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Title Page, Chinook Dictionary, 1871

Title Page, Chinook Dictionary, 1871

The 1871 edition of Father Modeste Demers’s Chinook Dictionary, Catechism, Prayers, and Hymns was edited and amended by Rev. F.N. Blanchet and Rev. L.N. St. …

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Toby Winema Riddle

Toby Winema Riddle

Toby Winema Riddle, also known as Kaitchkana and Nanooktowa, was born near southern Oregon's Link River around 1850. She was related to Kintpuash, better known …

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Tom McCall's copy of his speech to the Oregon Legislative Assembly, 1973

Tom McCall's copy of his speech to the Oregon Legislative Assembly, 1973

Governor Tom McCall gave this speech to the Oregon Legislative Assembly on January 8, 1973. Like all personal copies of his speeches, it is marked …

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Tom McCall's "Farewell Speech" at the Portland City Club, 1974

Tom McCall's "Farewell Speech" at the Portland City Club, 1974

Thomas Lawson McCall finished his second term as Oregon's thirtieth governor in January 1975. The Portland City Club, a non-profit civic affairs group, asked McCall …

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Tom McCall's Re-election

Tom McCall's Re-election

Oregon GovernorTom McCall issued this eight-page press release in early September, 1970, during his successful re-election campaign. This is the first page of that statement.  …

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Tom McCall & the Bottle Ban

Tom McCall & the Bottle Ban

This photograph shows Mrs. Joe H. Rand talking with Oregon Governor Tom McCall at a Feb. 2, 1970, demonstration by members of the Young Women’s …

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Trade Beads

Trade Beads

These trade beads are representative of the glass beads traded between Euro-American fur traders and Native Americans throughout much of northern North America.  They were …

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Traditional Japanese Dance

Traditional Japanese Dance

This photograph was taken by Folklife Coordinator Leila Childs in 1998 to document Sahomi Tachibana (foreground) teaching Chisao Hata (background) traditional Japanese dance.  The two …

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Traditional Klamath Crafts

Traditional Klamath Crafts

This photograph of Priscilla H. Bettles (left) and her grand daughter, Priscilla Witcraft (right), posing with their newly fashioned cradleboards, was taken by Folklife director …

Oregon History Project
Traditional Warm Springs/Wasco Dollmaking

Traditional Warm Springs/Wasco Dollmaking

This photograph was taken in 1991 to document the work of Mary Ann Meanus (on right) as she trained apprentice Rhonda Arthur (on left) in …

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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.