George, I, too, am fixated on that building in the background. I know I have seen it before. Looks a lot like Willamette College in Salem, Oregon, or very similar to it. Quite a few 1890-1900 photos from Willamette were up for sale last year with similar black backgrounds. Here's a PC to compare (possibly middle building):

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Salem-OR-Wil...item53f1fadea9

Nevermind, looks like building is two stories and one in PC is three/maybe four. I am sure I have seen that building somewhere