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Carver's New Map of North America
This map, entitled “A New Map of North America from the Latest Discoveries 1778,” was a centerpiece of Jonathan Carver’s Travels Through the Interior Parts …
Cassino, Chinookan Headman, 1846
This 1859 reproduction of an 1846 sketch by Paul Kane depicts the Chinookan headman Cassino (pronounced káss-i-no), an important figure in the early history …
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 …
Castle Rock and Houseboat by Lily White
Lily White took this photograph of her houseboat Raysark at the base of “Castle Rock” on the Washington State side of the Columbia River in …
Catholic Ladder
This restored Catholic Ladder, measuring six and one-half inches wide by fifty-eight inches long, is the oldest known ladder in existence. It was created by …
CCC Fights Fire in Willamette National Forest
This photograph shows men digging a trench near a fire in the Willamette National Forest in about 1934. The men worked for the Civilian Conservation …
Celilo Converter Station
Located along the Columbia River, near The Dalles Dam, the Celilo Converter Station is the northern terminus of an 800 kilovolt d-c (direct current) extra-high-voltage …
Celilo Whirlpool
This photograph was taken by Benjamin Gifford around 1900. It shows Indian dipnetters at Celilo Falls fishing for salmon near a fishwheel. The Dalles-Celilo area …
Census of Indians in Eastern Oregon, 1865
This 1865 document is an excerpt from the annual report of Oregon’s Superintendent of Indian Affairs, J.W. Perit Huntington. It includes a partial census of …
Central Library
The Library Association of Portland became a public organization in 1902. The Association reached an agreement with Multnomah County to extend service to all county …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.
