Britt, Peter, 1819-1905

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Biography

Born in Obslalden, Switzerland, Peter (1819-1905) was the second son of Jacob Britt. At the age of 27 he went to America and became a citizen in 1850 in Indiana. He studied daguerreotyping in St. Louis under an early-day photographer, J.H. Fitzgibbon. Britt crossed the plains in 1852 with his camera to settle in Jacksonville.

He opened a studio (see photo 24-21) in 1854 to become one of the first studio daguerreographers in Oregon. W.H. Jennings of Oregon City was first in 1851. Although best known as the leading northwest photographer, Britt was a civic minded person. He owned land (almost 2,000 acres at one time), became a leading horticulturist, a mine owner, a money lender, and a good friend of Chinese laborers.

He retired in 1900 to spend more of his time with oil painting and in the greenhouse. In 1861, he married Amalia Grob (1822-1871), a widow with one son, Jacob (1854-1896). They had three children, Emil (1862-1950), Arnold (1864, aged three months), Amalia (1865-1954). None were ever married. Peter Britt attended the 1905 Lewis and Clark Expedition and there contracted a cold that led to pneumonia and his death later that year.

Found in 1568 Collections and/or Records:

B. Lewis, Phoenix, portrait

Digital Image

Identifier: https://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15013coll1/id/253

Dates: 18uu

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library

Ba - Be, bulk: 1880-1926

Sub-Series — Box: 01, Folder: 02

Identifier: MSS003:01.02

Scope and Contents

Thirty six photographs.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1880-1926

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-003, Peter Britt photographs / Families

Baby in stroller or carriage

Digital Image

Identifier: https://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15013coll1/id/740

Dates: 1888

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library

Backgrounds

Sub-Series — Box: 07, Folder: 18

Identifier: MSS003:03.01

Scope and Contents

Twelve photographs.

Dates: 1850-1950

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-003, Peter Britt photographs / Photographs of Paintings and Illustrations

Bailey stage station

Digital Image

Identifier: https://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15013coll1/id/800

Dates: 18uu

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library

Barron's stage station

Digital Image

Identifier: https://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15013coll1/id/796

Dates: 18uu

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library

Beach woman, 18uu

Sub-Group — Box: 01, Folder: 02, Object: 28

Identifier: MSS003:01.02.28

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Thirty six photographs.

Dates: 18uu

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-003, Peter Britt photographs / Families / Ba - Be

Beehives

Sub-Series — Box: 06, Folder: 04

Identifier: MSS003:02.04

Scope and Contents

Two photographs.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1874-1939

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-003, Peter Britt photographs / Outdoor photographs

Beekman Bank, 18uu

Sub-Group — Box: 01, Folder: 02, Object: 13

Identifier: MSS003:01.02.13

Scope and Contents

Beekman Bank

Dates: 18uu

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-003, Peter Britt photographs / Families / Ba - Be

Beekman family – Cemetery Plot, 18uu

Sub-Group — Box: 01, Folder: 02, Object: 11

Identifier: MSS003:01.02.11

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Thirty six photographs.

Dates: 18uu

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-003, Peter Britt photographs / Families / Ba - Be

Britt, Peter, 1819-1905

Biography

Found in 1568 Collections and/or Records:

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