Wilkins Family House

Title

Wilkins Family House

Description

Sepia-toned image mounted on printed cardstock of a three-story, gabled home with an extension on the back. The house is Georgian Colonial style, with a covered porch with elaborately carved supports. The porch roof provides a balcony for the upper floor. Two men stand in front of the house, both wearing suits and holding hats in one hand. There is a small dog in the yard behind the men. The yard is grassy, and a number of trees and bushes are scattered close to the house and throughout the yard.
[Front] [Stamped] Great Easter Photo. & Advertising Co. R. H. Gardiner, Manager, 285 Goldsmith St., East Side, Portland, Oregon. [Back] [Typed note] This is a picture of Bill and Dee Wilkins, sons of Caleb Wilkins. It is a picture of the house on the Donation Land Claim that belonged to Caleb Wilkins. Caleb Wilkins came from Zanesville, Ohio, and was a member of one of Joe Meek's parties. Mr. Wilkins' name appears on the monument at Champoeg, Oregon. He was my greatgrandfather [sic] There are not many of us living now. I am the granddaughter of Sara [sic] Ann Klineman who was Caleb Wilkin's [sic] daughter. My son, John J. Hoopes, was born in Portland and makes his home here as I do. [pen] Fay Klineman [typed] Fay Klineman Hoopes, [address redacted] Portland, Oregon 97125

Creator

Gardiner, R. H., Great Eastern Photo. & Advertising Co., photographer, Portland, Oregon

Date Created

circa 1890s

Subject

Pioneers
Frontier and pioneer life
Housing, Single family
Architecture, Colonial
Land grants
Fur traders
Wilkins, Caleb
Wilkins, William
Wilkins, Dee
Klineman, Sarah Ann (Wilkins)
Human Migration
Genealogy & Family History
Ethnic & Cultural Studies
Nineteenth Century History

Place

Washington County, Oregon

Medium

card photographs

Language

English

Identifier

WCMpic_001442

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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Source

Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum

Type

Still Image

Collection