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Surveyed Portions of the Oregon Territory, 1852
The map above shows the surveyed portion of the Oregon Territory as of October 21, 1852. It was prepared by John B. Preston, first surveyor …
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Survival on the High Desert
The first Euro-American immigrants to central Oregon were livestock ranchers, but they practiced subsistence farming. They watered their garden plots with the domestic water supply. …
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Swedish Tatting
This unidentified photograph of Swedish “tatters” was taken by Revell Carr on June 30, 1998. Scandinavian in origin, tatting evolved from knotting or tying rags together …
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SW Morrison & Fifth Streets, c. 1900
A typical turn of the century mix of transportation options is visible in this photograph looking down Fifth Street at Morrison. Horse-drawn vehicles share the …
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Table Rocks
The Table Rocks are prominent features of southern Oregon’s Rogue River Valley. This aerial photo, which shows Lower Table Rock in the foreground and Upper …
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Tap Root, Figures that Tell Facts at Elkton
After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1942, most Oregonians approved of the United States' entry into the Second World War, but support was …
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Tatos O. Cartozian with his Daughters
This photograph of Tatos O. Cartozian and his daughters was originally published in the Morning Oregonian on April 8, 1924 as an image accompanying the article, …
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Technology and Labor
Between the 1880s and 1920s, a technological revolution took place in Oregon in natural-resource extraction and processing activities. Perhaps the greatest transformation involved the transition …
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Tecumtum (Chief John)
Tecumtum (“Elk Killer”), also known as Chief John, was chief of the Etch-ka-taw-wah, a band of Indians who lived along the Applegate River in southwestern …
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Tektronix Oscilloscope
This photograph depicts a Tektronix employee studying an invention by the company--a storage oscilloscope. The Washington County high-technology firm's new products recorded faster electronic signals …
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