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Surveyed Portions of the Oregon Territory, 1852

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 …

Oregon History Project
Survival on the High Desert

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. …

Oregon History Project
Swedish Tatting

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 …

Oregon History Project
SW Morrison & Fifth Streets, c. 1900

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 …

Oregon History Project
Table Rocks

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 …

Oregon History Project
Tap Root, Figures that Tell Facts at Elkton

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 …

Oregon History Project
Tatos O. Cartozian with his Daughters

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, …

Oregon History Project
Technology and Labor

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 …

Oregon History Project
Tecumtum (Chief John)

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 …

Oregon History Project
Tektronix Oscilloscope

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 …

Oregon History Project