Peter Britt

Peter Britt
Peter Britt portrait in fur cap, SOHS 11049
Peter Britt portrait in fur cap
Born
Peter Britt

(1819-03-12)March 12, 1819
Obstalden canton of Glarus,
Switzerland
DiedOctober 3, 1905(1905-10-03) (aged 86)
Jacksonville, Oregon
Occupation(s)Photographer, painter, orchardist

Peter Britt (Obstalden, Canton of Glarus, Switzerland 12 March 1819 - Jacksonville, Oregon, 3 October 1905) was a Swiss portrait painter and American pioneer photographer, meteorologist, accomplished horticulturist, an early settler and developer in the Rogue Valley of the Oregon Territory. Britt is considered as one of the Pacific Northwest's most celebrated photographers,[1] as well as the "father of the grape industry" in Southern Oregon.[2] His photos of Crater Lake were instrumental in creation of the Crater Lake National Park in 1902.

  1. ^ Peter Britt, Frontier Photographer, The Oregon History Project
  2. ^ Peter Britt, a Leading Figure Among Pioneers. First Photographer in this Section of the State And 'Father of the Grape Industry in Southern Oregon', Jacksonville Post, July 31, 1920, page 1