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Trevitt Monument, Memaloose Island

Date
  • 1880/1949
Description
  • A black and white view of Trevitt Monument on Memaloose Island in the Columbia River east of Hood River. The monument, an obelisk of light-colored granite on a square base of darker stonework, marks the grave of a local pioneer named Victor Trevitt. A state senator 1866-74, he was buried in 1883 in the Indian burial ground at his request. The monument stands at the edge of the island, and two men stand on either side of it. In the foreground, another man in a hat, suit, and coat is holding a skull. The wooden boards and planks of a Native American burial structure seem to make a circle, which surrounds a jumbled assemblage of skulls and bones. One skull, towards the center, is noticeably darker than the other bones. Between the burial structure and the Trevitt Monument lies some sort of plank box or boat, with more skulls and bones on it. In the background is the river, with a concrete embankment showing on the opposite shore on the left. The rest of the shore is bare; behind it trees cover a gentle slope. "Memaloose" is a corruption of the Chinook language "Memalust" meaning "to die".
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Identifier
  • ORU_PH037_0163
Repository
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Local Collection ID
  • PH037
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Modified
  • 01/31/2025
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APA

Western Waters Digital Library, University of Oregon. (08 May 2025). Trevitt Monument, Memaloose Island Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df66j810d

MLA

Western Waters Digital Library, University of Oregon. "Trevitt Monument, Memaloose Island" Oregon Digital. 08 May 2025. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df66j810d

Chicago

Western Waters Digital Library, University of Oregon. "Trevitt Monument, Memaloose Island" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2025-05-08. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df66j810d

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 landscape (environment) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300008626
2 Indians of North America--Funeral customs and rites http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85065339
3 Funeral rites and ceremonies--United States http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008104210
4 Northwest, Pacific http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092604
5 Bodies of water http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2003004821
6 Bones http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85015539
7 Memaloose Island (historical) >> Wasco County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5740175/
8 Columbia River >> Clatsop County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5720196/
9 In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
10 University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003116678
11 Angelus Studio Photographs http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/AngelusStudioPhotographs
12 Image http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Image
13 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183

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