Transcription from back: “Whitman’s Grave.”

A large portrait of President Eisenhower in the lobby of the Marcus Whitman Hotel, on the occasion of the McNary Dam dedication. Two people lounge in chairs on the right side of the frame, one reading a newspaper (negative 12 of 16).

A woman stands next to a large portrait of President Eisenhower in the lobby of the Marcus Whitman Hotel, on the occasion of the McNary Dam dedication. She holds her right arm on the side of the portrait, above a sign reading “See and hear the President” (negative 14 of 16).

Photograph of Fort Walla Walla, taken on May 1st, 1859. The photograph was originally owned and may have been taken by Frederick Tracy Dent (1820-1892). Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Frederick Tracy Dent (1820-1892) served as a career military officer for the United States Army, and served as captain of the 9th United States Infantry at Fort Walla Walla from circa 1859-1860. Dent participated in the Spokane and Yakima expeditions, and engaged in the combat of "Four Lakes," and Spokane Plains. Dent was brother-in-law to Ulysses S. Grant. In 1859, Fort Walla Walla was part of the incorporated Washington Territories in Washington State.

Tape 1, Side 1. This oral history interview with Barbara Elliott Davies was conducted by Charles Digregorio at Davies' home in Portland, Oregon, on July 18, 1976, as part of the oral history program at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

In this interview, Davies discusses the life of her father, Thompson Coit Elliott (1862-1943), a former executive director of the Oregon Historical Society. She also talks about her grandfather, John Euclid Elliott (1829-1888), and his role in the development of Walla Walla, Washington. She discusses her work for Oregon Historical Quarterly, the journal of the Oregon Historical Society; and talks about working with her father to acquire collections for the historical society, particularly the Protestant Ladder.

Tape 1, Side 2. This oral history interview with Barbara Elliott Davies was conducted by Charles Digregorio at Davies' home in Portland, Oregon, on July 18, 1976, as part of the oral history program at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

In this interview, Davies discusses the life of her father, Thompson Coit Elliott (1862-1943), a former executive director of the Oregon Historical Society. She also talks about her grandfather, John Euclid Elliott (1829-1888), and his role in the development of Walla Walla, Washington. She discusses her work for Oregon Historical Quarterly, the journal of the Oregon Historical Society; and talks about working with her father to acquire collections for the historical society, particularly the Protestant Ladder.