1926 Depiction of Tampico, Oregon

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Title

1926 Depiction of Tampico, Oregon

Description

Photograph of drawing by William M. Ball depicting the abandoned town of Tampico, Oregon. The drawing shows the stagecoach road, store, hotel, and racetrack on the right and the Tampico School on top of the hill at the left. The January 13, 1926 edition of the Corvallis Gazette-Times reported that Mr. Ball "will solicit information regarding the early buildings and townsite of Tampico." Although this image dates nearly 60 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.

Creator

William Maurice Ball

Source

Benton County Historical Society, Philomath, Oregon

Publisher

LCLP

Date

1926

Contributor

Larry Landis

Rights

Copyright: William Maurice Ball

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Identifier

HP-58

Coverage

Soap Creek Valley, Benton County, Oregon

Collection

Citation

William Maurice Ball, “1926 Depiction of Tampico, Oregon,” Letitia Carson Digital History Collection , accessed March 28, 2024, https://letitiacarson.omeka.net/items/show/313.

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