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Lincoln High School Air-Raid Drill, 1950

Lincoln High School Air-Raid Drill, 1950

This photograph originally appeared in the Oregon Journal as an illustration for an article by Dan Flanagan, titled “Portland Schools Map Air Raid Precautions.”  The …

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Lincoln High School Open Drive for Used Tin

Lincoln High School Open Drive for Used Tin

An Oregon Journal photographer took this Feb. 4, 1942, photograph of Lincoln High School students (left to right) Jeri Lesher, Bettedale Simonton, and Shirley Schneider. …

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Lincoln High Scrap Metal Drive, 1942

Lincoln High Scrap Metal Drive, 1942

This photograph appeared in the Oregon Journal on October 11, 1942, along with other photographs celebrating the efforts of local schools and organizations taking part …

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Link River Dam, 1938

Link River Dam, 1938

The Link River runs through Klamath Falls and connects Upper Klamath Lake with Lake Ewauna.  One of the nation’s shortest rivers, the Link River was …

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Linn County Farm of Dr. H.A. Davis

Linn County Farm of Dr. H.A. Davis

This image of an 1878 engraving found in Historical Atlas Map of Marion and Linn Counties, Oregon shows the property of Dr. Henry A. Davis …

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Linn County Promotional Brochure

Linn County Promotional Brochure

This image shows the front and back covers of a promotional pamphlet published by the Commerce Committee of Albany about 1902. When this pamphlet was …

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Lithograph of Fort Vancouver

Lithograph of Fort Vancouver

This 1854 lithograph of Fort Vancouver was originally drawn by Gustavus Sohon while he and the U.S. Pacific Railroad Expedition and Survey team conducted a …

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Lithograph, American Village

Lithograph, American Village

This hand-colored lithograph print is based on a watercolor and pencil sketch by Henry J. Warre. It was one of a series of prints included …

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Lithograph, Valley of the Willamette River

Lithograph, Valley of the Willamette River

This hand-colored lithograph print is based on a watercolor and pencil sketch by Henry J. Warre. It was one of a series of prints included …

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Log Cabin near Bingham Springs

Log Cabin near Bingham Springs

This weathered cabin, perhaps built in the 1870s, was located near Bingham Springs in eastern Umatilla County. The photograph is one of a series of …

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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.