Details

Subject(s)

• Indigenous peoples of North America—Photographs [Browse]
• Poetry [Browse]
• Indigenous Studies [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Photographs [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Clippings—19th century [Browse]
• Scrapbooks—Oregon—Portland—19th century [Browse]

Compiled/​Created

[1859].

Summary note

Chiefly contains printed poetry and songs on various subjects clipped from various American and English newspapers, primarily from the "Atlantic Monthly," but including the "London Daily News" and the "Washington Intelligencer." Also includes some miscellaneous engravings, portraits, and photographic reproductions of various 19th-century literary and political figures. Among these are two albumen photographs of Native Americans: one a single portrait and the other a group portrait of 8 individuals, including a Westerner. All the men wear Western style clothing; no attribution or contextual information is provided. Compiled by Henry Pittock.

Binding note

Quarter calf with cloth.

Provenance

Signed on front flyleaf by Henry Pittock and dated "Portland, Ore, 1st. Jany. 1857".

Source acquisition

Acc. no. AM 2003-100.

OCLC

60355801

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