Portrait of Orus Brown
Title
Portrait of Orus Brown
Description
Copy of a portrait of Orus Brown, the son of Reverend Clark and Tabitha Brown. The original photograph was most likely taken in the 1860s or 1870s. Orus Brown was one of the earliest white settlers in Oregon, arriving in 1843. He claimed land in the present-day town of Forest Grove and persuaded other members of his family, including his mother Tabitha, to move to Oregon in 1846 in a wagon train that he captained.
Copy of a portrait of Orus Brown, the son of Reverend Clark and Tabitha Brown. The original photograph was most likely taken in the 1850s or 1860s. Orus Brown was one of the earliest white settlers in Oregon, arriving in 1843. He claimed land in the present-day town of Forest Grove and persuaded other members of his family, including his mother Tabitha, to move to Oregon in 1846 in a wagon train that he captained.
Date Created
circa 1850s-60s
Subject
Medium
Language
Identifier
PUApic_008700
Rights
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Source
Photo Image Collection, Pacific University Archives
Type
Still Image