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Lula Schminck & Florence Klippel on Lava Beds
This photograph, from the collections of the Schminck Memorial Museum, was taken in April 1900. It shows sisters Lula Schminck and Florence Klippel on a …
Luncheonette Sign, We Cater to White Trade Only
Signs similar to this one in the window of the Denver Cafe, across the street from the Kenton Theatre in north Portland, popped up during …
Lung On
This photograph shows John Day merchant Lung On standing in front of a four-door sedan that he was selling. It was taken in 1927 by …
Lynch Law at Auburn
This editorial and accompanying letter describe the lynching of a man known as “Tom the Spaniard” in the eastern Oregon mining town of Auburn. It …
Ma Anand Sheela (b. 1950)
Ma Anand Sheela (also known as Ambalal Patel Sheela, Sheela Silverman, and Sheela Birnstiel) was the personal assistant to Rajneeshee sect leader Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh …
Macuina Jefe de Nutka
This engraving depicts the Mowachaht leader, Maquinna, wearing a woven hat decorated with whaling scenes and a cedar bark cape trimmed in fur, both of …
Malheur Indian Reservation
This detail from an 1879 General Land Office map shows the Malheur Indian Reservation in southeastern Oregon. An 1872 executive order by President Ulysses S. …
Malheur Migratory Bird Refuge, 1937
This photograph was taken in August 1937 by Ralph Gifford, a photographer for the Oregon State Highway Department. It shows the Malheur Migratory Bird Refuge, …
Man Moving Produce
In this photograph, a man moves bags of onions into a produce warehouse in the wholesale district on Union Avenue, which was renamed Martin Luther …
Man of Nootka Sound
This engraving is from a 1778 portrait by John Webber, the artist who was assigned to accompany James Cook’s third expedition to explore the Pacific. …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.
