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Circle Theater and Pershing's Crusaders

Circle Theater and Pershing's Crusaders

This WWI-era photo of the Circle Theater shows the theater bedecked in red, white, and blue splendor to advertise the opening of a patriotic film …

Oregon History Project
Circular, An Appeal to the Citizens of Portland

Circular, An Appeal to the Citizens of Portland

This circular from December 1871 advertised the efforts of the Ladies’ Relief Society to collect three thousand dollars for the construction of a shelter to …

Oregon History Project
Cities and Work

Cities and Work

Although the main engines of northeastern Oregon’s economy lay in the countryside, the towns and cities that serviced these industries grew along with them. Sherman …

Oregon History Project
Citizens Protesting Wildlife Poisoning

Citizens Protesting Wildlife Poisoning

The Oregon Journal published this article on November 24, 1970 along with a photograph of protesters picketing the Oregon State Game Commission’s office in Portland. …

Oregon History Project
City Planning and Civic Engagement

City Planning and Civic Engagement

As the mercantile elite lost control of the electoral process and saw local government, including the schools and courts, focus on unfamiliar social concerns, they …

Oregon History Project
Civic Stadium

Civic Stadium

The Civic Stadium was built by the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club (MAC) —  the word “Amateur” was eventually dropped from the name.  The club, which catered …

Oregon History Project
Civil Defense Underground Headquarters

Civil Defense Underground Headquarters

In 1956, Portland became the first city in the United States to build an underground city hall, the Civil Defense Emergency Operation Center, at Kelly …

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Claiming the Land

Claiming the Land

As desirable Willamette Valley farmland grew scarce, settlers turned to southwestern Oregon. The Donation Land Claim Act, passed by Congress in September 1850, enabled citizens …

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Clara Cynthia Munson

Clara Cynthia Munson

This portrait of Clara Cynthia Munson was probably taken between 1906 and 1913. Munson was the first woman in Oregon elected to and to serve …

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Clark, Pomp, York, and Sacagawea

Clark, Pomp, York, and Sacagawea

Unlike Lewis, Clark lived into his sixties and played an important role in the development of the Louisiana Territory, including investment in one of the …

Oregon History Project