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Somerset West, 1963

Somerset West, 1963

This aerial photograph shows the first five model houses at the grand opening of Somerset West, “planned $500 million ‘satellite city’ 10 miles west of …

Oregon History Project
Victory Food Volunteers

Victory Food Volunteers

In order to address the food needs of both a massive army and the over 130 million people living in the United States during World …

Oregon History Project
Women's Land Army

Women's Land Army

This 1944 photograph shows Mabel Mack, supervisor of the Oregon branch of the Women’s Land Army (WLA). The WLA was part of a World War …

Oregon History Project
Workers build patterns at Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., c.1943

Workers build patterns at Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., c.1943

This photograph comes from the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation collection; it was likely part of the company's series of publicity photos it used in its various …

Oregon History Project
Shipbuilders Will Help

Shipbuilders Will Help

This illustration was published in a short-lived weekly newspaper produced by the Columbia River Shipbuilding Corporation (CRSC). Win the War, later renamed The Pilot …

Oregon History Project
Coos Bay Shipbuilding Company

Coos Bay Shipbuilding Company

This photograph of the construction of the S.S. Burnwood in Marshfield (later renamed Coos Bay) is from a scrapbook that belonged to James Polhemus, the …

Oregon History Project
Boy Drinks from Stream, Three Sisters Wilderness

Boy Drinks from Stream, Three Sisters Wilderness

This photograph of a young hiker taking water from a stream of snowmelt in the Three Sisters Wilderness Area is from the Oregon Journal Collection …

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Lincoln County Guerrillas

Lincoln County Guerrillas

This photograph was taken by an Oregon Journal photographer in April 1942. It shows Company A of the Lincoln County Guerrillas standing in formation on …

Oregon History Project
Tillamook Guerrillas, 1942

Tillamook Guerrillas, 1942

This photograph was taken by an Oregon Journal photographer in March 1942. It shows members of the Tillamook Guerrillas taking aim from behind a berm. …

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Youth Harvest Beans, Sauvie Island, 1943

Youth Harvest Beans, Sauvie Island, 1943

This 1943 photograph shows two teenage boys working with a woman to harvest wax bush beans on Sauvie Island. During World War II, many Oregon …

Oregon History Project

Interpretive Essays

Interpretive essays use primary documents from the Oregon Historical Society archives to help readers imagine the events, people, and issues that shaped Oregon history.