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Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers, 1873-2013

09. Photographs and Images. 1873-1995, undated.

This section -- the most frequently used of all the Pauling Papers -- is comprised of over 5,500 photographs, drawings and other images of Linus Pauling, his family and his colleagues. Historic images of both Linus and Ava Helen's extended family are available in this section, as are both professional and candid portraits of the Pauling family throughout the twentieth century. Special Collections holds both hard copy and high-resolution digital versions of the bulk of the photograph collection.


113 boxes

Boxes 1873i - 1901i (Page: 1 - 10)



1873i.
Photographs and Images related to the Pauling Family, 1873.
1873i.1.
Portrait of Alsea Delilah Neal. "Alsea Delilah Neal. 1859 born; about 14 years old. Married Linus Wilson Darling; grandmother of P.M. Stephenson.". 1873.

1880i.
Photographs and Images related to the Pauling Family, 1880.
1880i.1.
The Sierra Madre Villa Hotel. Pasadena, California. "Sierra Madre Villa Hotel, given me by Mr. Nelson who says it was taken in the 1880's. He made these prints from a picture given to him. February 25, 1959. Pasadena." Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1880.

1886i.
Photographs and Images related to the Pauling Family, 1886.
1886i.1.
Nora Gard and George Richard Miller posing for a wedding photograph. "Wedding picture of Nora Gard and George Richard Miller, 8 April 1886 Nora born 19th 1868, Richard 7 September 1856, died" Copyright Thwaites Photographer, 167 and 169 First St., Portland, Or. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. April 8, 1886.

1887i.
Photographs and Images related to the Pauling Family, 1887.
1887i.1.
A print of Louis Pasteur holding two rabbits from Vanity Fair. Artist unknown. Black and white print. 1887.

1891i.
Photographs and Images related to the Pauling Family, 1891.
1891i.1.
Calvin B. Neal. "Great Grandfather, Calvin Neal; B. 1824 Greene Co. Tenn.; M. Missouri; D.1891 Oregon." Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1891.

1892i.
Photographs and Images related to the Pauling Family, 1892.
1892i.1.
A Livery Stable. Gilliam, Colorado. "Across the street from what is now Murray's Drug Store. 1892. [Arrow drawn from drug store name] "Father's". From book, "A Pictorial History of Gilliam County", Gilliam CO. Historical Society, 1983. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1892.

1899i.
Photographs and Images related to the Pauling Family, 1899.
1899i.1.
Linus Pauling's father Herman Pauling. Condon, Oregon. "Moughy Pauling Condon, Oregon, November 1899. Herman Pauling LP's father PJP 21 September '82" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1899.

18??i.
Photographs and Images related to the Pauling Family, 1800's.
18??i.1.
Ava Helen Miller's maternal great-grandmother, probably Mahala McDannald Linn. "My great-grandmother Linn." Year estimated to be mid-1800's. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1800s.
18??i.2.
Linus Pauling's maternal great-aunt, Mary Jane Darling Robison. "Mary Jane Darling Robison; Born Jan. 20, 1857; Died Jan. 28, 1938." Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1800s.
18??i.3.
Linus Pauling's maternal great-great grandfather William Darling, great-grandfather William Darling Jr and grandfather Linus Wilson Darling. "William Darling (my great grandfather)? Died Tacoma July 1900[?]. Linus Wilson Darling, my grand father, died 1902, William Darling Jr." Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1800s.
18??i.4.
Linus Wilson Darling [?] and an unidentified man sitting on a porch with Alcy Delilah Neal Darling [?] standing directly behind them. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date.
18??i.5.
Portrait of two unidentified adults and an unidentified child. "Adelheit's [Blanken?] sister + husband" Copyright: J. Otten, Photograph, ACHIM. Black and white print. No Date.
18??i.6.
Hand-tinted formal portrait of Alcy Delilah Darling. Annotated "Alcy Delilah Darling, Born Oct 16 1859, Died Aug 11, 1888." Photo perhaps taken at Lipman's Photography Studio. No Date.
18??i.7.
Hand-tinted formal portrait of Linus Wilson Darling. Annotated "Linus Wilson Darling, Born Jan 24 1855, Died April 15, 1910." Photo perhaps taken at Lipman's Photography Studio. No Date.

1900i.
Photographs and Images related to the Pauling Family, 1900.
1900i.1.
Linus Pauling's paternal grandparents Charles and Adelheit Blanken Pauling. "Charles Pauling and Adelheit (Blanken) Pauling, my grandparents. Linus Pauling. Probably about 1900" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1900.
1900i.2.
Unidentified individual [Belle's sister?], Herman Pauling, Lucy Isabelle (Belle) Darling Pauling and Linus Wilson Darling. Standing together at the wedding of Herman Pauling and Lucy Isabelle Darling Pauling. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1900.
1900i.3.
Unidentified individual [Belle's sister?] and Linus Wilson Darling. The unidentified individual is reaching for an object on a plate being held by Linus Wilson Darling. At the wedding of Herman Pauling and Lucy Isabelle Darling Pauling. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1900.
1900i.4.
Lucy Isabelle (Belle) Darling Pauling and Herman Pauling. Standing arm-in-arm in front of an alter at their wedding. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1900.

1901i.
Photographs and Images related to Linus Pauling, 1901.
1901i.1.
Linus Pauling's mother Lucy Isabelle Darling Pauling and Linus Pauling as a baby. Photograph mounted in a folio. "Isabella Darling Pauling/ Linus Carl Pauling / her first child / Born 28th February 1901 / about 9 months old in this picture." Copyright Churchly, 45 1/2 Third St., Portland, ORE. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1901.