Mt. Scott Park Cemetery photographic collection [graphic], circa 1890-1920.

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Mt. Scott Park Cemetery photographic collection [graphic], circa 1890-1920.

9 black and white photographs, circa 1890-1920, reprinted from deteriorating Gifford negatives, of buildings, graves and burials at Mt. Scott Park Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.

.02 cubic feet (9 photographs in 1 folder)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8187441

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Mt. Scott Park Cemetery (Portland, Or.)

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Mt. Scott Funeral Home

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Gifford, Benjamin A.

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Benjamin A. Gifford (1859-1936) was born in DuPage County, Illinois. After briefly attending Kansas Normal College, Benjamin worked for two years as an apprentice in a Ft. Scott, Kansas, photo gallery. He finished his apprenticeship in Sedalia, Missouri, under William LaTour, and then returned to Fort Scott to become a partner in a photo studio. Benjamin married Myrtle Peck in 1884; he and his wife moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1888 and by 1891 had started a photo studio across the street from t...