Black and white image of a couple, possibly a wedding photograph. The woman wears a dark, short-sleeved dress with a front yoke highlighted in a light color, buttoned with two large buttons just beneath her shoulders. Her dark hair is pulled back from the front, leaving her bangs in a bouffant style, while the rest of her shoulder-length hair hangs free. The young man wears a double-breasted suit, a white dress shirt and a tie. His hair is brushed back from his face. Museum records do not identify the couple, but the image is part of the Herbert E. McMullen bequest. Mr. McMullen, a local photographer, also collected images of daily life in the area from other sources and photographers.
Black and white image of a couple, possibly a wedding photograph. The woman wears a light colored suit coat with vertical front pleating over a white shell top. A large brooch in the shape of a bird is pinned on her left side of the jacket. The woman's hair is shoulder-length, full and curly, held back from her face at the temples on either side. The young man wears a coat with a herringbone pattern on the lapels over a v-necked sweater and a light-colored dress shirt. his hair is curly and greased back, though a single curl has escaped to fall over his forehead. Museum records do not identify the couple, but the image is part of the Herbert E. McMullen bequest. Mr. McMullen, a local photographer, also collected images of daily life in the area from other sources and photographers.
Black and white reproduction of an image of a man and a woman, possibly a wedding portrait taken during World War II. The man wears what appears to be a uniform, while the woman has on a jacket and light colored blouse. A large corsage is fastened to one lapel of her coat. The woman's shoulder-length hair is softly curled and pulled back from her face, except for her bangs. She wears earrings and dark lipstick. The young man's hair is parted on one side and slicked back. Museum records do not identify the couple, but the image is part of the Herbert E. McMullen bequest. Mr. McMullen, a local photographer, also collected images of daily life in the area from other sources and photographers.
Black and white image of a group of people gathered in a grassy area, with trees and a hill behind them. In the center of the group stand a man in a suit and woman in a white dress. All of the men have suits with ties of some sort on, and most of the women wear shirtwaists with slightly puffed sleeves. The trees behind the group appear to be an orchard, though none of the trees were in leaf at the time the image was created.
Black and white image in a cardboard frame of an elderly couple seated next to one another in a room in a house. August Blassing was born in Baden, Germany, and came to the Unites States in 1891. Myrtle Brown Blassing was born in Iowa. They came to Oregon sometime in the early 1900s, and settled in Washington County before World War I. Myrtle died less than a year after this picture was taken, in 1951.
Black and white image of a couple sitting on an old growth log. He wears overalls and a hat; she has on a smock type apron over a dress and skirt and wears a locket. The log appears to rest across a dip in the ground, and the undergrowth behind them is lush and thick. Photo was donated by Thomas Clapshaw.
Black and white studio image of a couple standing together. She wears a dark jacket with small buttons and a wide collar. Her hair is pulled back loosely from her face. He wears a dark suit and necktie and has a white mustache. His hair is parted to the side and combed back.
John Schlegel Jr. (born 1849 in Wisconsin and died 1926 in Woodburn, Oregon) and Sarah Ann (Luther) Schlegel (born 1853 in Missouri and died in 1904 in Banks, Oregon). He was a business man and agriculturalist. The couple came to Oregon in 1876 and founded a farm in 1877, which is still in the family and is now a Century Farm.
