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Klamath Project Map, 1998
In 1902, Congress passed the Reclamation Act to provide funds to build dams, drain lakes and marshes, and dig canals to irrigate farm land in …
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Klamath Tribal Council, 1955
To some Klamath Tribal members, which included Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin Indians, the reservation symbolized subservience to Anglo-American society, and for greater than 70 years, …
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Knights of Pythias Castle, Baker City
This photograph shows the Baker City headquarters of a fraternal order known as the Knights of Pythias, probably about 1915. The Fraternal Order of Knights …
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Knudsen Erath Brochure
This 1989 brochure advertises one of Oregon's oldest and most successful wineries, Knudsen Erath. Dick Erath established the winery in 1968, and in 1975 he …
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Kurathi Folk Dance
This photograph of Dr. Jayanthi Raman (on left in purple) and Kunjan Raval (on right in red) was taken in 1996. At the time, Raval …
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Kwanzaa
This photograph of a Kwanzaa table-setting exhibit was taken by Laura Marcus in December 1998. The table was on display―along with various symbols of Kwanzaa―at …
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Laborers on the Klamath Project
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a New Deal program proposed in 1933 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide jobs for unemployed Americans during …
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Labor Struggles
The most significant influence of World War I on the Pacific Northwest is reflected in the changing course of labor relations. Shortly after the United …
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Labor Unrest between the Wars
By the end of the 1920s, conditions for workers had improved from those of the days before World War I. The eight-hour day had been …
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LaGrande-Wallowa Lake Highway, 1923
This photograph was taken by La Grande photographer William Geughan in July 1923. It shows a car driving down the La Grande-Wallowa Lake Highway near …
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