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 1569 Collections and/or Records:

Heyser boy, 18uu

Sub-Group — Box 02: Series MSS003:01 [Barcode: 35138008229194], Folder: 12, Object: 16

Identifier: MSS003:01.24.16

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Twenty two photographs.

Dates: 18uu

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / Peter Britt photographs / Families / He

Heyser boy, standing portrait

Digital Image

Identifier: https://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15013coll1/id/228

Dates: 18uu

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library

Heyser girl, 18uu

Sub-Group — Box 02: Series MSS003:01 [Barcode: 35138008229194], Folder: 12, Object: 17

Identifier: MSS003:01.24.17

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Twenty two photographs.

Dates: 18uu

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / Peter Britt photographs / Families / He

Heyser girl, standing portrait

Digital Image

Identifier: https://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15013coll1/id/254

Dates: 18uu

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library

Hi - Hu, bulk: 1885

Sub-Series — Box 02: Series MSS003:01 [Barcode: 35138008229194], Folder: 14

Identifier: MSS003:01.26

Scope and Contents

Thirteen photographs.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1885

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

History - Rogue Valley, Peter Britt, 1887-2000

File — Box 02: Series MSS042:01 [Barcode: 35138008123959], Folder: 01

Identifier: MSS042:01.14

Scope and Contents

The materials include various documents regarding the life and history of Peter Britt, one of the early pioneers of fruit growing and winemaking in southern Oregon. Some of the documents are photocopies of primary sources from Britt's lifetime, while others are more recent publications about his life. Also included are some maps and correspondence between Brown and other researchers.

Dates: 1887-2000

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / Willard L. Brown papers / Willard Brown papers

Hockenyos children, April 1884

Sub-Group — Box 03: Series MSS003:01 [Barcode: 35138008229202], Folder: 01, Object: 20

Identifier: MSS003:01.28.20

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Twenty nine photographs.

Dates: April 1884

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / Peter Britt photographs / Families / K

Hockenyos children (2, small) with a basket

Digital Image

Identifier: https://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15013coll1/id/194

Dates: 1884

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library

Homes of Jerry Martin, Beekman's, Prims, and Jerry Martin

Digital Image

Identifier: https://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15013coll1/id/558

Dates: 18uu

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library

Horse and buggy, bulk: 18uu

Sub-Series — Box 06: Series MSS003:02 [Barcode: 35138008115542], Folder: 10

Identifier: MSS003:02.10

Scope and Contents

Ten photographs.

Dates: Majority of material found within 18uu

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

Britt, Peter, 1819-1905

Biography

Found in 1569 Collections and/or Records:

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