A portrait of Mrs. John F. Ellis. She was the wife of Reverend John F. Ellis, of the Congregational Church, who was president of Pacific University from 1883-1891.
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.
A studio portrait of Reverend and Mrs. Joseph Elkanah Walker and their daughter Josephine taken in Shanghai during the summer of 1886. The Walker family, originally of Forest Grove, Oregon, lived in China as missionaries for decades.
A group portrait of Pacific University faculty, students, alumni, trustees and founders, taken on the occasion of Commencement in 1892. The group is posing on the lawn in front of Old College Hall, the oldest building on campus. At the time, it was called "College Hall." The back of the photograph has a list of names of people appearing in the photograph, but they are not listed in order of appearance.
Some of the notable people in the portrait include: Thomas McClelland (4th President of Pacific University, served 1892-1900); William Ferrin (Faculty and 5th President of Pacific U., served 1900-1913); Eliza Haskell Marsh ("Mrs. Dr. Marsh", widow of Pacific's 1st President); Joseph W. Marsh (professor and half-brother of Pacific's 1st President ); and Pacific founders and their family members including Mary Richardson Walker ("Grandma Walker"), Alanson Hinman, Margaret "Dolly" Hinman, Myron Eells, and Jane Averill Smith ("Mrs. A. T. Smith").
A group photo of the Pacific University class of 1891. Students in back row from left to right: John A. Lee, Asa B. Snider, John Hodgin, William A. Bates. Students in front row from left to right: Mary E. Patton (Snyder) and Margaret (Dolly) Hinman.
Mrs. Jean Horner carrying a young boy for a piggyback in the pool. Mrs. Horner served as Director of Women's Physical Education at Pacific University in the 1950s.
Mrs. Jean Horner teaches a young boy to swim by the pool's edge. Mrs. Horner served as Director of Women's Physical Education at Pacific University in the 1950s.
Mrs. Jean Horner teaches a young boy to swim with a kickboard. Mrs. Horner served as Director of Women's Physical Education at Pacific University in the 1950s.
Mrs. Jean Horner and two young boys at the community swimming pool. Mrs. Horner served as Director of Women's Physical Education at Pacific University in the 1950s.
