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Vanport Residences, 1947
Built to address Portland’s World War II housing shortage, Vanport was called “The Miracle City.” Over 72,000 new workers arrived in Portland during the war. Industrialist, Henry …
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Venus Dean helps launch S.S. Nehalem
Each ship built and launched from the Oregon shipyards during World War II was assigned a sponsor, who attended the launching ceremony and christened the …
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Victory Food Volunteers
In order to address the food needs of both a massive army and the over 130 million people living in the United States during World …
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Viewing the Past through the Prism of Nature
Environmental history turns on a simple but profound argument: Asking questions about nature can sometimes change our understanding of the past. Traditional history casts humans …
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View of the Aurora Colony
This photograph was taken in 1889, looking southeast from one of the balconies on the 114-foot tall church bell tower in Aurora, Oregon. Although the …
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View of the Habitations in Nootka Sound
This engraving represents men from Captain James Cook’s third voyage to the Pacific Ocean meeting with Native Americans on the beach below what is probably …
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Volunteer Firefighters, 1858
In this photo, Stephen Skidmore, age 19, is shown sitting on the left in the front row with other members of Multnomah No. 2 Volunteer …
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Voting Rules, 1845 Letter to L.H. Judson
This document is a transcription of a May 12, 1845, letter sent to Lewis Hubble Judson, who was serving as a judge of elections that …
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Walter Pierce Democratic Candidate for Governor, 1918
'This 1918 campaign card—showing here the front and back—promoted the political candidacy of Walter M. Pierce, a Democratic state senator, in his first bid …
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War
Northeastern Oregon gained little in the way of war jobs. Most of the major military bases were on the other side of the Cascades, and …
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