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Beatrice Morrow Cannady
Beatrice Morrow Cannady (1890-1974), shown here in a 1929 photograph, was one of Oregon’s pioneer African American civil rights advocates. Born in Litig, Texas, on …
Beaver Trap
This beaver trap, from the early nineteenth century, was found by William Deveny in the Rogue River of southern Oregon. From the mid-sixteenth century through …
Ben Holladay (1819-1887)
Ben Holladay was a businessman involved in the stagecoach and railroad industry in the West. He was responsible for many of the stageline roads and …
Ben Wright Massacre of 1852
These two accounts of the same event, one written by a white pioneer, the other by the son of a Modoc woman and a …
Bethenia Owens-Adair (1840-1926)
Because Bethenia Owens-Adair made the overland journey from Missouri to Oregon with her family in 1843, she did not begin her formal education until age …
Big Obsidian Flow, Newberry Crater
This photograph shows the Big Obsidian Flow that forms part of Newberry Crater. Located in Central Oregon approximately twelve miles southeast of Bend, Newberry Crater …
Bill Berry with Rose Festival Princess
The Portland Urban League was established in 1945 during a time of racial strain between Portland’s black and white communities. Beginning in 1941, blacks began …
Bill Browne & Dummy A-Bomb Test, 1955
This photograph originally appeared in the Oregon Journal, one week prior to the Federal Civil Defense Administration’s (FDCA) “Operation Cue,” a televised demonstration to …
Bird's-Eye View of Pendleton
This bird’s-eye view, published by the East Oregonian Publishing Company, shows the town of Pendleton around 1890. Bird’s eye views, also known as panoramic maps, …
Bird’s-eye View of Prineville, c. 1915
This bird’s-eye view of Prineville, Oregon was taken by Charles Wesley Andrews (1875–1950) around 1915. The photograph looks east down Main Street. Ochoco Creek is …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.
