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Dr. John McLoughlin (1784-1857)
John McLoughlin was born in 1784 in Quebec, Canada, to a poor Catholic father and upper class Protestant mother. Apprenticing a physician, he became a …
Dr. Marie Equi Registers for Jury Duty
In 1912, Oregon women won the right to vote; for the first time, they could also serve as members of a jury. Dr. Marie Equi …
Dr. Marie Equi's office
In 1910, the census reported that there were 152 female doctors in Oregon. This photograph shows a female medical assistant helping a patient in the …
Dr. Thomas Condon
This undated portrait, probably taken in the 1870s, shows Dr. Thomas Condon, one of the most important scientific figures in Oregon history. Thomas Condon was …
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 …
Duck Hunters
The Klamath National Wildlife Refuges, which includes the Upper Klamath, Klamath Marsh, and Bear Valley Refuges in Oregon and the Lower Klamath, Tule Lake, and …
Eagle Cliff Cannery
This photograph shows the Eagle Cliff Cannery, located on the Washington side of the Columbia River about fifty miles upriver from Astoria. During the winter …
Earl Snell (1895-1947)
This photograph of Earl Snell was taken in 1947. Snell served as Oregon’s secretary of state from 1934 to 1942 and as governor from 1942 …
Early Portland, 1854
In this heavily retouched 1854 photo, the edge of the forest still abuts the edge of the town, but the variety of businesses attests to …
Eastern Oregon Normal School
This photograph of the Eastern Oregon Normal School was taken by Wesley Andrews around 1929. Andrews was a professional photographer who had studios in Baker …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.
