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Cape Horn, Columbia River by Carleton Watkins
This photograph of Cape Horn on the Washington side of the Columbia River was taken by the famed photographer Carleton E. Watkins in 1867. Cape …
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Captain Clark at Tillamook Head, 1806
In the journal entry reproduced here, Captain William Clark offers a detailed description of the northern Oregon coast as he encountered it on January …
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Captain James Blakely and Sons
This group portrait shows Captain James Blakely and his five sons. Clockwise from the top left they are Jim, Henry, Joseph, William, and George. The …
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Captain John Couch & Caroline Flanders Couch
After making three voyages from New England to the Pacific Coast between 1840 and 1845, Captain John H. Couch became convinced that Portland’s deepwater location …
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Captain Meriwether Lewis's Branding Iron
Captain Meriwether Lewis carried this branding iron on the Corps of Discovery’s 1804–1806 exploration of western North America (the captains also carried a smaller "stirrup …
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Capt. Bonneville to Secretary of War Lewis Cass
In September 1835, Captain Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville wrote this letter to Secretary of War, Lewis Cass, in an attempt to be re-instated to …
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Carl 'Doc' Severinsen
This photograph shows twelve-year-old Carl Severinsen after winning a regional musical contest in 1939. “Doc” Severinsen went on to become an award-winning musician best known …
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Cartwright House (Mountain House)
The lithograph above is derived from a sketch of Mountain House, a landmark farm and stage stop along the California-Oregon Trail. The house was built …
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Carved Wood Mortar
This wooden mortar is of Wasco or Wishram design. Prior to moving to the Warm Springs Reservation, the closely related Wasco and Wishram peoples lived on …
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Carver's New Map of North America
This map, entitled “A New Map of North America from the Latest Discoveries 1778,” was a centerpiece of Jonathan Carver’s Travels Through the Interior Parts …
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