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Oregon System Cartoon
This political cartoon from Joseph Gaston’s Centennial History of Oregon depicts a befuddled Portland voter holding a lengthy ballot in one hand standing next to …
Oregon & Upper California
Charles Preuss, a German-born surveyor and cartographer, drafted this map of Oregon and California following the completion of John C. Frémont’s second expedition (1843-1844). Preuss …
Oriental Exhibits Palace, 1905
This 1905 photograph shows the Oriental Exhibits Palace, part of the Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition, a world’s fair held in Portland …
Oswego Iron Works
In 1867, workers smelted the first iron ingots produced at the Oregon Iron Company at the confluence of the Willamette River and Sucker Creek, now …
Otter Hunting
The illustration above shows a party of otter hunters near Coos Bay in 1856. It was common to shoot otter from the shore as depicted …
Over the Willamette River, Cottage Grove, Ore.
Two transportation routes, rail and road, appear in this photoraph taken near Cottage Grove about 1910. The bridges span the Coast Fork Willamette River, and …
Overton Cabin
One of the first dwellings in Portland, this cabin was named for William Overton. In late 1843, Native American guides took Overton and his companion, Asa …
Owl Sculpture, Sauvie Island
For thousands of years before Euro Americans arrived in the Pacific Northwest, the Multnomah Indians lived on Sauvie Island on the lower Columbia River. In …
Pacific Intertie Map
The idea for a high-voltage transmission line interconnecting the power grids of the Pacific West was introduced as early as 1919. Although the idea resurfaced …
Pai Shamkain (a.k.a., Charley Shaplish, Dr. Whirlwind) (ca. 1825-ca. 1910)
This photograph shows Cayuse Indian doctor Pai Shamkain, also known as Charley Shaplish and, most commonly among Euro Americans, Dr. Whirlwind. The photograph was taken …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.
