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St. Paul Mission Historical Society - St. Paul, Oregon

Preservation of the history of early Oregon and the French Prairie region of the Willamette Valley

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  1. Print, Photographic - Copies: 5 ( 1 original on postcard, 4 copies) "First brick builiding in Oregon, built in 1841 by Geo. Gay, located 11 miles norhwest of Salem, on the line between Polk and Yam- hill Counties, the brick being made on the ground. - - - To By M.W. Earl Polk Co. / Yamhill Co." (front of original and copies) "George Gay House 1841" (back of one copy)

    Record Type: Photo

    First Brick Building in Oregon
  2. Print, Photographic - Copies: 3 ( 1 copy, 2 enlarged copies) "Jim Martin's home in Ireland? Mrs. James (Cecelia Lawson) MKay's home as a girl in Scotland." (back of all copies) *Found no way of differentiating two possiblities, so labeled as McKay home since that seems to be most recent adage of information on copies*

    Record Type: Photo

    Cecelia Lawson McKay's Childhood Home in Scotland
  3. Print, Photographic - Copies: 3 ( 2 copies, 1 enlargement) "First brick church in Oregon, built at St. Paul, Marion County. Cornerstone laid May 24th,1846; dedicated Novemeber 1st the same year." (front of images) "St. Paul Catholic Church with part of old Residance in the background" (back of one copy)

    Record Type: Photo

    St. Paul Catholic Church
  4. Print, Photographic - Copies: 1 ( 1 original on postcard) "Catholic Church, Albany, Ore." (front of image) "Dear Irene I thank you very much for the beautiful souve- nir you sent me of the First Communion class at Mt. Angel. This is very thought ful of you. I am sending you a postal in return. Is it not a very fine church we have here? I am glad to hear that you are all well. I hope God's blessings will remain with you all. Kindest regards to your good paernts, brothers and sis- ters. Sincerely Yours, J.A. Van Nevel - - [addressed to] Miss Irene Butsch, To Mr. Henry Butsch, Mount Angel Ore." (back) *Postage of one cent stamp*

    Record Type: Photo

    Catholic Church of Albany, OR
  5. Print, Photographic - Copies: 1 ( 1 original on postcard) "Laying the Corner-stone, St. Mary's, Mt. Angel, Ore." (front of image) "7/28 - 10 Dear LIzzie, Your card just read. Am glad you got up there to het a good, rest. I wish I could see you for a school chor. We are so busy at present and John is going away on a school trip so I will not be able to get away myself Love from us all Emma E_b_er - - [addressed to] Mrs. E. Davidson Wilh_ _ _ Ore." (back) *Postage of one cent stamp*

    Record Type: Photo

    Laying the Corner-stone of St. Mary's
  6. Print, Photographic - Copies: 1 ( 1 original on mat) "Schoolhouse at the Four Corners new Kennedy homestead Arbor Grove School [handwritten] - - I think this must be a picture of the Arbor Grove School. Picture was obtained from Sarah Kennedy's Collection [typed by Mabel Lampkin]" (back) *Mat too large to scan in*

    Record Type: Photo

    Arbor Grove School House 2
  7. Print, Photographic - Copies: 2 ( 2 copies with associated envelope and paper insert [2 pages]) "Aurora" (front of associated envelope) "This Pioneer Hotel at Aurora was built in the 1860s. When the railroad was constructed in 1870 schedules were arranged for train departures from Portalnd so taht the train would stop at this Aurora hotel for lunch. Pre-railroad days the stages stopped at this famous Hotel for lunch [crossed out] meals or maybe an overnight stay. Even after the passing of the faun [crossed out] hotel's founder Jacob Giesy this hotel continued its original popularity as a fine eatin place. Mrs. Giesy was a memeber of the Aurora colony. This author's relatives, jack and Eliza Kerr, operated the hotel during the years about 1910 - 1920. I once spent a weekend at the hotel and never having stayed at a hotel beofre it was indeed a thrill I shall long remember For the dinner hour on Sunday evening the people living in the area came [end of first page] for the [crossed out] a delightful dinner and evening. It was awe-inspiring to see all those men and women then arrive in their beautiful attire. This was a weekly affair where the ladies came with the [crossed out] beautiful hairdo's, dresses and fur stoles. It was like viewing one [added in] big beautiful party. The hotel was torn down to make way for the relocation of the highway which replaced the old stage road. Photo French Prairie section of Woodburn Independent, April 22, 1965.[end of second page]" (associated paper insert)

    Record Type: Photo

    Pioneer Hotel at Aurora
  8. Print, Photographic - Copies: 2 ( 2 copies with 2 associated paper inserts) "St. Louis School 1904 - Winter Back Row - L to R. Teacher: Miss Lela Harrison, Theresa Siefer, Edridge Le Bruen, Ida Eppers, Ed Krause, John Ferschweiler, Lillian Eppers, Sophia Du Bois, Gilbert Demacon, Chester Keene. Front Row: Gertrude Bowley, Mary Seifer, Anna Seifer, Lena Inglehart, Mary Hauptman, Katie Lilack, Mary Bowley, Nellie Eppers, Rose Du Bois, Verna Eppers, Mrie Rubens, Eva Hallick, Eva Seifer, _illis Eppers, Clarence Cannard, Louis Du Bois, Frances Cannard, Joseph Bowley, Lawerence Ferschweiler, Mike Englehart, Amy Le Brun, Martin Seifer, Joseph Le Brun, Alphonse Rebens. Carpenters on Porch: Bill [crossed out] Wm Bowley and Frank [crossed out] Andrew Ferry - -------------------------------------------------------------- See Gervais Star Oct. 28, 1904 or W. _. 6-1-67 'The contract for building the St. Louis School house was let to Andrew Ferry of Independence for $1125 and is to be commenced at once.'" (associated paper insert with smaller copy) "St. Louis School - 1904 Back Row - Left to Right: Teacher: Miss Lela Harrison; Theresa Seifer, Edwidge LeBrun, Ida Eppers, Ed. Krause, John Ferschweiler, Lillian Eppers, Sophia DuBois, Gilbert Demacon, Chester Keene. Front Row: Gertrude Bowley, Mary Seifer, Anna Seifer, Lena Ingelhart, Mary Hauptman, Katie Lelack, Mary Bowley, Nellie Eppers, Rose DuBois, Verna Eppers, Marie Rubens, Eva Hallick, Eva Seifer, Willis Eppers, Clarence Cannard, Louis DuBois, Francis Cannard, Joseph (Dick) Bowley, Lawrence Ferschweiler, Mike Englehart, Amy LeBrun, Martin Seifer Joseph (Jeff) LeBrun, Alphonse Rubens. Carpenters on Porch: Bill Bowley and Frank Ferry." (associated paper insert with larger copy) "1904 St Louis school" (back of larger copy) * Tagged second carpenter on porch as Ferry, Andrew and not Ferry, Frank due to the refrence in the Gervais Star.*

    1904

    Record Type: Photo

    St. Louis Class, 1904
  9. Print, Photographic - Copies: 2 ( 1 original newspaper clipping, 1 copy) "Portland - Silver Thaw 1927 - See Oregonian 2-24-1957" (back of copy) "ThinkIce Was Bad Saturday? Look at This 1921 Silver Thaw. - - - - It was 36 years ago when Oregonian Photographer Frank Sterret ventured out to Parkrose to get this weather picture of stalled touring car stopped by silver thaw on N. E. Sandy boulevard. Silver thaw was one of the worst in Port- land history. Blaine Turner, 1415 S. E. 63d avenue, recognized scene above, - - said he lived in first house behind car, remembered that pole had fallen across car but two riders escaped unhurt. He said cars were stuck along the five miles back to Parkroseand the road, one of the first in the area to have an asphalt surface, carried no traffic for several days." (front of original)

    1921

    Record Type: Photo

    Portland Silver Thaw, 1921
  10. Print, Photographic - Copies: 2 ( 2 copies with associated paper insert and envelope) \ "1924 telephone" (associated envelope) "The Salem telephone office located at 160 N. Liberty. There were 14 manual switchboards postions at the time. 1924 Photo Courtsey of Shirley Doerfler." (associacted paper insert)

    1924

    Record Type: Photo

    Salem Telephone Office, 1924
  11. Print, Photographic - Copies: 2 ( 2 copies) "St. Paul [crossed out] John the Evangel in Oregon City (184 6 - ;947) and pastor Rev. Joseph S. White (c.1880)" (back of one copy) "St. John's Church, Oregon City. Built in 1846, replaced in 1947. Father White standing." (back of one copy) "Rev. Father White, Oegon City" (front of one copy)

    1880

    Record Type: Photo

    Rev. Joseph S. White in Front of St. John Evangel Church, c. 1880
  12. Print, Photographic - Copies: 2 ( 1 original on postcard, 1 copy) "Run by Isadore St. Martin. - - - St. Martin's Hot Springs on Wind River, Washington _____ east of Vancouver (address = Carson, Wa. (St. Martin's - near McKenzie? [crossed out]) Willhoit Springs (?) [crossed out]" (back of copy) "Willhoit Springs" (back of original)

    Record Type: Photo

    St. Martin's Hot Springs on WInd RIver
  13. Print, Photographic - Copies: 1 ( 1 copy) "Charlotte Smith and Silias Smit, dau. and son of Solomon H. Smith and Celiast." (back) "Silas Band - Charlotte Smith -- son and daughter of Solomon H. SMith and Cellast of Clatsop. They were educated. Influental citizens of early Clatsop settlement." (front of image)

    Record Type: Photo

    Charlotte and Silas Smith
  14. Print, Photographic - Copies: 3 ( 3 copies) "m. David Gervais Henri Robideau George Gay (?) (Jr. ?) [handwritten] - - - - Marianne Toupin, daughter of Madame Dorion Newell House Collection [typed] - - - Marianne Toupin b. 1826 - Daughter of Marie D _ _ _ _ [tore off] " (back of smaller copy) "-Marianne Toupin- Daughter of Marie Dorion Catalog # 52-6 copy made by Vera MA Nel Sept 1952" (back of one copy)

    Record Type: Photo

    Marianne Toupin
  15. Print, Photographic - Copies: 6 (1 original on mat, 4 copies, 1 copy with associated paper insert) "Back Row, L to R Arzelia Davidson - Laura Davidson - Steve Coleman - Florence Pelland - Unknown - Callie and Tom Coleman - Mary Ellen 'Mame' and Frank coleman, holding Rosswell - Jene Davidson - Eugene Davidson - Louise and John Casey - 2nd Row Mary and John Coleman - Ann and Frank Davidson - Fanny and James Coleman - Mary and Charles Pelland - Mrs. and Jim Coleman - Emma and Billie Murphy - Howard (baby in arms of mother) - 3rd Row Fred Davidson - not sure, but might be Annie Gooding - Blanche Davidson - Frits Pelland - Rollie Coleman, Ralph Davidson - unknown - Marie Pelland, holding Jerrol Pelland - Jack Davidson - Hilda Davidson - Russel Coleman - Chester Davidson - Curtis Coleman - Phil Pelland - Bert Pelland" (back of copy and on associated paper insert)

    1895

    Record Type: Photo

    cropped
  16. Print, Photographic - Copies: 2 (2 copy) "Hattie had numbered the girls on her original picture 1 Elsie Jette 2 Edna Jette 3 Eva Duran 4 Hattie Goodle (Her grandmother Therese Rivet was a sister to 'Blind Grandma' HDM) 5 Emily Candale 6 Magie Hickenbothen [?] boys - Claude Smith 2 Herb Jette 3 Edwin Scholard [?] 4 Gifford Osborn (son of Frank E. Osborn) 5 Willy Smith The Smiths sons of Jin Smith of Champoeg, cousins of our Walter Smith - 1843+62/1905 62 Anniversary - Voting Champoeg Champoeg School Celebration" (back of copy, written by H. Munnick)

    1905

    Record Type: Photo

    unmodified
  17. Print, Photographic - Copies: 3 ( 1 original on mat, 2 copies) "Public school at St. Paul, about 1904? [crossed out] 1899? Back row 1 Leo Faber 2 Henry Raymond 3 Herman Coyle 4 5 _____ Raymond (?) 6 7 Mary Frances Labonte [crossed out] Middle row 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Louise Ann Labonte [crossed out] 9 10 11 Front row 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fat dark girl - next to end front row - Margaret Raymond Gussie Lambert next to teacher Lucy Raymond - striped collar little one - Murphy, Billie M. saloon keeper " (back of original) "School class of 1901 Lucy Raymond" (back of one copy)

    1900

    Record Type: Photo

    unmodified
  18. Print, Photographic - Copies: 1 ( 1 copy with identification sheet attached) *Indentified by Angela Ferschweilet Conner as the Ferschweiler Family Top Row (left to right): Joe, Lawerance, Mike, John Middle Row (left to right): Teenie?, ?, Mary?, Agnes, Barb, Elizabeth Front Row (left to right): John, Philimina, Christina [crossed out] Philomine Schranner* *Family found in Catholic Church Records (St Louis, Vol. II, index II, pages 11-12)*

    Record Type: Photo

    unmodified
  19. Print, Photographic - Copies: 7 ( 6 copies, 1 large portrait) "Marie Lambert, wife of George Bernier Aunt to Remi Lambert" (back of one copy) Mary Lambert daughter of Augustin Lambert and Catherine Pichette married to Frank Bernier" (back of one copy) *According to Catholic Church Records (St. Louis, Vol. II, index page 3), Mary Lambert's husband was Francis Bernier * * back of photo of the large portait * - "Found in old Lambert House, St. Paul Probably Lambert, sister of Frank"

    Record Type: Photo

    unmodified
  20. Print, Photographic - Copies: 12 (1 original, 11 copies) "Hugh Burns From Miss Vara Caufield's grandmother's album and had his name under it. - 1st overland mail from Oregon City to Weston, MO and return, spring of 1846 - brother of Ellen (Burns) Costello Gearin My great uncle Joe McKay St. Paul, Ore." (back of original) "Hugh Burns, blacksmith and founder of visionary Multnomah City near present West Linn. His letters are freely quoted in Notes in this book" (back of one copy; probably property of H. Munnick) "Age 63, Hugh Daniel Burns (1807) died in San Francisco, Ca May 6, 1870 of Westmeath Ireland. He came to Oregon 1842" (back of one copy)

    1860s c.

    Record Type: Photo

    unmodified original

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