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Old-Growth Sitka Spruce, 1923

Old-Growth Sitka Spruce, 1923

This photograph was taken in August 1923. It shows a man standing in a stand of old-growth Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) located in …

Oregon History Project
Old World Contagions

Old World Contagions

Until the end of the eighteenth century, the Columbia River country had existed in relative isolation from disease such as smallpox, measles, whooping cough, typhoid, …

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One Big City, Many Small Towns

One Big City, Many Small Towns

The dominance of Portland as the seat of the state’s wealth, power, and prestige was securely in place by 1910. Still, two-thirds of Oregonians lived …

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On the Far Fringes of Two Empires

On the Far Fringes of Two Empires

Euro-Americans penetrated southeastern Oregon in the 1820s when British fur-trapping brigades sought to trap out the streams and discourage American exploration. In the 1840s Americans followed the trappers’ …

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On the Trail near the Salmon River

On the Trail near the Salmon River

This sketch by Guy Howard depicts a pack train supplying the U.S. Army during the Nez Perce War of 1877. Guy Howard was the son …

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Opening Day of Trout Season, 1958

Opening Day of Trout Season, 1958

This photograph accompanied an Oregon Journal article, “Living’s Rough, Fishin’s Easy on Lakes,” by Tom McAllister, on May 25, 1958.  In the photo, cars, trucks, …

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Opening of the Cascade Locks

Opening of the Cascade Locks

On December 19, 1896, the Morning Oregonian in Portland heralded the opening of the Cascade Canal and Locks with a special edition celebrating the project …

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Oral History: Betty Roberts

Oral History: Betty Roberts

Betty Roberts, the first woman to serve on both the Oregon Court of Appeals and the Oregon Supreme Court, was interviewed by Clark Hansen from …

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Oral History for Celia Dominguez Mariscal

Oral History for Celia Dominguez Mariscal

This oral history interview of Celia Dominguez Mariscal was recorded on January 21, 1994, by Noel Wiggins as part of a larger project funded by …

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Oral History Interview with Richard (Dick) Erath

Oral History Interview with Richard (Dick) Erath

When Richard “Dick” Charles Erath made his first barrel of wine in his Walnut Creek, California, backyard in 1965, it was a hobby. A few …

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