1900s c. Tom Baker on Mt Baker in the Soap Creek Valley

1900s c. Tom Baker on Mt Baker in the Soap Creek Valley

This early 1900s photograph shows Tom Baker in the Soap Creek Valley. The image is from a collection of images scanned in from 4"x5" glass plate negatives that were donated to the Soap Creek Valley schoolhouse in 1980 accompanied by handwritten notes by Myra Moore Lauridsen. The images seem to be from around the early 1900s. According to Myra, this is an image that shows "Tom Baker on Baker Mt, across from Sulphur Springs which he owned." Although this image dates nearly 40 years after Letitia moved from the Soap Creek Valley, it paints a portrait of the life of Soap Creek Valley settlers in a time period similar to, adjacent to Letitia's. The surrounding land and lifestyle mirror what David and Letitia experienced during their time in the valley, giving us an idea of what life would have been like for them when photographs were too new to have captured Benton County, Oregon.

Samuel Moore

Historic Soap Creek Valley School House Foundation, Myra M. Lauridsen Collection

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1900s circa

Joe Crockett

Copyright: Samuel Moore

From a collection of images scanned in from 4"x5" glass plate negatives that were donated to the Soap Creek Valley schoolhouse in 1980 accompanied by handwritten notes by Myra Moore Lauridsen. The images seem to be from around the early 1900s. They can be found on the Soap Creek Valley School House Website and were uploaded by Joe Crockett.

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Soap Creek Valley, Benton County, Oregon