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Iona Murphy at Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., Portland
This ca. 1943 photograph, taken by Ray Atkeson, shows Iona Murphy welding in an assembly building at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. During World …
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Ira Keller (1899-1978)
This photograph shows Ira Keller (left) and Mayor Terry Schrunk (center) looking over an architectural model of a proposal for the redevelopment of the South …
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Ira Keller Fountain
The Ira Keller Fountain has been a favorite feature of the Portland landscape since it opened in 1970. Its cascading waters create an inviting backdrop …
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Irish Immigration
This photograph of Tommy McCreesh playing an eighteenth-century Irish fiddle in his Florence home was taken by Revell Carr in July 1998. Carr also interviewed …
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Iron Gate Dam
Iron Gate Dam, pictured here under construction in 1961, is one of seven dams on the Klamath River used by the Department of Interior’s Klamath …
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Iu-Mien Sixty-Year Calendar
Nancy Nusz took this photograph of Chiem Finh Liem Saechao in 1991 while he was teaching San Seng Saepharm (not pictured) how to make predictions …
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IWA Membership Card
Shown here is a membership card for the International Woodworkers of America (IWA), a timber workers union. It probably dates to 1937 or 1938, shortly …
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IWW Poster, Education-Organization-Emancipation
This undated organizational/promotional poster was published by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in New York for distribution throughout the United States and potentially …
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Jackson County Courthouse, Medford
This photograph, taken in June 1939, shows the Jackson County Courthouse in downtown Medford. Designed by Montana architect John G. Link, this art deco-style building …
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Jacksonville: The First Town
Soon after two prospectors found gold in Rich Gulch, a new mining camp emerged near the gold strike. On January 12, 1852, the Territorial Legislature …
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