Color copy of a portrait of Reverend Clark Brown, the husband of pioneer and co-founder of Pacific University Tabitha Brown. He lived from 1771 to 1817.
Copy of a portrait of Tabitha Moffatt Brown (1780-1858). She is known for her account of crossing the Oregon Trail in 1846 at age 66. She founded a school for orphans in Forest Grove, Oregon, which later grew into Pacific University. This portrait, which is the only known image of Tabitha Brown, has been reproduced many times. This particular copy is an 20th century reproduction, probably dating from the 1920s-1950, and is rather distorted: it is probably a copy of a copy. The original portrait from which it derives was created before Tabitha Brown's death in 1858, most likely between 1853-1858, based on the availability of portrait photography in Oregon at that time.
A photograph of J.D. Taylor and a picture of Mrs. J.D. Taylor possibly a newspaper clipping. Also a photograph of Mrs. N Thompson and a picture of her possibly a newspaper clipping as well.
John Q. Zachary, 1827-1896, traveled overland to Oregon in 1843. John, along with his father Alexander Zachary, took out land donation claims in Washington County. Alexander owned Five Oaks Farm near West Union, Oregon. John's wife Theresa (Brown) Zachary, 1833-1908, was the granddaughter of Tabitha Brown, founder of Tualatin Academy. Theresa helped Tabitha with her first school. She traveled overland to Oregon in 1845. She is buried in Fossil, Oregon. Photo was taken in Fossil on September 30, 1878.
A later-life portrait of Mary Richardson Walker (1811-1897), one of the earliest missionaries in the Oregon Territory. Mary and her husband, Reverend Elkanah Walker, arrived at the Whitman Mission at Waiilatpu in 1838. They attempted to convert Spokane Natives at their own mission, Tshimakain, between 1839-1849. After their friends the Whitmans were killed, they evacuated to the northwest end of the Willamette Valley, at what would later be the town of Forest Grove. They helped to found Tualatin Academy and Pacific University soon thereafter, donating a portion of the land upon which the university lies. Several of the Walkers’ children (Cyrus Hamlin, Abigail Boutwell, Marcus Whitman, Joseph Elkanah, Jeremiah, John Richardson, Levi Chamberlin and Samuel Thompson) became missionaries and Indian Agents. This portrait, which is a later copy of an original, was probably taken around the 1880s when Mary was in her 70s.
Portrait of Mary Richardson Walker and her children, posed as a group in front of the Mary and Elkanah Walker Family house in Forest Grove. From left to right, they are: Joseph Elkanah Walker; John R. Walker; Cyrus H. Walker; Mary Richardson Walker (seated); Marcus W. Walker; Abigail Walker Karr; Levi C. Walker; Samuel T. Walker; The Walker Family were among the earliest white residents of the Forest Grove area. Their house was north of the current Walker-Naylor District in Forest Grove.
Portrait of Dr. Elda Walker, daughter to Elkanah and Mary Walker. Elkanah and his wife were missionaries and among the first settlers in what is now Forest Grove.
Portrait of Reverend Harvey Clark, one of the founders of Pacific University. He was born in Vermont on October 7, 1807, and he and his wife Emeline Cadwell arrived in Oregon Territory in 1840 to serve as missionaries for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. He went on to preach and to educate children, founding Tualatin Academy in 1849. Harvey Clark died of tuberculosis in Forest Grove on March 25, 1858, and was buried on what is now the Pacific University campus. His body was later re-interred at the Mountain View Cemetery in Forest Grove.
Portrait of Tabitha Brown (1780-1858). She is known for her account of crossing the Oregon Trail in 1846 at age 66. She founded a school for orphans in Forest Grove, Oregon, which later grew into Pacific University. This portrait, which is the only known image of Tabitha Brown, has been reproduced many times. This particular copy is a 19th century albumen print, produced by the Salem studio W. P. Johnson, and was probably created in the 1870s or 1880s. However, the original upon which it is based was created before her death in 1858, most likely between 1853-1858, based on the availability of portrait photography in Oregon at that time.
Portrait of Alvin Thompson (A. T.) Smith, early settler in Forest Grove. He was among the first to travel the Oregon Trail, was a board member of Tualatin Academy, and participated in the meeting at Champoeg that helped Oregon get on the road to statehood.
Black and white image of a woman in a dark skirt and striped blouse, seated in a rocking chair on the covered porch of a cross-gabled house. Lace curtains hang in the windows, and the number '1404' can be seen above the door. The woman wears her hair pulled back into a severe bun, and she also wears wire-framed glasses. Martha Emerick was born in Cornelius in 1853, the daughter of Rosanna and William McLin.
Portrait of Thomas Bagaley [spelling?] in carte-de-visite format. This format was most popular in the 1860s. It appears to have been addressed by Thomas Bagaley to Henry and Mary Bamford. The Bamfords moved to the small community of Hillside north of Forest Grove in Washington County, Oregon in 1883. In the 1860s, they were living in Illinois, so this photograph might be from that state. This photograph was donated to Pacific University by Ruby Bamford of Forest Grove.
Black and white image of a group of people dressed in clothing typical of the 19th century walking down a paved street in Hillsboro, while crowds in 20th century clothing watch. Museum records date this image to the 1940s, possibly a celebration of the centennial of the Oregon Trail.
Black and white image of a young man in an informal jacket with a shirt and tie. James Meek was the grandson of Joseph L. Meek, a fur trapper who was one of the first European settlers in Washington County.
Black and white image of a young boy with his arm around an infant. Wes and Judy are the great-grandchildren of Joseph Meek, mountain man and one of the first European settlers in Washington County.
Black and white image of a woman in a dark dress holding a baby on her lap. The woman, Ruth Gates, was the granddaughter of Joseph Meek, mountain man and one of the first European settlers in Washington County.
A portrait of early Oregon settler Henry Harmon Spalding (1803–1874). This carte-de-visite photograph probable dates from the 1860s or early 1870s. Spalding was a missionary who came to the Oregon Territory in 1835, where he attempted to convert the Nez Perce and other tribes to Christianity. A handwritten note from Spalding to T. R. Cornelius appears on the back.
Sepia-toned image of a family standing in front of an older, gabled home. The house appears to be run down; a single chimney protrudes from the center of it. Two doors open out onto a covered porch, one is open and the other has paned glass in the upper half, most of the panes are broken out. Off to one side is another, smaller section. There is a lot of brush in the yard, and a number of bushes that are in full leaf. The family consists of four older males, one young boy, and two women. The men and the boy all wear suits, and hold their hats in hand; the oldest male has a long, full beard. the women wear long, fitted bodices over skirts that are fuller in the back than the front. Their sleeves are narrow, and the younger woman has a lacy decoration around the neck of her dress. Both wear their hair up tightly.
