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Malheur Indian Reservation

Malheur Indian Reservation

This detail from an 1879 General Land Office map shows the Malheur Indian Reservation in southeastern Oregon. An 1872 executive order by President Ulysses S. …

Oregon History Project
Malheur Migratory Bird Refuge, 1937

Malheur Migratory Bird Refuge, 1937

This photograph was taken in August 1937 by Ralph Gifford, a photographer for the Oregon State Highway Department. It shows the Malheur Migratory Bird Refuge, …

Oregon History Project
Man Moving Produce

Man Moving Produce

In this photograph, a man moves bags of onions into a produce warehouse in the wholesale district on Union Avenue, which was renamed Martin Luther …

Oregon History Project
Man of Nootka Sound

Man of Nootka Sound

This engraving is from a 1778 portrait by John Webber, the artist who was assigned to accompany James Cook’s third expedition to explore the Pacific. …

Oregon History Project
Manuela Wickham Makes Tortillas

Manuela Wickham Makes Tortillas

This photograph of Manuela Wickham preparing corn tortillas in the “Hispanic Village” of the Jefferson County Fair in Madras, Oregon was taken by Laura Strobel …

Oregon History Project
"Map of Astoria in 1846, as I remember it."

"Map of Astoria in 1846, as I remember it."

The maker of this map, John Burr Osborn, survived the 1846 wreck of the U.S.S. Shark, a U.S. Navy schooner, in the dangerous waters of …

Oregon History Project
Map of Lewis and Clark's Track

Map of Lewis and Clark's Track

This map, titled A Map of Lewis and Clark's Track across the Western Portion of North America from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean, …

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Map of the Americas, 1606

Map of the Americas, 1606

This map of the Americas was published in 1606 by Dutch cartographer Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612). It is an excellent example of early seventeenth-century European cartography. …

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Map of the Oregon Territory, 1841

Map of the Oregon Territory, 1841

In 1841, Lt. Charles Wilkes, commander of the U.S. Exploring Expedition, sailed to the Pacific Northwest and began to explore the geographic region known as …

Oregon History Project
Marching Against Castro, 1962

Marching Against Castro, 1962

In response to an earlier peace demonstration on October 24, 1962, a group of Cuban exiles gathered outside Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse to support President John …

Oregon History Project