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Klamath Project Map, 1908
At the end of the nineteenth century, the U.S. Government had invested in numerous projects to improve the infrastructure of America. Congress had passed appropriations …
Klamath Project Map, 1998
In 1902, Congress passed the Reclamation Act to provide funds to build dams, drain lakes and marshes, and dig canals to irrigate farm land in …
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 …
L'Amerique Septentrionale
The full title for this French map is L’Amérique Septentrionale Divisée en ses Principaux Etats and translates as “North America divided into its principal states.” …
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 …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.
