Early Oregon emigrant families photograph album
Scope and Contents
One album containing 48 black and white card photographs, circa 1860-1869. The images are studio portraits depicting various early emigrants to Oregon and family members. Handwritten notes identify many of the people in the album; most women are identified only by surname. Among the people depicted are Joseph Gardner Wilson and Elizabeth Millar Wilson; Watson Boise and his wife; James Willis Nesmith and Lucinda Goff Nesmith; George H. Williams and his wife; Matthew Deady and Lucy Ann Deady; Thomas McFadden Patton and his wife; Rev. Horace Lyman and his wife; J. K. Kelly; Ollie Failing; Mrs. George H. James; E. N. Cooke and his wife; Ida Pratt Babcock; C. N. Terry and Ellen Terry; Ada May Steiwer; Asahel Bush and Eugenia Bush; Frank May; Lucian Pratt and his wife; and Joe Watt.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1860-1869
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (1 album in shared flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Album containing card photographs, circa 1860-1869. The images are studio portraits depicting various early emigrants to Oregon and family members. Handwritten notes identify many of the people in the album.
Processing Information
Album was titled "Deady, Bush and Failing families photograph album" prior to July 2023.
- Title
- Guide to the early Oregon emigrant families photograph album
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012; revised 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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Portland OR 97205 United States
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