Manuscripts Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
887.001 |
Title |
ELIZABETH MITCHELL BAILEY FAMILY BIBLE AND SCHNEIDER FAMILY PHOTOS |
Date |
1854 - 1920d |
Scope & Content |
ELIZABETH MITCHELL BAILEY FAMILY BIBLE AND SCHNEIDER FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS Small (brown) leather bound bible, circa 1854. According to family records, the bible was given to Elizabeth Bailey Mitchell when she was 16 years old and crossed the plains with her to Oregon in the 1850s. Inscription on title page: "Property of Winona F. Schneider; 1952; Elizabeth Mitchell was my grandmother Bailey's maiden name. This bible crossed the plains in a covered wagon." Accompanying cardboard label reads: "Bible presented to Elizabeth Mitchell when she was 16 yrs. old; Published in 1854." Published by American Bible Society; New York; 1854. Collection also includes group of family photographs of Scheider family: -WWI photo postcards commemmorating Arthur Schneider's service, with a focus on the Oregon Air Corps. -Photo postcards of Seattle, Portland and Tacoma, circa 1910s. -Misc. family photos, circa 1910s and 20s. |