Presented by Benton County Historical Society

Corvallis Museum Lecture Series - Oregon's Trail of Tears: Historic Photography

Registration ends Thursday, 09/26/2024 11:59pm PDT

About This Event

Nolan Streitberger will share unique photos from his project documenting the history that led up to the removal of Native Americans from their homelands after the Rogue River War in 1856. Using technology from the 1850s known as wet plate collodion photography, Streitberger documented the trail using an antique wooden camera.   

 

Speaker Bio:  

 

Nolan Streitberger is an artist from Albany, Oregon working in the medium of photography. Nolan uses the wet plate collodion photo process from the 1850s. Nolan has been selected as a Critical Mass 2023 winner with his ongoing project, “Oregon’s Trail of Tears”. He has previously been featured in Musee Magazine, Der Spiegal, Bento, Flavorwire, Edge of Humanity Magazine, and SHOTS Magazine. He has been selected for recognition by the Smithsonian Photography Awards and the Palm Springs Photo Festival. He has exhibited at the Blue Sky Gallery in Portland, Colorado Photographic Arts Center in Denver, PhotoPlace Gallery in Vermont, and LoosenArt in Millepiani Gallery in Rome Italy.  

 

https://www.nolanstreitberger.com/trail-of-tears   

 

Cost $5

About This Event

Nolan Streitberger will share unique photos from his project documenting the history that led up to the removal of Native Americans from their homelands after the Rogue River War in 1856. Using technology from the 1850s known as wet plate collodion photography, Streitberger documented the trail using an antique wooden camera.   

 

Speaker Bio:  

 

Nolan Streitberger is an artist from Albany, Oregon working in the medium of photography. Nolan uses the wet plate collodion photo process from the 1850s. Nolan has been selected as a Critical Mass 2023 winner with his ongoing project, “Oregon’s Trail of Tears”. He has previously been featured in Musee Magazine, Der Spiegal, Bento, Flavorwire, Edge of Humanity Magazine, and SHOTS Magazine. He has been selected for recognition by the Smithsonian Photography Awards and the Palm Springs Photo Festival. He has exhibited at the Blue Sky Gallery in Portland, Colorado Photographic Arts Center in Denver, PhotoPlace Gallery in Vermont, and LoosenArt in Millepiani Gallery in Rome Italy.  

 

https://www.nolanstreitberger.com/trail-of-tears   

 

Cost $5

Getting There

Corvallis Museum
411 SW 11th ST
Corvallis, 97330
United States