Dye family photographs collection [graphic], circa 1855-1945

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Dye family photographs collection [graphic], circa 1855-1945

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This collection contains photographs that document the personal and professional life of Oregon author Eva Emery Dye and her family. There are portraits of Dye, her husband, Charles Henry Dye, and their children and grandchildren, as well as photographs of the Dye family home in Oregon City, Or. Other photographs depict Dye's professional life as a writer, including photographs of her public appearances and talks and images relating to her book, "The Conquest: The True Story of Lewis and Clark" of the Clark family and of Se-Cho-Wa, a member of the Walla Walla tribe who remembered the explorers. There are also photographs of the Sacajawea Statue at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition and in Washington Park in Portland, Or. Includes photographic prints, photomechanical prints, engravings, a calendar, and an ambrotype. Photographers include Eva Emery Dye's son, Trafton Mickelwaite Dye, as well as Lee Moorhouse of Pendleton, Or. and Edith C. Cheney, Preston M. Hart, and Anna Wisner, all of Oregon City, Or., among others.

0.45 linear feet (1 box and 1 oversize folder)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8074750

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Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)

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After elected president, Thomas Jefferson wanted a direct and practicable water communication across the continent and US sovereignty over the land occupied by the many different Indian tribes along the Missouri River. In 1803, Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery and named Army Captain Meriwether Lewis its leader. Lewis selected William Clark as second in command. The Corps of Discovery departed from Camp Dubois (Illinois) on May 14, 1804, and met up with Lewis in St. Charles, Missour...

Cheney, Edith C.,

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Dye, Eva Emery, 1855-1947

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Eva Emery Dye (1855-1947), Oregon author and historian, was born in Prophetstown, illinois. She was educated at Oberlin College (B.A. 1882, M.A. 1887) and married a classmate Charles Henry Dye in 1882. They moved to Oregon City, Oregon, in 1890, where Charles Dye practiced law and the couple raised four children. Eva Dye published numerous books and articles relating to the history of Oregon and the western United States, many of them works of historical fiction. She was closely associated with ...

Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905 : Portland, Or.)

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Officially titled the Lewis & Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair, the exposition was an international event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition. It was held in Portland, Oregon, from June 1 to Oct. 15, 1905, and was designed to promote trade between the Pacific Northwest and Asia; to contribute to the wealth of Oregon through its forestry and agriculture; and to encourage the arts of the region. Planning began around 1901 and th...

Wisner, Anna,

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Dye, Charles Henry, 1856-1929

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Dye, Trafton Mickelwaite, 1886-1974,

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Hart, Preston M.,

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Moorhouse, Lee,

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Dye family

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Clark family

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