Charity Marsh

Title

Charity Marsh

Description

Sepia-toned studio image of a light-complexioned woman sitting in a chair. One arm rests on a table, holding a book open to an illustrated page. Her long-sleeved dress is made of striped material, buttons up the front, and is gathered into a belt at the waist. A 'V' in dark ribbon decorates her visible shoulder and lines the edge of a pocket just visible in her skirt. The collar is simple and white, as are the cuffs of her sleeves. Her hair is dark, parted in the middle, and held back in a low bun or possibly a snood.

[back] [pen] Charity Marsh, born Feb. 18, 1838 at Michigan. Married, Wash. Co. Oregon. Nov. 13 [?] 1855 died. [pen] [note filed with image] The records say that Charity Marsh, 1st teacher in the log school on the Solomon Emerick place. So [sic] of Cornelius where the flax plant is now Feb 12 - 1969. Lester Mooberry

Identifier

WCMpic_002071

Subject

Frontier and pioneer life

Women teachers

Education, Rural

Marsh, Charity

Emerick, Solomon

Education History

Genealogy & Family History

Local & State History

Social History

Human Migration

Spatial Coverage

Cornelius, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1860s

Date

1860/1869

Medium

cartes-de-visite

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 the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum