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Home of Dr. John McLoughlin, Oregon City
The historic residence of Dr. John McLoughlin, chief factor (manager) at the Hudson’s Bay Company operations at Fort Vancouver from 1825 until 1846, was photographed …
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Homesteading in the Coastal Valleys
In 1850, Congress passed the Donation Land Claim Act, which granted 320 acres of land to white male settlers in Oregon who were U.S. citizens. …
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Homeward Bound and a Fatal Encounter
The captains split the Corps at Traveler’s Rest, sending the larger group with Clark back on their westward course of the previous year to the …
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Hops Scene, South Yamhill River
This photograph was taken about 1910, depicting a field of hops along the South Yamhill River near Sheridan. The photographer most likely worked for Weister …
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Horse-drawn Fire Engine, 1913
In 1913, when this picture was taken, the Portland fire department was in transition. The department horses were very popular in Portland, sometimes eclipsing the …
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Horse-drawn Streetcars, c. 1888
The problem of efficient transportation for Portland’s growing population began as early as 1870. Many people did not own horses, so they traveled the city’s …
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Horsetail Falls by Joseph Buchtel
This stereograph of Horsetail Falls by Joseph Buchtel was likely taken in the 1860s. The falls can be seen from the Historic Columbia River Highway, …
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Hudson's Bay Company Blanket
White blankets like this Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) blanket were among the first to be traded among fur trappers and Native Americans in North America. …
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Hydraulic Mine Operation, Jackson County
This photo, probably taken in the early 1910s, illustrates how thoroughly hydraulic mining reshaped the landscape of southwestern Oregon. Two massive monitors, also called giants, …
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Illustration of Housing & Feeding Lumber Camp Outfit on Wheels
This article about a movable logging camp that housed and fed timber workers appeared in the August 1910 issue of The Timberman, a monthly …
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