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Title
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Portrait of Mary Richardson Walker
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Description
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A portrait of Mary Richardson Walker (1811-1897), one of the earliest missionaries in the Oregon Territory. Mary and her husband, Reverend Elkanah Walker, arrived at the Whitman Mission at Waiilatpu in 1838. They attempted to convert Spokane Natives at their own mission, Tshimakain, between 1839-1849. After their friends the Whitmans were killed, they evacuated to the northwest end of the Willamette Valley, at what would later be the town of Forest Grove. They helped to found Tualatin Academy and Pacific University soon thereafter, donating a portion of the land upon which the university lies. Several of the Walkers’ children (Cyrus Hamlin, Abigail Boutwell, Marcus Whitman, Joseph Elkanah, Jeremiah, John Richardson, Levi Chamberlin and Samuel Thompson) became missionaries and Indian Agents.
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[back] Mrs. Elkanah Walker
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Identifier
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PUApic_008396
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Creator
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Bowers, W. T., photographer, Lynn, Massachusetts
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Subject
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Missionaries
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Pioneers
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Walker, Mary Richardson, 1811-1897
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Education History
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Local & State History
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Spatial Coverage
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Forest Grove, Oregon
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Language
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English
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Rights
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Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Pacific University Archives at archives@pacificu.edu.
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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Date Created
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circa 1870s
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Date
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1870/1879
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Medium
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card photographs
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Source
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Photo Image Collection, Pacific University Archives
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Type
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Still Image
