Lee Moorhouse

1850–1926 (age 76)

Photographer

Biography

Lee Moorhouse, born in 1850 and remembered as Pendleton's own photographer, spent decades capturing the people, landscapes, and events that shaped eastern Oregon, preserving their likenesses with patient care.

His prints and negatives remain treasured in local archives, allowing later generations to see the region's history through a lens shaped by loyalty to place and a gentle respect for the subjects he portrayed.