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"Map of Astoria in 1846, as I remember it."
The maker of this map, John Burr Osborn, survived the 1846 wreck of the U.S.S. Shark, a U.S. Navy schooner, in the dangerous waters of …
Map of Lewis and Clark's Track
This map, titled A Map of Lewis and Clark's Track across the Western Portion of North America from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean, …
Map of the Americas, 1606
This map of the Americas was published in 1606 by Dutch cartographer Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612). It is an excellent example of early seventeenth-century European cartography. …
Map of the Oregon Territory, 1841
In 1841, Lt. Charles Wilkes, commander of the U.S. Exploring Expedition, sailed to the Pacific Northwest and began to explore the geographic region known as …
Marching Against Castro, 1962
In response to an earlier peace demonstration on October 24, 1962, a group of Cuban exiles gathered outside Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse to support President John …
Margaret McLeod's American Red Cross dog tags
Three million women had volunteered for the American Red Cross by the end of World War II, serving in various medical and support capacities throughout …
Mary Frances Isom
Mary Frances Isom (February 27, 1865-April 15, 1920) directed Portland's largest library for almost twenty years, beginning in 1901. Shortly after completing her library training …
Masuo Yasui's study notes for U.S. citizenship exam, 1953
Full document. English translation. This notebook belonged to Masuo Yasui, who immigrated to the Pacific Northwest from Nanukaichi, Japan, in 1903. His careful …
Maureen Carroll's Oral History
Beverly Brown interviewed Maureen Carroll of Central Point, Oregon in 1989 as part of a larger effort to document and interpret the experiences of “working …
Mayor A. Kalina of Malin
A. Kalina, pictured here in October 1937, was mayor of Malin, Oregon for 27 of the town’s first 28 years. Malin, located on land 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.
