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Umatilla Project Map, 1910

Umatilla Project Map, 1910

Between 1906 and 1908, the federal government built the first part of the Umatilla Irrigation Project, a large-scale development to divert water from the Umatilla …

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Umpqua River Entrance

Umpqua River Entrance

This chart of the Umpqua River entrance was made by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1896. It is one of several dozen U.S. …

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Under Attack at Nootka Sound, 1803

Under Attack at Nootka Sound, 1803

This engraving is an illustration from the 1816 edition of A Narrative of the Adventures and Sufferings of John R. Jewitt. It is likely …

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Understanding the Expedition

Understanding the Expedition

The Lewis and Clark Expedition is a complex event in American history. The story of the great exploration of the Far West from 1803 to …

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Uneasy Settlement

Uneasy Settlement

With a sunny climate, a resort atmosphere, and skiing, golfing, hiking, and camping, central Oregon is a center of outdoor recreation. A population boom, beginning …

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Unending Delight, Vigorous Exercise, and the Creative Spirit

Unending Delight, Vigorous Exercise, and the Creative Spirit

Recreation in southwestern Oregon’s forests and other wild areas expanded substantially after World War II and today figures prominently in the regional economy. Early in …

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Union Activity and World War I

Union Activity and World War I

In the early twentieth century, most loggers and millworkers lived in company-provided towns or camps, where the accommodations, food, pay, and working conditions could range …

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Union Fisherman's Co-operative Packing Co.

Union Fisherman's Co-operative Packing Co.

The photograph shows the cannery building and net drying racks of the Union Fishermen’s Co-Operative Packing Company in Astoria in the early 1920s. The salmon …

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Union League Secret Code and Translation

Union League Secret Code and Translation

This coded message was created by a national organization called the Union League, a fraternal/political club with many chapters formed during the Civil War to …

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Union Station, 1913

Union Station, 1913

Union Station, shown here in 1913, opened in 1896 after several delays.  It was one part of Henry Villard’s grand vision for Portland.  Villard wanted to …

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