Abstract This collection consists of original sheet film negatives taken by Marie Holst Pottsmith, the bulk of which she made during the eight months of 1908 that she taught in the remote Finnish community of Hamlet, Oregon. These images document people, farming, and community life in Hamlet. Other photos in the collection depict her studies at the University of Oregon; her time teaching at Fisher, Washington; and her early married life as a Presbyterian minister’s wife in Washington and Oregon. The...