Portrait of Henry Franklin Gordon

Title

Portrait of Henry Franklin Gordon

Description

A studio portrait of Henry Franklin Gordon in his mid-years. He has a longish beard and mustache that covers his lips entirely and his hair is gray on the sides. He is wearing a shirt, jacket and overcoat. A Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) medal pinned to his jacket. The GAR was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, Marines and Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War. He is also wearing a round pin on his overcoat lapel and it looks like a pen in the breast pocket. Birth: March 14, 1843. In Warren Trumbull County Ohio, Death: Oct. 12, 1929. Hillsboro Washington County Oregon.

[back] Henry Franklin Gordon 1902 at the time they made a visit to Illinois and Ohio. By the Pope Studio in Forest Grove. Husband of Ellen Stewart Gordon, Father of Minnie Gordon Gates.

Identifier

FHFG_pic0305

Contributor

Pope Studio in Forest Grove

Subject

Gordon, Henry Franklin

Gordon, Ellen Stewart

Gates, Minnie Gordon

Local & State History

Spatial Coverage

Forest Grove, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

1902

Date

1902

Medium

photographic prints

Source

Judy Gates Goldman collection; Friends of Historic Forest Grove

Rights

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 Friends of Historic Forest Grove at: rights@fhfg.org

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Type

Still Image