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View of the Aurora Colony

View of the Aurora Colony

This photograph was taken in 1889, looking southeast from one of the balconies on the 114-foot tall church bell tower in Aurora, Oregon. Although the …

Oregon History Project
View of the Habitations in Nootka Sound

View of the Habitations in Nootka Sound

This engraving represents men from Captain James Cook’s third voyage to the Pacific Ocean meeting with Native Americans on the beach below what is probably …

Oregon History Project
Volunteer Firefighters, 1858

Volunteer Firefighters, 1858

In this photo, Stephen Skidmore, age 19, is shown sitting on the left in the front row with other members of Multnomah No. 2 Volunteer …

Oregon History Project
Voting Rules, 1845 Letter to L.H. Judson

Voting Rules, 1845 Letter to L.H. Judson

This document is a transcription of a May 12, 1845, letter sent to Lewis Hubble Judson, who was serving as a judge of elections that …

Oregon History Project
Walter Pierce Democratic Candidate for Governor, 1918

Walter Pierce Democratic Candidate for Governor, 1918

'This 1918 campaign card—showing here the front and back—promoted the political candidacy of Walter M. Pierce, a Democratic state senator, in his first bid …

Oregon History Project
War Memorial, Lake County

War Memorial, Lake County

This monument was erected at the Mitchell Recreation Area in the Fremont National Forest, Lake County, Oregon in memory of Elyse Mitchell and five children …

Oregon History Project
Warm Springs Agency Boarding School, 1890

Warm Springs Agency Boarding School, 1890

This  photograph of the students and staff of the Warm Springs Agency Boarding School was taken in February 1890 The 1855 Treaty with the Tribes …

Oregon History Project
Warm Springs Reservation Mill

Warm Springs Reservation Mill

In 1938, four years after the congressional passage of the Indian Reorganization Act, the Warm Springs tribes became officially incorporated as the Confederated Tribes of …

Oregon History Project
Wasco Full-Turn Twining

Wasco Full-Turn Twining

This photograph was taken by Nancy J. Nusz on February 8, 1991 to document Mary D. Schlick training apprentices (left to right) Pat Gold, Bernyce …

Oregon History Project
Wasco-Style Sally Bags

Wasco-Style Sally Bags

This Wasco Sally Bag, named “Sturgeon Greet the Babies,” was made by Pat Courtney Gold, a member of the Wasco Nation of the Confederated Tribes …

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.