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Au Port des Francais
This engraving by M. Le Grand was included in the atlas that accompanied the multi-volume Voyage de La Pérouse Autour du Monde (Voyage of La …
Auburn, Oregon, c.1861
This rare photograph shows part of the mining town of Auburn, located in northeastern Oregon about eight miles southwest of Baker City. The photo is …
Aurora Band Behind Pioneer Hotel, c.1877
This photograph of the Aurora Band (also referred to as the Pioneer Band) was taken some time after the original religious communal society of Aurora …
Aurora Band Greets Southern Pacific Farm Train
In 1909 and 1910, railroad companies sent farming demonstration trains on tour throughout Oregon to promote improved agricultural practices, in an effort to ensure and …
Baker City Telephone Operators, c. 1910
This photograph shows telephone operators at work in Baker City. It was probably taken some time between 1900 and 1915. Pioneer steamboat captain George Ainsworth …
Baker Community Hotel
The Portland office of architects Tourtellotte & Hummel, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, prepared this artist’s rendering of the Baker Community Hotel, which opened in 1929. …
Bandon Fire, 1936
This photograph was taken by Portland photographer Wesley Andrews on September 27, 1936, the day after a fire devastated the South Coast town of Bandon. …
Bandon Hatchery, Coos County
As early as 1902, the Oregon State Fish Commission established an experimental hatchery station on the Coquille River, near Bandon on the southern Oregon Coast. …
Barlow Road Toll Collection Authorization
This note, signed by Samuel K. Barlow, authorized Philip Foster to collect tolls from emigrants using the Barlow Road to cross the Cascades on their …
Barnett Trade Musket
This Barnett musket, made in England, is typical of the guns made available for trade by fur trading companies in northern North America during the …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.
