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Oregon and California Railroad
The Oregon and California Railroad (O&C) was the first railroad to connect Oregon with California. Construction of the line began in Portland during the spring …
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Oregon Cavalry Volunteers Uniform
This uniform, belonging to Col. Thomas R. Cornelius of Company “D,” First Regiment in the Oregon Cavalry Volunteers, is representative of those worn by soldiers …
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Oregon City and Willamette Falls
This 1867 photograph, taken by Carleton Eugene Watkins, shows Oregon City and the Willamette Falls soon after the first portage railroad was built there. Oregon City …
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Oregon City Falls A-C Generator, 1889
This photograph shows the interior of the powerhouse at Willamette Falls Electric’s Station A, one of the nation’s first hydropower plants, located at Willamette Falls …
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Oregon Coast Bathers
This photograph depicts three beachgoers, two young ladies and one young man, braving the cool Pacific Northwest weather as waves break around their ankles. They …
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Oregon Coast Bibliography
Bancroft, Hubert Howe. History of the Northwest Coast. Vol. 1: 1543-1800. San Francisco: A.L. Bancroft, 1884. Beck, David R.M. Seeking Recognition: The Termination …
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Oregon Gardeners and Ranchers Association
In this photograph, Nick Sunseri, a truck peddler, pays cash for produce at the Oregon Gardeners and Ranchers Association market, while Joe Amato looks on. …
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Oregon House Joint Memorial Number 9
Oregon State House representatives Vernon D. Bull (Dem., La Grande), Warren Erwin (Dem., Portland), and Rose M. Poole (Rep. Klamath) issued this joint memorial on …
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Oregon Labor Press Cartoon - Single Tax
This editorial cartoon ran in the July 1, 1916, edition of the Oregon Labor Press. It encouraged voters to support the Peoples Land and …
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Oregon Land Donation Claim Notification
This image shows a certificate issued March 8, 1866, that grants 640 acres of land in Clackamas County to Thomas J. Chase and his wife, …
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