Sepia-toned studio portrait of a woman seated on a couch. She sits with one leg crossed over the other, and her hands in her lap. Her dress is dark, with a tunic style bodice over an elaborately flounced skirt. She wears a large lace collar that ties in a jabot, with a brooch just visible at the center of the bow. The couch appears to be a Victorian style fainting couch, covered with a thick pelt of fur.
Black and white studio image of a woman in a dark coat, wearing a dark straw hat with a narrow brim. The brim is upturned on one side, and an elaborate series of bows circles just inside the brim, ending in a rosette with feathers that droop elegantly over the hat's crown. A slender brooch of what appears to be a bare tree branch decorates her neck just above the collar and final button of the coat.
Black and white studio image of a woman in a dress with a tunic bodice. The bodice features a double row of buttons in a v-shape going up to a small collar. The cuffs and collar of the dress appear to be velvet, and a large ribbon bow is tied at her neck and upon her head. The skirt has a double row of small flounced ruffles, and she holds a fan of feathers along with a handkerchief in her hand. She appears to be sitting on a rustic fence with a blanket on the railing beside her and a stump at her feet.
Black and white, tinted image of a woman in a dark dress with a white brooch, wearing a tall felt hat with a tapered crown and a rosette with a feather.
Black and white studio image of a woman from the shoulders up. Her dress is dark, and fastened at the neck with a brooch. A white lace collar is visible, and she wears dangle earrings in each ear. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back and up.
Black and white studio image of a woman standing beside a chair. She wears an elaborate dress consisting of a long, fitted jacket, buttoned down the front, with contrasting collar and cuffs. The cuffs are finished with a double layer of pleats and lace. She appears to wear a high-necked blouse with a lace collar and an elaborate jabot beneath the bodice. Her matching overskirt consists of petal shaped sections edged in the same coordinating material as her collar and cuffs, while the underskirt is thickly pleated with a decorative band of the coordinating fabric. She wears a simple band ring on the ring finger of her right hand, and earrings dangle from each ear. A slight reddish tint has been applied to her cheeks.
Black and white image of two women in bathing suits, standing in an empty field. A number of tall pine trees with bare lower trunks stand behind them. Both women wear bathing caps over their hair. One suit is knee length, with short sleeves and a high neck with a contrasting tie and trim on the collar, sleeves, waist, and hem. The other swimsuit has a longer skirt, to mid-calf length, and trim around the neck and sleeves. Both women wear stockings and shoes.
Black and white tinted studio image of a seated woman. She wears a light-colored dress of several layers, with elaborate edging on her collar, sleeve cuffs, pockets and both of her overskirts and her underskirt. Her jacket is loose in the front, and her skirt is straight in the front and gathered at the back. She holds an umbrella upright with one hand; and holds a sheet of paper in the other. She wears a small hat with ribbons and feather trim.
Black and white image on cardstock of a woman sitting at an easel. She holds a palette and a paintbrush in her hands; the painting on the easel is of Rooster Rock, in the Columbia Gorge. Her hair is loosely curled and pulled back into a low bun, and her long dress has large puffed upper sleeves and a low collar. Flowers are pinned to the front of her dress, and she sits outdoors in a grassy yard, with a picket fence and a large rhododendron in the background.
Portrait of Harriet Burnett Hoover Killin, the first female graduate of Pacific University (Class of 1869). She was married to Benton Killin. She was born on the Hoover Donation Land Claim in Washington County in 1848, and died at her home in Portland in 1937.
An outdoor picture of a queen and her court. The queen is seated at the top of concrete steps with a carpet running under her chair and down the steps. Two ladies are seated on each side a couple of steps lower. Below these ladies, on each side are two young girls. Also, seated between the girls is a young boy. All are dressed in white or light colors and the ladies and girls all have bouquets of flowers. This picture was with a collection of Pacific University pictures.
