Portrait of the Wilkes family

Title

Portrait of the Wilkes family

Description

Sepia-toned studio image of a family seated on a log. She wears a dark dress with a ruffled skirt, and ruffles along the front of her bodice. He wears a dark suit with a tie. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back; his is parted on the side and he wears a full, groomed mustache. A young boy in short pants and a suit with a white collar sits on his fathers lap, while a child in a dark dress with white petticoats and a large white collar sleeps in the mother's lap.

[front][ink] Jane (Northrup), 1859, 1901 native, Wilkes Thos. S. Native 1858 - 1936. About 1883. [stamped] I. G. Davidson. 181 First Street, Cor. Yamhill, Portland, Oregon. [back][ink] T. S. Wilkes, Jane ' ', Marion ' ', Seth ' ' [stamped] The negative of this picture is preserved. When an extra dozen is wanted address: I. G. Davidson, Photographer, Cor. First and Yamhill Sts., Portland - - - -[sic] Oregon.

Identifier

WCMpic_002228

Creator

Davidson, I. G., photographer

Portland, Oregon

Subject

Photography of children

Children's clothing

Photography of infants

Nuclear families

Pioneers

Wilkes, Thomas S., 1858-1936

Wilkes, Jane (Northrup)

Wilkes, Marion

Wilkes, Seth

Social History

Genealogy & Family History

Local & State History

Human Migration

Spatial Coverage

Banks, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1883

Date

1883

Medium

cabinet photographs

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