Children and Adults on a Porch

Title

Children and Adults on a Porch

Description

A group portrait of children and adults on a porch in the vicinity of Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914, possibly in the Hillside neighborhood northwest of town. Based on the range of ages of those present, this may be a portrait of an extended family. Most are formally dressed in what were likely some of their best clothes. These are likely relatives and/or friends of the photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw.
This is one image from a set of glass plate negatives created by William Alonso Clapshaw. Clapshaw was a clerk and shopkeeper who lived near Forest Grove, Oregon for most of his life. He was born in 1880, probably at the family's home in the Hillside neighborhood of Forest Grove, on what is now Clapshaw Hill Road east of Gales Creek. Around 1910-1914, William took an interest in photography and created a set of glass plate negatives documenting scenes near his family's lands as well as images of himself, his friends and family members. He most likely used a silver gelatin dry plate process. The photographs were donated to the Pacific University Archives in 2023.

Creator

Clapshaw, William Alonso, 1880-2033

Date: Display

circa 1910-1914

Identifier

PUA_MS154_054

Subject

Photographs of families
Portraits

Place

Forest Grove, Oregon
Gales Creek, Oregon

Medium

Gelatin silver negatives

Copyright

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Source

Pacific University Archives