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Benjamin Stark, Portland Founder & U.S. Senator - c. 1861
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Born in Louisiana in 1820, Stark sailed to Oregon in 1845, where he soon purchased Asa Lovejoy's share of the land that eventually became downtown Portland, for $390. Learn More -
Chief Joseph, Nez Perce - 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This portrait of Chief Joseph was taken when he visited Washington, DC, in April of 1900. Learn More -
Colonel George Wright - c. 1860
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Colonel George Wright graduated from West Point in 1827, and spent almost forty years as a military officer, much of it in the Pacific Northwest. Learn More -
George Gibbs, Northwest Geologist & Ethnologist - c. 1865
$25.00 As low as: $12.00George Gibbs was born in Astoria - the Astoria in New York, not Oregon. However, as a geologist and ethnologist, he contributed to the history of the Pacific Northwest, based on his studies of the languages of the indigenous peoples here. Learn More -
George H. Williams, Judge & Senator - c. 1865
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This intense-looking gentleman was one of Oregon's longest-serving public figures, starting as Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court in 1853 and concluding as Mayor of Portland from 1902 through 1905. Learn More -
Senator Henry W. Corbett - c. 1867
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This photo of Portland merchant Henry Winslow Corbett was likely taken about the time he began his term as U.S. Senator in 1867. Learn More -
Senator Henry W. Corbett - c. 1867
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This closeup of Corbett originated from the same Brady glass plate negative used to create the full body pose featured elsewhere on this site. However, we've restored the closeup view from a separate original. Learn More -
Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon - c. 1861
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This Matthew Brady photo of Joseph Lane was probably taken near the end of his term in the U.S. Senate from 1859 through 1861. Learn More











