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Manuela Wickham Makes Tortillas

Manuela Wickham Makes Tortillas

This photograph of Manuela Wickham preparing corn tortillas in the “Hispanic Village” of the Jefferson County Fair in Madras, Oregon was taken by Laura Strobel …

Oregon History Project
Map of Lewis and Clark's Track

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, …

Oregon History Project
Map of the Americas, 1606

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. …

Oregon History Project
Map of the Oregon Territory, 1841

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 …

Oregon History Project
Marching Against Castro, 1962

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 …

Oregon History Project
Margaret McLeod's American Red Cross dog tags

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 …

Oregon History Project
Mary Frances Isom

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 …

Oregon History Project
Maureen Carroll's Oral History

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 …

Oregon History Project
Mayor A. Kalina of Malin

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 …

Oregon History Project
Mayor Carson & Students for Clean River Measure

Mayor Carson & Students for Clean River Measure

On Nov. 5, 1938, Portland Mayor Joseph Carson rallied with thousands of students in front of City Hall to support two voter initiatives to clean …

Oregon History Project

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.