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Klamath Tribal Council, 1955
To some Klamath Tribal members, which included Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin Indians, the reservation symbolized subservience to Anglo-American society, and for greater than 70 years, …
Knights of Pythias Castle, Baker City
This photograph shows the Baker City headquarters of a fraternal order known as the Knights of Pythias, probably about 1915. The Fraternal Order of Knights …
Knudsen Erath Brochure
This 1989 brochure advertises one of Oregon's oldest and most successful wineries, Knudsen Erath. Dick Erath established the winery in 1968, and in 1975 he …
Kurathi Folk Dance
This photograph of Dr. Jayanthi Raman (on left in purple) and Kunjan Raval (on right in red) was taken in 1996. At the time, Raval …
Kwanzaa
This photograph of a Kwanzaa table-setting exhibit was taken by Laura Marcus in December 1998. The table was on display―along with various symbols of Kwanzaa―at …
Laborers on the Klamath Project
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a New Deal program proposed in 1933 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide jobs for unemployed Americans during …
LaGrande-Wallowa Lake Highway, 1923
This photograph was taken by La Grande photographer William Geughan in July 1923. It shows a car driving down the La Grande-Wallowa Lake Highway near …
Laidlaw (Tumalo), 1905
This is a photograph of the central Oregon town known as Laidlaw in 1905. Within a few years, the name Tumalo came into general usage, …
Lake County Courthouse, Lakeview
The imposing Lake County courthouse is depicted a few years after its completion in 1909. The courthouse was a civic monument in a small and …
Lakeview & Goose Valley
Lakeview was named in 1876 for its view of Goose Lake, which is barely visible in the background of this photo (ca. 1910). At that …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.
