A photograph of Marsh Hall on the Pacific University campus in Forest Grove, Oregon. Marsh Hall, built in 1895, housed administrative offices, classrooms, a chapel and other services. This image is tentatively dated to circa 1905 based on the format of the photograph and the size of the trees in the foreground.
An interior photo of a classroom in Old College Hall. Two rows of desks sit in front of a clean blackboard. The teachers desk and books are in the corner.
A carte-de-visite format portrait of "Mrs. Griffin," according to a note on the back of the photograph. This is most likely Desire Smith Griffin, the wife of the early Oregon settler, minister, and newspaper publisher, John Smith Griffin. The Griffins were among the earliest white inhabitants of what is now Hillsboro, Oregon. Desire lived from 1805-1884. Based on the format of the photograph and the hairstyle, it most likely dates from the 1860s. There was more information previously on the back of the photo but it is now indecipherable.
A portrait of the Walker Family. In the back row: James Walker, Robert Walker, Elizabeth Walker Noland, and William Walker. In the front row: Melissa Walker Armentrout, Minerva Knighten Walker, and Samuel A. T. Walker.
A portrait of Samuel A. T. Walker, 'Saturday Sam,' and his daughter Pearl May Walker. Written on the back is a note indicating the photo was for Pearl's brother Charles L. Walker.
A signed portrait of Jennie Norelli an opera singer who was a voice instructor at Pacific University from 1899-1900. In the photo she is sitting in an ornate chair and is wearing an elaborate costume dress.
