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A Treaty Right and Indigenous Regulation
One of the most important characteristics of the Native fishery is the effects of ongoing negotiations between Indian and non-Indian fishers regarding the treaty right …
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"Attackted at Juan de Fuca Straits."
One of the oldest non-Native collection items in the Oregon Historical Society is an ink-wash sketch by artist George Davidson depicting the trade ship Columbia …
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Auburn, Oregon, c.1861
This rare photograph shows part of the mining town of Auburn, located in northeastern Oregon about eight miles southwest of Baker City. The photo is …
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Au Port des Francais
This engraving by M. Le Grand was included in the atlas that accompanied the multi-volume Voyage de La Pérouse Autour du Monde (Voyage of La …
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Aurora Band Behind Pioneer Hotel, c.1877
This photograph of the Aurora Band (also referred to as the Pioneer Band) was taken some time after the original religious communal society of Aurora …
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Aurora Band Greets Southern Pacific Farm Train
In 1909 and 1910, railroad companies sent farming demonstration trains on tour throughout Oregon to promote improved agricultural practices, in an effort to ensure and …
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A Workers' Paradise in the Pines
Working people in central Oregon’s towns were likely to be employed by the lumber industry or an affiliated business. These were the largest employers. During …
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Baker City Telephone Operators, c. 1910
This photograph shows telephone operators at work in Baker City. It was probably taken some time between 1900 and 1915. Pioneer steamboat captain George Ainsworth …
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Baker Community Hotel
The Portland office of architects Tourtellotte & Hummel, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, prepared this artist’s rendering of the Baker Community Hotel, which opened in 1929. …
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Bandon Fire, 1936
This photograph was taken by Portland photographer Wesley Andrews on September 27, 1936, the day after a fire devastated the South Coast town of Bandon. …
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