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Cross-dressing Performers at Music Hall
This photograph of cross-dressing performers at Portland's Music Hall ran on the first page of the May 17, 1950, edition of the Oregon Journal. …
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Crowds Line Downtown LaGrande Streets, 1908
The intersection of Elm Street with the principal commercial artery of La Grande, Adams Street, appears in this 1908 photograph. There is a crowd and …
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Cruzatte Wounds Captain Lewis
This excerpt from the journal of Meriwether Lewis describes a hunting accident on August 11, 1806, during which Lewis was shot by one of his …
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Cuban Missile Crisis Protest
This peace march was held on October 24, 1962 in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Two days earlier President John Kennedy had announced the …
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Cultural Change
Women’s work and roles have grown and broadened dramatically since World War II. The number of women working outside the home in Hermiston increased by …
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Cultural Enterprises
In addition to its rich literary heritage, Oregon has a long history of other cultural enterprises. German, Scandinavian, and numerous other ethnic organizations proliferated in …
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Dalles of the Columbia, 1805
This roughly sketched map labeled Dalles of the Columbia, with camps of October 26-28, 1805, depicts the area from Celilo Falls downstream to the …
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Dams and the Onset of the Modern Age
If there is a significant moment that marks the onset of the modern age, it may be August 6, 1945, the day an American B-29, …
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David Douglas Teachers' Strike, 1978
In 1978, teachers from six Oregon school districts planned to walk off the job in what would have been the state’s largest teachers’ strike since …
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David Sohappy
This photograph of David Sohappy, Sr. (1925–1991) was taken during a Yakama tribal trial stemming from a federal sting operation undertaken by the National Marine …
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