Here we see a glass-plate negative from the Perkins-Morrison Collection. The image displays Engine 16 of the McCloud River Railroad. The McRRR operated in the Mt. Shasta area of northern California around the turn of the twentieth century. The Historic Hood River Photo Blog featured the image back in March, 2014. Follow this link to read more about it.
Here's a group photo of EDEO's Convocation in Baker, Oregon, in 1938. The back of the photo was signed by Rev. Ernie Taylor, former rector of St. Paul's Church. Can you identify anyone in this image?
Here's another image from that glass-plate collection I found in Cove last year, which we now know belonged to Hazel Morrison. From this point on, we'll just refer to it as the Hazel Morrison-Perkins Glass-Plate Collection. There's a lot of fascinating detail in this image. Check out this post from the Historic Hood River Photo Blog, created by my colleague Arthur Babtiz. If you recall, Arthur and I conducted a mini-project in April 2014 to remove two glass-plates from this collection where the emulsion layer's of the plates had bonded to a piece of tissue paper. Read all about our Glass-Plate Negative Project, Part One and Part Two.
Letitia "Tish" Croom passed away on Tuesday, July 29 in Boise, Idaho at the age of 89. She was among the first 100 women priests ordained in the Episcopal Church, as well as the first female Episcopal priest to serve in the diocese's of Eastern Oregon and Idaho. In 1971, Rev. Croom was ordained to the Deaconate, and six years later in 1977, was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Spofford. She served as rector of St. Paul's in Nyssa, Oregon, and Holy Trinity in Vale, Oregon. Rev. Croom was also active in the Seven Rivers Cluster, a group which served in seven Episcopal parishes in Eastern Oregon and Idaho. From 1974-1990, Rev. Croom was the editor of EDEO's newspaper, The Oregon Trail Churchman. Rev. Croom will be remembered as the first female Episcopal priest to serve in Eastern Oregon and Idaho, but to those who knew her, she will always be remembered as an excellent priest. Rest in peace Rev. Croom, you will be missed.
Ascension School Camp in Cove, Oregon is the heart of the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon. Here we see faculty and counselors (and puppies too) posing for a picture outside of the chapel in the Summer of 1946. What would the Ascension Summer School be without the efforts of its dedicated faculty and counselors? I recognize Hazel Perkins in the second to last row, second from the left. Can we recognize anyone else in this photograph?
This summer the photo blog will feature historic images from Ascension Summer School Camp in Cove, Oregon. The first photo is from 1930 and shows a group of campers and instructors. Please share any thoughts or memories you have of the Ascension School Camp and Conference Center.
Here we see a beautiful shot of the stained-glass windows inside the Ascension School's sanctuary. Would anyone like to tell us about the images? Please share any memories you have of the chapel.
If you're wondering why we have glass-plate negatives from Great Falls, Montana, and Northern California in EDEO's collection then join the club. Honestly, that's the real mystery behind the case from March 2014 titled "Where in the World?". The quality of some of the photographs are excellent, as you can see below, while the quality of some (like this month's mystery, "What in the World?") are not that great. Regardless of their quality or where the photos were taken, they all deserve to be preserved, shared and honored. I will post some of my favorite images from this series over the next few months, so stay tuned.
The caption on the back of this photo reads, "St. Stephens, Baker, First Convocation, 1923". I love photograph's like this, there's a lot of great detail (style of dress, facial expressions, and check out those hats). Can we identify anyone in this photo? I believe that's Bishop Remington again, standing in the middle behind the woman with the white hat. There are other clergy in this photograph as well, and one tuckered puppy dog.
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