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Central Library
The Library Association of Portland became a public organization in 1902. The Association reached an agreement with Multnomah County to extend service to all county …
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Central Oregon
The Cascade Range divides the rainbelt of the Willamette Valley from the drier plains and open rangelands of central Oregon. Volcanic activity thousands of years …
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Central Oregon Bibliography
Abbot, Henry L. Report of Lieut. Henry L. Abbot, Corps of Topographical Engineers: Upon Explorations for a Railroad Route from the Sacramento Valley to the …
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Central Oregon Range Wars
Following the forced re-settlement of the region’s Indian groups onto reservations after the Civil War, the grasslands of Eastern and Central Oregon became available for …
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Central Oregon Sheepherders
This photograph depicts a group of sheepherders in Central Oregon during the latter decades of the nineteenth century. In the years following the Civil War, …
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Central School
Civic leaders demonstrated their commitment to an educated populace by opening Central School, shown here in 1858, and located originally at Southwest Sixth and Morrison. …
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Central Vista, Lewis & Clark Centennial Expo
The 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition was the West Coast’s first worlds fair. This central vista shows the Foreign Exhibits Building on the left, and the …
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Challenges Ahead
In 2005, Lakeview appeared to be banking on improved business resulting from construction of Oregon’s newest prison. The project would create new jobs and bring …
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Changes and Challenges in the New West
Journalists and other commentators first began using the term “New West” in the 1980s. It referred to the rapidly changing face of the American West, …
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Charles F. Berg Company Fashion Show
This 1923 photograph depicts three young women modeling Charles F. Berg Company coats and dresses at a stock show booth in North Portland. Charles F. …
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