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  1. A Music Hall Fiddler - circa 1875
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    First seen in Britain in the 1830s, by the 1870s the popularity of music halls had spread to most good-sized towns in the Pacific Northwest Learn More
  2. A Very Small Girl in a Plaid Dress - c. 1874
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    We don't know the name of this young girl, but we do know the original small-format CDV photo was taken by Buchtel and Stolte, at 91 First Street in Portland. Learn More
  3. A Young Chinese Man from Portland - 1877
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    This image was captured in the late 1870s - a time of growth for the Chinese community in Portland. The city's Chinese population increased from about 700 in 1870 to about 2500 in 1880. Learn More
  4. Agnes Dolph, Daughter of Sen. Joseph Dolph - c. 1875
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    A well-to-do girl in a wonderful fringed dress, posed next to perhaps a family heirloom? Learn More
  5. Albert G. Walling, Early Oregon Publisher - 1872
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    A. G. Walling emigrated with his family to the West Linn area now known as Robinwood in 1849. Learn More
  6. American Progress - 1873
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    This chromolithograph print was published in 1873, after an allegorical 1872 painting of the same name by John Gast. Learn More
  7. Bark at Dock - Portland? - c. 1873
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    I can use some help identifying the location. Dennie, the photographer, imprinted his photos with his Portland address, but he also worked in Tacoma and sometimes in Olympia. Learn More
  8. Bishop Benjamin Wistar Morris - c. 1871
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    This early portrait of Morris was taken by pioneer photographer Joseph Buchtel about two years after Morris arrived in Oregon to assume the position of Episcopal Bishop of Oregon. Learn More
  9. Bringing a Stein of Beer - c. 1872
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    In early photography, cameras were so bulky that occupational photos were usually shot in the studio. Here we see a bar keeper bringing a glass beer stein to a customer. Learn More
  10. Cape Disappointment, Lighthouse & Cannon - 1871
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    This photo of Cape Disappointment's lighthouse and cannon was taken by Eadweard Muybridge in spring of 1871, when he was hired by the Lighthouse Board to photograph lighthouses from Washington Territory to San Diego. Learn More
  11. Cape Horn, Columbia River - Near View - 1870s
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    This near view of Cape Horn shows several small waterfalls amid the pinnacles. Learn More
  12. Castle Rock, Columbia River, Near View - c. 1878
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    Now known as Beacon Rock, this striking feature is located near Skamamia on the northern side of the Columbia. Learn More
  13. Earliest Known Photo of Sandy, Oregon - c. 1879
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    We're looking east towards Mt. Hood on what is now Pioneer Boulevard in Sandy, Oregon. The Barlow road trails off to the right in the background. Learn More
  14. Early Downtown View of The Dalles - 1870s
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    This rare early view of downtown The Dalles is reproduced from an unusual outdoor CDV, a small-format card-mounted photo type popular in the 1860s and 1870s. Learn More
  15. Early Lumber Mill at Willamette Falls - 1870s
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    A small early sawmill occupies the northern end of Willamette Falls, with the newly completed locks visible on the far side. Learn More
  16. Eliza H. Marsh, Wife of Sidney Marsh - c. 1870
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    Eliza Haskell, born in Ohio in 1841, married Sidney Marsh in 1860, when he was already the president of Pacific University. She was 15 years younger than her husband. Learn More
  17. Elkanah Walker, Early Oregon Missionary - 1871
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    Elkanah Walker crossed the plains with his new bride, Mary, in 1838, at a time when the Oregon Trail had not yet been given its name. Mary was known as the "third woman to cross the Rockies". Learn More
  18. First Street, 1876 Portland Flood
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    In this photo of an early Portland flood, pioneer photographer Joseph Buchtel is standing at the corner of First and Pine, facing northeast. Learn More
  19. George Law Curry, Jeweler, Publisher & Governor - 1870s
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    George Law Curry, born in Philadelphia in 1820, first entered the newspaper trade as an eleven-year-old printer apprentice in Boston. Learn More
  20. Henry Harmon Spalding, Early Oregon Missionary - c. 1870
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    Henry H. Spalding and his wife Eliza were two of the earliest Presbyterian missionaries to travel to Oregon country, settling into their new home in Lapwai, near Lewiston, Idaho, in November 1836. Learn More
  21. James John, Founder of St. Johns - c. 1875
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    James John, an early settler who arrived in Oregon in 1842, platted "St. Johns on the Willamette" in 1852. Learn More
  22. Joseph Lane, Oregon's First Territorial Governor - 1879
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    General Joseph Lane, Oregon's first territorial governor, in later years. Learn More
  23. Julius C. Moreland - circa 1879
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    Julius C. Moreland was the Portland City Attorney in 1879, about the time when this portrait was created by Joseph Buchtel. In case you're wondering, yes, the "C" stands for Caesar. Learn More
  24. Lighthouse on Tatoosh Island, Cape Flattery - 1871
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    Washington's third lighthouse, the Cape Flattery light entered service in 1857, using a first-order lense. Learn More
  25. Mary Marsh, Daughter of Sidney & Eliza - c. 1876
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    Mary Marsh was about eleven years old when this photo of her was taken by Joseph Buchtel. Her father would die young three years later. Learn More
  26. Mary Richardson Walker, Early Oregon Missionary - 1871
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    Mary Richardson Walker arrived in Oregon Country with her husband Elkanah in 1838, settling among the Spokane tribe to teach and preach at their mission, Tshimikain, located 25 miles northwest of present day Spokane. Learn More
  27. Mount Hood from the East - c. 1873
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    There are thousands of photos of Mt. Hood. This is one of the earlier ones, taken by pioneer photographer Joseph Buchtel in about 1873. Learn More
  28. Mountain Meadows - 1877
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    This lithograph of a wagon train traveling through the Rocky Mountains on the Oregon Trail was published by the Pacific Art Company of San Francisco in 1877. Learn More
  29. Myra Fairbanks Eells, Early Oregon Missionary - c. 1870
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    Myra Eells and her husband Cushing, together with Mary and Elkanah Walker, established the Tshimikain mission northwest of Spokane in 1838, after crossing the continent on foot. Learn More
  30. Oregon City Basin with Shoofly and Alice - c. 1873
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    The Shoo-fly and the Alice were two of the last sternwheelers to be built above the Falls at Canemah, completed at about the time of the opening of the Willamette Falls Locks in 1873. Learn More
  31. Oregon City from the Bluff, Main St. Between 2nd & 3rd - 1874
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    This detailed early photo provides a good view of the mills in Oregon City, Willamette Falls, and the newly built locks on the other side of the river. Learn More
  32. Philip Foster, Builder of Barlow Road - c. 1872
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    Philip Foster became Sam Barlow's business partner in 1846, and together they build the Mount Hood Toll Road, now known as the Barlow Road. Learn More
  33. Pilgrims of the Plains - 1871
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    Notable for its complete lack of women or children, this 1871 depiction of the Oregon Trail displays some of the diversions of the trip - cooking, smoking, and fiddling. Learn More
  34. Portland Harbor - c. 1876
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    This stereoview of Portland's harbor was originally printed between 1875 and 1878. Learn More
  35. Revenue Hotel, Sandy, Oregon - Circa 1879
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    John H. Revenue and his father Francis built this hotel in 1874. It was the first hotel in Sandy, Oregon, which had received its first post office, and its name, the previous year. Learn More
  36. Sam Song Bo, Ministry Student, McMinnville College - 1877
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    Sam Song Bo, who was Chinese, was sponsored by the Baptist Home Mission in Portland to attend McMinnville College to study for the ministry. Learn More
  37. Senator Joseph N. Dolph - c. 1876
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    The "Buchtel & Stolte" imprint on the original cabinet card dates this image to between 1875 through 1878, a few years before Dolph was first elected to the U. S. Senate in 1882. Learn More
  38. Short-haired Girl with her Doll - c. 1879
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    A young girl with short-cropped hair holds her doll with long braids. Learn More
  39. Steamer "Gov. Grover" in Willamette Falls Locks - 1873
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    This early view shows both the locks and the steamboat Governor Grover the year they were completed. Learn More
  40. The Dalles, Town View - 1870s
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    The Dalles in the 1870s, looking west from its "back yard". Learn More
  41. The Performer - circa 1875
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    Hand tinting has been applied to photographs almost as long as there have been photographs. One of our earliest photos - a daguerreotype from 1854 - has tinting applied. Learn More
  42. Three Levels of Steamboats at Willamette Falls - 1874
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    This rare early photograph was taken shortly after the locks were opened in 1873, and shows steamboats in the upper river, lower river, and locks. Learn More
  43. Two Gentlemen from Eugene City - c. 1875
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    We don't know the names of these two men, though a note written on the back of the original CDV states "My father". They do appear to be brothers. Learn More
  44. White River Falls - c. 1871
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    White River Falls are located on a tributary of the Deschutes River, in Wasco County. Learn More
  45. Willamette Engine Co. No. 1 and Crew - circa 1875
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    This rare photo from the era of volunteer fire fighting in Portland shows a time before horses were used to pull the equipment. The Willamette Fire Company on Southwest Morrison Street was Portland's first fire station, opened in 1853. Learn More
  46. Willamette Falls Locks - Circa 1875
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    An early view of the Willamette Falls locks, opened January 1, 1873. Learn More
  47. Young Girl from Harrisburg - 1870s
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    A very composed young girl has perhaps her first portrait taken in Harrisburg, Oregon. Learn More
  48. Youngs River Falls - c. 1871
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    This early view of Youngs River Falls, near Astoria, was created as a stereoview by Joseph Buchtel in the early 1870s. Learn More
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