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Norwegian Rosmaling
This photographic example of rosemaling by Vesla Harris of Warrenton, Oregon, was taken by Joanne Mulcahy in 1989 during her fieldwork for the Oregon Folklife …
Notice on Yasui Brothers Store, Hood River
The day after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the U.S. Treasury Department shut down the Yasui Brothers’ Store in Hood River. Five days …
Noticias de oportunidad del VML/Opportunity News
Noticias de oportunidad del VML, or Opportunity News, was a newspaper of the Valley Migrant League (VML), published from 1965-1968. The VML was a …
Nye Beach, Newport, 1936
This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on May 24, 1936. It shows beach-goers and their automobiles at Nye Beach in Newport. Newport has …
Obituary for Regina Dorland Robinson
This obituary records the death of Regina Dorland Robinson, a gifted artist from Jacksonville whose life was cut short by her own hand at the …
Ode to Sacajawea (Sacagawea)
Click here for transcript. This poem, by Bert Huffman of Pendleton, was probably written in commemoration of a bronze statue of Sacagawea (Agaideka Shoshones spell …
Old-Growth Sitka Spruce, 1923
This photograph was taken in August 1923. It shows a man standing in a stand of old-growth Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) located in …
Old Fishwheel on Klamath River, 1905
In 1905, wildlife conservationists William L. Finley and Herman T. Bohlman camped in the Klamath Basin to photograph waterfowl traveling along the Pacific Flyway. Hiking …
On the Trail near the Salmon River
This sketch by Guy Howard depicts a pack train supplying the U.S. Army during the Nez Perce War of 1877. Guy Howard was the son …
Opening Day of Trout Season, 1958
This photograph accompanied an Oregon Journal article, “Living’s Rough, Fishin’s Easy on Lakes,” by Tom McAllister, on May 25, 1958. In the photo, cars, trucks, …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.
