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Siletz Indian Reservation, 1900
This map, produced by the Willamette Pulp and Paper Company, shows what remained of the Siletz Reservation in 1900. Each of the small squares on …
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Simon Benson and One of His Drinking Fountains
In this photograph Simon Benson poses in front of one of the twenty bronze drinking fountains he donated to the city. He hoped that the …
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Simon Fraser (1776-1862)
On June 4, 1808, explorer Simon Fraser wrote of his day on the Fraser River in present day British Columbia:We experienced great danger; one …
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Simon Fraser (1776-1862)
On June 4, 1808, explorer Simon Fraser wrote of his day on the Fraser River in present day British Columbia: We experienced great danger; …
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Sinker Stone, Columbia River
This sinker stone was once used by Indian fishers on the Columbia River. Native Americans have fished the waters of the Columbia River for at …
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Sir Alexander MacKenzie (1762-1820)
In July 1793, at Bella Coola, 100 miles north of the northern tip of Vancouver Island in what is now the province of British Columbia, …
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Sketch of the Wallamette [sic] Valley, 1851
Oregon became a United States territory in 1848, and the rapid growth of Euro American settlement in the Willamette Valley increased tension between the immigrants …
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Skidmore Fountain and Stephen G. Skidmore
This photograph shows an unidentified man diving into waters surrounding the Skidmore Fountain during the Willamette River flood of 1894. The fountain, located at the …
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Skier at Timberline Lodge
This photograph appeared in the Oregon Journal under a banner headline announcing the November 6 opening of the 1938 winter skiing season on Mt. Hood. …
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Snake River Massacre Account by One of the Survivors
This article was published in the Oregon Argus on November 24, 1860. It recounts the experiences of Joseph Myers, one of the survivors of the …
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