Portrait of Henry Spalding
Title
Portrait of Henry Spalding
Description
Sepia-toned image of a man from the shoulders up. He wear a baggy, dark suit with large lapels. His hair is long over his hears and combed straight from the middle, and he has a full, somewhat forked beard.
[back] [ink] To Hon. T. R. Cornelius from his sincere friend, H. H. Spalding born in Steuben Co., N. y. 26 Nov. 1803. Educated at W. R. Col. & Lane Sem. A. ordained by Bath Pres. N. Y. 1835 and placed with wife missionary of AB. [sic] C. F. M. & in company with [illegible] Marcus Whitman and wife crossed the Rocky Mts & the continent in 1836, first white women to cross. This really established this grt immigrant rout [sic], & settled this coast with American families & saved it to our country. From nothing in 11 years caused the section to raise 20,000 bushels yearly, [illegible] 500 into schools, from the first look 1839 and first press on this coast father of Oldest American [illegible] in coast.
Date Created
circa 1860s-1870s
Subject
Pioneers
Missionaries
Evangelistic work
Frontier and Pioneer Life
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Oregon Territory
Beards
Land settlement
Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874
Cornelius, Thomas Ramsey, 1827-1899
Human Migration
Religion & Philosophy (General)
Native American Studies
Economic History
Genealogy & Family History
Place
Washington County, Oregon
Medium
cartes-de-visite
Language
English
Identifier
WCMpic_002732
Rights
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Source
Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum
Type
Still Image