Henry Harmon Spalding portrait

Title

Henry Harmon Spalding portrait

Description

A portrait of early Oregon settler Henry Harmon Spalding (1803–1874). This carte-de-visite photograph probable dates from the 1860s or early 1870s. Spalding was a missionary who came to the Oregon Territory in 1835, where he attempted to convert the Nez Perce and other tribes to Christianity. A handwritten note from Spalding to T. R. Cornelius appears on the back.

[Transcription of handwritten note on back of photograph:] 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 A.B.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.

Identifier

WCMpic_002732

Subject

Pioneers

Missionaries

Evangelistic work

Frontier and Pioneer Life

Overland journeys to the Pacific

Oregon Territory

Land settlement

Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874

Cornelius, Thomas Ramsey, 1827-1899

Human Migration

Religion & Philosophy (General)

Economic History

Genealogy & Family History

Spatial Coverage

Washington County, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1860-1873

Date

1860/1874

Medium

cartes-de-visite

Rights

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum