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Stark Street Library
In 1891, after 27 years of dedicated fund raising, the Library Association of Portland opened this two-story, solid stone building on Stark (now Harvey Milk), …
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State of Jefferson Brochure
The “State of Jefferson” was a publicity stunt organized in 1935 by disaffected residents of southern Oregon and northern California who were concerned that Salem …
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State of Oregon v. Hill Military Academy
In 1923, the Hill Military Academy of Portland filed suit with the U.S. District Court against the State of Oregon to challenge legislation that would …
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Stealing a Canoe
The captains took advantage of their winter at Fort Clatsop by collating an impressive register of information they had gathered since leaving Fort Mandan the …
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Steamboat Oneonta, Columbia River
The Oneonta, a side-wheeler steamboat built in 1863 by Samuel Forman, gave the Oregon Steam Navigation Company a transportation link on the “middle” part …
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Steamboats on the Columbia River at Cascade Locks
This 1908 photograph shows the steamboats Bailey Gatzert (left) and the Charles R. Spencer entering the Cascade Canal and Locks. Both of the steamers were …
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St Johns City Hall
When it was built in 1905, St. Johns City Hall presided over an independent municipality. Like East Portland, Albina, and a number of other Portland …
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Stories and Ceremonies: The Cultural Context of Native Fisheries
In a story traditionally told by Wishram Indians, who lived on the north banks of the mid-Columbia River, the Swallow Sisters built a dam that …
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St. Paul Catholic Church, Marion County
The small farming community of St. Paul is dominated by the St. Paul Catholic Church. This 1939 photograph was taken a century after the establishment …
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Structures
Indians along the Pacific Coast had the advantages of a mild climate and an abundance of easily worked cedar and other wood for building. Shelter …
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