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:

Klamath River, 1884-1891

Sub-Series — Box 06: Series MSS003:02 [Barcode: 35138008115542], Folder: 20

Identifier: MSS003:02.20

Scope and Contents

Klamath River, Oregon. Eleven photographs.

Dates: 1884-1891

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

Klippel family elders (woman, 4 men), portrait

Digital Image

Identifier: https://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15013coll1/id/541

Dates: 18uu

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library

Krause, bulk: 1884-1892

Sub-Series — Box 03: Series MSS003:01 [Barcode: 35138008229202], Folder: 02

Identifier: MSS003:01.29

Scope and Contents

Fourteen photographs.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1884-1892

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

Krause children, 1884-1892

Sub-Group — Box 03: Series MSS003:01 [Barcode: 35138008229202], Folder: 02, Object: 02

Identifier: MSS003:01.29.02

Scope and Contents

Elle, Otis, and Maggie Krause. Children of Frank Krause. Ten photographs.

Dates: 1884-1892

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

Kubli, bulk: 1885-1893

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

Identifier: MSS003:01.30

Scope and Contents

Fifteen photographs.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1885-1893

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

Kubli family, 1889

Sub-Group — Box 03: Series MSS003:01 [Barcode: 35138008229202], Folder: 03, Object: 04

Identifier: MSS003:01.30.04

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Fifteen photographs.

Dates: 1889

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

Kubli family – Cemetery Plot, 18uu

Sub-Group — Box 03: Series MSS003:01 [Barcode: 35138008229202], Folder: 03, Object: 05

Identifier: MSS003:01.30.05

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Fifteen photographs.

Dates: 18uu

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

La - Le, bulk: 1884-1891

Sub-Series — Box 03: Series MSS003:01 [Barcode: 35138008229202], Folder: 04

Identifier: MSS003:01.31

Scope and Contents

Eighteen photographs.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1884-1891

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

Lady Oscharwasha, portrait

Digital Image

Identifier: https://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15013coll1/id/51

Dates: 18uu

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library

Lady Oscharwasha, portrait (Rogue Tribe)

Digital Image

Identifier: https://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15013coll1/id/532

Dates: 18uu

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library

Britt, Peter, 1819-1905

Biography

Found in 1569 Collections and/or Records:

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