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Loyal Legion of Loggers & Lumbermen Pledge
This “specimen” of the “Four-L Pledge” was originally devised under the leadership of the U.S. War Department’s Col. Brice P. Disque as part of a …
Lt. Lorenzo Lorain
This photograph of Lieutenant Lorenzo Lorain was likely taken by Lorain’s colleague at Fort Umpqua, fort surgeon Dr. Edward Perry Vollum. Both Vollum and Lorain …
Lula Schminck & Florence Klippel on Lava Beds
This photograph, from the collections of the Schminck Memorial Museum, was taken in April 1900. It shows sisters Lula Schminck and Florence Klippel on a …
Luncheonette Sign, We Cater to White Trade Only
Signs similar to this one across the street from the Kenton Theater in north Portland popped up around the town during World War II. Acute …
Lung On
This photograph shows John Day merchant Lung On standing in front of a four-door sedan that he was selling. It was taken in 1927 by …
Lynch Law at Auburn
This editorial and accompanying letter describe the lynching of a man known as “Tom the Spaniard” in the eastern Oregon mining town of Auburn. It …
Ma Anand Sheela (b. 1950)
Ma Anand Sheela (also known as Ambalal Patel Sheela, Sheela Silverman, and Sheela Birnstiel) was the personal assistant to Rajneeshee sect leader Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh …
Macuina Jefe de Nutka
This engraving depicts the Mowachaht leader, Maquinna, wearing a woven hat decorated with whaling scenes and a cedar bark cape trimmed in fur, both of …
Malheur Indian Reservation
This detail from an 1879 General Land Office map shows the Malheur Indian Reservation in southeastern Oregon. An 1872 executive order by President Ulysses S. …
Malheur Migratory Bird Refuge, 1937
This photograph was taken in August 1937 by Ralph Gifford, a photographer for the Oregon State Highway Department. It shows the Malheur Migratory Bird Refuge, …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.
