Trevitt Monument, Memaloose Island

Title: Trevitt Monument, Memaloose Island
LC Subject: Bones Funeral rites and ceremonies--United States Indians of North America--Funeral customs and rites Northwest, Pacific Bodies of water
Local Collection ID: PH037
Repository: University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
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".
Location: Columbia River >> Clatsop County >> Oregon >> United States Memaloose Island (historical) >> Wasco County >> Oregon >> United States
Date: 1880/1949
Identifier: ORU_PH037_0163
Rights: No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name: Angelus Studio Photographs
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Set: Western Waters Digital Library Angelus Studio photographs, 1880s-1940s
Primary Set: Angelus Studio photographs, 1880s-1940s
Institution: University of Oregon