Lee's missionary work in Oregon and defends him from several allegations of wrongdoing. Other subjects include farming at the mission, Dr. John McLoughlin, and the Hudson's Bay Company. Several handwritten notes on back of document from D. Lee, possibly Daniel Lee, including one that reads, "A imfinished sketch from the pen of Hon. Francis Hall designed for the Christian Advocate in 1852. D Lee." Second handwritten note reads, "A sketch published in CA&J, 1845." [Lee originally intended to do missionary work among the Flathead Indian tribe, but the area where he eventually settled in the Willamette Valley, near present-day Salem, was home to bands of the Kalapuyan people. Hall uses language common to justifying the nineteenth century missionary movement, including using disparaging and inaccurate terms and/or descriptions of Native peoples.]

Hall, Francis

Portrait of Henrietta Leaver Nichol, circa 1852

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a young woman wearing a long sleeve dress and a cross around her neck. A handwritten label written on an envelope enclosed with the image reads, "Henrietta Leaver (Averill) Nichol of Portland Maine - year 1852. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Averill, donor, Rec. No. 85." A second label reads, "Henrietta Leaver Nichol (Averill)." These notes have been removed and stored in a separate folder. This photograph depicts the same woman shown in OrgLot1414_0221S008_01, in which her name is written as, "Henrietta Leaver Averill-Johnson." Case is book-style and made of leather.

Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Jamieson Hamilton

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a husband and wife sitting next to each other. The husband wears a suit while the wife wears a bonnet, glasses and long sleeve dress. Two typed labels enclosed with the image read, "Mr. & Mrs. Jamieson Hamilton. Pioneers of 1852." Collection records indicate they were Oregon Pioneers of 1852. Case made of leather and wood.

Portrait of Joseph Cooke and wife, Isabella Walker

Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a woman and man sitting next to each other. The woman sits on the left, wearing a dress with a high collar and looking at the camera. The man sits on the right, wearing a suit and looking at the camera. Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Isabella Walker (Belle W. Cooke) and Joseph Cooke, married in Portland, ore. Aug. 4, 1852." Second note reads, "Donor Mrs. C. F. Lienard, Pacific City, OR 97135." Legacy collection records indicate this is a tintype copy of the original daguerreotype. The original was likely taken circa 1852 while the copy was likely made in the 1860's. Case is made of leather and wood. The cover is missing.

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