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A Gymnast from Monmouth - c. 1895
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A student gymnast from Oregon State Normal School in Monmouth (now Western Oregon University) poses for a studio portrait taken by Scio photographer Clinton Harnish. Learn More -
A Proud Father with his Daughter - c. 1890
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Taken by photographer E. G. Cummings of Lewiston, Idaho, this cabinet card view shows a Native American father, likely Nez Perce, proudly holding his daughter. Learn More -
Albert G. Walling, Early Oregon Publisher - 1872
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A. G. Walling emigrated with his family to the West Linn area now known as Robinwood in 1849. Learn More -
An Optometrist with his Lenses - c. 1895
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A young optometrist from Rainier, Oregon demonstrates his trial frames and a folding case holding over a hundred sample lenses. Learn More -
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 -
Bringing a Stein of Beer - c. 1872
$25.00 As low as: $12.00In 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 -
Captain Charles Wilkes - 1863
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Born in 1798, Captain Charles Wilkes is best known for leading the United States Exploring Expedition, which circumnavigated the world from 1838 through 1842, and spent significant time in the Pacific Northwest in 1841. Learn More -
Chief Charlot, Flathead Reservation - 1908
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Known for his scenic Montana stereoviews, photographer Forsyth created this portrait shortly before Charlot's death in 1910. Charlot led the struggle for his people to remain in the Bitter Root Valley. 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 -
Deputy Sheriff, Stationed at Large Hop Ranch - 1939
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This deputy sheriff is stationed at the paymaster's window for a Josephine County hop ranch that employed over 500 workers for the three-week harvest season each year. Learn More -
Dr. John McLoughlin - c. 1854
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Dr. John McLoughlin, often called "The Father of Oregon", needs little introduction to history buffs. The Canadian-born Chief Factor of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver, he resigned in 1846 and moved to Oregon City where he became an American citizen. Learn More -
Dr. Sidney Marsh, 1st President of Pacific University - c. 1865
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Dr. Sidney Marsh was appointed President of Tualatin Academy in Forest Grove in 1853, and carried on as that position when the school became Pacific University in 1854. Learn More -
Elijah Jones Davidson, Discoverer of the Oregon Caves - c. 1920
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Elijah Jones Davidson is best known for discovering the Oregon Caves in 1874. Born in Illinois, he came to Oregon as an infant in a wagon train in 1850. Learn More -
Elkanah Walker, Early Oregon Missionary - 1871
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Elkanah 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 -
Elmer E. Charman, Possible Graduation Photo - c. 1881
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This is likely a graduation photo for Elmer Ellsworth Charman, taken when he graduated from Oregon State Agricultural College in Corvallis in 1881, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Learn More -
Father and Daughter, Astoria - 1880s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Father and Daughter portrait by Samuel B. Crow of Astoria. The father looks concerned. Learn More -
Fish Hawk, War Chief of the Cayuses - 1903
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Major Lee Moorhouse created a number of portraits of Chief Fish Hawk, including this striking closeup. Our reproduction is made from a large print - the original glass plate is in the University of Oregon collection. Learn More -
Frederic Homer Balch, Author of "The Bridge of the Gods" - c. 1890
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Frederic Balch died at the age of 30, shortly after the publication of his famous novel, "The Bridge of the Gods", in 1890. Learn More -
General Joseph Lane, Governor & Senator - c. 1859
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Appointed as Oregon's first territorial governor in 1848, Lane served as delegate to the U.S. Congress starting in 1851, and was Oregon's first senator after it became a state in 1859. 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. Himes, Printer and Historian - 1865
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This 1865 portrait was taken by Frank Dalton, shortly after Himes came to Portland from Olympia. 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 -
George Law Curry, Jeweler, Publisher & Governor - 1870s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00George Law Curry, born in Philadelphia in 1820, first entered the newspaper trade as an eleven-year-old printer apprentice in Boston. Learn More -
George Law Curry, Oregon's Last Territorial Governor - 1860s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00George Law Curry, a publisher and jewelry maker, served as Oregon Territory's governor on three different occasions. Learn More -
George Thorpe and Parents - 1860s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00I don't know much more than the name of the boy in the photo, but the image haunted me until I added it to this site. Learn More -
Harvey J. Meacham, Co-founder of Meacham, Oregon - 1865
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Born in Indiana in 1828, Harvey John Meacham and his brother Alfred B. Meacham were early settlers in Eastern Oregon, who founded the town of Meacham in Umatilla County in the 1863. Learn More -
Harvey W. Scott, Shortly after Graduation - 1865
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Harvey Whitefield Scott, brother of Abigail Scott Duniway, is best known as the long-time editor and driving force behind the Portland Oregonian newspaper. Learn More -
Henry Harmon Spalding, Early Oregon Missionary - c. 1870
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Henry 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 -
In the Forest - 1923
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A Klamath man in traditional garb sits quietly in front of a Ponderosa pine, probably in the Klamath Basin. Learn More -
James H. Bird, Circuit Court Judge - c. 1884
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This photo may have been taken before James Harrison Bird became Circuit Judge for the 7th Oregon District. We know he held that position in 1886, at the age of 29. Learn More -
James John, Founder of St. Johns - c. 1875
$25.00 As low as: $12.00James John, an early settler who arrived in Oregon in 1842, platted "St. Johns on the Willamette" in 1852. Learn More -
Jesse A. Meiser in his Studio - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Meiser has lighted this view to show off his photography studio as much as himself and his camera. Learn More -
John Denny, Patriarch of the Seattle Denny Family - c. 1865
$25.00 As low as: $12.00John Denny, his sons Arthur and David, and their families traveled the Oregon Trail to the Willamette Valley in 1851. Along the way, Arthur became convinced that the Puget Sound area was where he wanted to settle. Learn More -
John Minto, Sheep Farmer & Legislator - c. 1913
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This portrait of early Oregon settler John Minto was taken by the Trover - Weigel Studio of Salem towards the end of his long life, when he was about 90 years old. Learn More -
Joseph Lane, Oregon's First Territorial Governor - 1879
$25.00 As low as: $12.00General Joseph Lane, Oregon's first territorial governor, in later years. Learn More -
Judge John Briscoe, Early Pacific County Settler - c. 1889
$25.00 As low as: $12.00After spending their first winter in the Northwest in Oregon City in 1852, John Briscoe and his family moved to Pacific County in southwestern Washington Territory. Learn More -
Kalispel Couple, Wearing Traditional Dress - c. 1861
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This early portrait by the Royal Engineers, and others in its series, are notable as they are some of the first photographs made of Northwest Native Americans. Learn More -
Leonard (T. L.) Charman, Possible Graduation Photo - c. 1881
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This is likely a graduation photo for Thomas Leonard Charman, taken when he graduated from Oregon State Agricultural College in 1881, with a Bachelor of Science degree. Learn More -
Lieutenant Charles W. Wilson, Royal Engineers - c. 1860
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Lieutenant Wilson was about 24 when this photo was taken, and among other duties, worked as a photographer for the Royal Engineers. Learn More -
Light House Joe, a Makah, on Neah Bay - 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view by Asahel Curtis shows Light House Joe posing next to his canoe with his hand-made wooden harpoon and sealskin buoys. Learn More -
Louisa Denny, Founder of Seattle, & Grandson - 1900s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Louisa Denny, one of the founders of Seattle, with her grandson Lawrence Lindsley. Learn More -
Lunch with Grandma and Grandpa - c. 1898
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Young Lottie Ostby shares a meal with her grandparents, somewhere in the Portland area. In addition to tea, there appear to be several kinds of fruit and baked goods. Learn More -
M. K. Lauden, Co-founder of Portland Business College - 1868
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Lauden, along with H. M DeFrance, started National Business College in Portland in 1866, which was renamed as Portland Business College in the 1880s. Learn More -
Man & Woman in Costume with Parasol - 1900s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Two apparent stage performers strike a pose in Salem. From their shoes and her dress, it's likely they're dancers. Learn More -
Missouri Senator Lewis F. Linn - 1857
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Linn County, West Linn, and Linnton, Oregon are all named after Senator Linn, who advocated for many years for the Donation Land Claim Act. Learn More -
Northern Shoshone or Bannock Couple - c. 1895
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This unknown couple are probably members of the Northern Shoshone or Bannock tribes, based on other photos taken at the time by Benedicte Wrensted. Learn More -
Olaf Indahl, Self-portrait at his Desk - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00An eclectic collection of artwork provides inspiration for photographer Olaf Indahl, at his desk in early twentieth-century Portland. Learn More -
Oscar Eaton of Oswego - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Born in New York in 1820, Oscar Eaton spent the last thirty years of his life in Oswego, where he farmed in the Hazelia area. Learn More -
Philip Foster, Builder of Barlow Road - c. 1872
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Philip 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
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