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Kaiser & Oregon Shipyards
In 1940, Henry J. Kaiser signed an agreement with the British government to build 31 cargo ships to aid that country in their war effort. …
Cast Rehearsal, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
This July 2, 1939 photograph shows actors Leroy Lindner, left, Dorothy Pruitt, and Gwen Jones rehearsing for the Oregon Shakespearean Festival in Ashland, located in …
"No work, no woo" pledge, 1943
This Oregon Journal photo is captioned: "Albina Engine & Machine Works Employees Line up to Sign Pledge Not to Date Anyone w/out a Full Time …
Bird’s-eye View of Prineville, c. 1915
This bird’s-eye view of Prineville, Oregon was taken by Charles Wesley Andrews (1875–1950) around 1915. The photograph looks east down Main Street. Ochoco Creek is …
Camp Two, Coos Bay Lumber Company
A moving community of loggers is depicted in this 1930 photograph. From the 1890s through World War II, major logging operations in Oregon were railroad-based, …
Child Service Centers, Swan Island shipyards
At the entrance to the Oregon Shipyard Corporation’s (OSC) facilities on Portland’s Swan Island in the Willamette River, the company built a large, onsite daycare …
Duck and Cover, Civil Defense Pamphlet
The pamphlet Duck and Cover was produced for the Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA) in 1951. In addition to the 20 million copies of …
E. Shelton Hill's Oral History
This oral history interview of E. Shelton Hill was recorded by L. A. Barrie in about 1976, as part of the Neighborhood History Project conducted …
Foster Grade School, 1949
The new addition to the grade school in the Linn County town of Foster is shown in this 1949 photograph. Timber stands on the South …
HB 2930, Anti-Discrimination Bill
During the 1973 legislative session, Representative Vera Katz introduced a bill that would have prohibited "discrimination in employment and certain real property transactions" based on …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.
