Families extracting balsam

Title

Families extracting balsam

Description

Dixon and Catching families taking balsam from the bark of a fir tree, possibly for medicinal purposes.

Left to right Charles Dixon, Mrs. Frank Catching, Benj H. Catching, Sarah Dixon mother of Annie E. Catching, William Catching, Mrs. Owen mother of Mrs. Frank Catching, Mr. Dixon who made the medicine, Edward Catching husband of Annie E.C., Annie E. Catching, Frank Catching, Frank-William-Edward are sons of Benj H. Catching; cut fir and unmediated took balsom from the bark; Anna E. Dixon - Catching, Forest Grove, Oregon.

Identifier

PUApic_012810

Creator

Crosley, Harry A. and Charles Fritz, photographers, Forest Grove, Oregon

Subject

Traditional medicine

Dixon, Charles

Catching, Mrs. Frank

Catching, Benjamin H.

Dixon, Sarah

Catching, William M.

Owen, Mrs.

Dixon, Mr.

Catching, Edward B.

Catching, Annie E.

Catching, Benjamin F.

Spatial Coverage

Forest Grove, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

circa early 1890s

Date

1890/1895

Medium

albumen prints; card photographs;

Source

Photo Image Collection, Pacific University Archives

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Type

Still Image