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Liberal Hall, Silverton
This photograph of Silverton, Oregon’s Main Street (at Water Street) was taken between 1896 and 1898. At the time, the short-lived Liberal University was conducting …
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Liberty Temple at SW 6th Avenue, c. 1918
During World War I, patriotic Portland volunteers used donated materials and funding to build Liberty Temple as a place for patriotic rallies and the state …
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Lidgerwood 1913 Cableway Skidder
Overhead yarding systems greatly accelerated the pace of work in the woods during the first decades of the twentieth century. This important technological innovation allowed …
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Life and Death
“They rise from the water or fall from the air with balletic grace,” wrote Barry Lopez of the white geese that visit Tule Lake each …
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Lincoln County Guerrillas
This photograph was taken by an Oregon Journal photographer in April 1942. It shows Company A of the Lincoln County Guerrillas standing in formation on …
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Lincoln High School Air-Raid Drill, 1950
This photograph originally appeared in the Oregon Journal as an illustration for an article by Dan Flanagan, titled “Portland Schools Map Air Raid Precautions.” The …
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Lincoln High School Open Drive for Used Tin
An Oregon Journal photographer took this Feb. 4, 1942, photograph of Lincoln High School students (left to right) Jeri Lesher, Bettedale Simonton, and Shirley Schneider. …
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Lincoln High Scrap Metal Drive, 1942
This photograph appeared in the Oregon Journal on October 11, 1942, along with other photographs celebrating the efforts of local schools and organizations taking part …
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Link River Dam, 1938
The Link River runs through Klamath Falls and connects Upper Klamath Lake with Lake Ewauna. One of the nation’s shortest rivers, the Link River was …
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Linn County Farm of Dr. H.A. Davis
This image of an 1878 engraving found in Historical Atlas Map of Marion and Linn Counties, Oregon shows the property of Dr. Henry A. Davis …
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