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Protestor Struggles with Police, 1966
This September 27, 1966, photograph shows police officers struggling with Julia Ruuttila at a Vietnam War era protest against Vice President Hubert Humphrey outside the …
Public Meeting at Champoeg, 1843
On May 2, 1843, Willamette Valley settlers met at Champoeg to vote on the formation of a provisional government. The minutes recorded by George Le …
Pulling Taffy, Oaks Park, 1912
This photograph, taken by F. Sowell around 1912, shows Edward Klees pulling taffy at Oaks Amusement Park, one of the oldest continously operated amusement parks …
Quilting and African Americans in Oregon
This photograph of Portlander Cleveland Smith exhibiting quilt-work was taken by Nancy Nusz during her fieldwork for the Oregon Folklife Program in the summer of …
Raid on Chinatown Casino, 1922
This photograph shows a group of unidentified men standing over confiscated gambling equipment following a July 25, 1922, raid on an illegal gambling establishment in …
Railroad Station at Airlie, 1909
The photograph above shows the railroad station of the Southern Pacific Company and a warehouse at the small Willamette Valley town of Airlie in 1909. …
Rajasthani Folk Music
This photograph of Dr. Nisha Joshi, on left playing the tabla, and apprentice Shareen Joshi, singing and playing the harmonium, was taken by Folklife coordinator …
Reconnaissance for a Military Road
This map charts the western portion of the Oregon Trail as well as the route of the 1859 Wallen expedition, which explored eastern Oregon in …
Recruits at the Forest Grove Indian School
Photographs like this one of an 1882 group of Spokane Indian children seven months into their residency at the Forest Grove Indian and Industrial Training …
Redmond Now, Promotional Pamphlet
This promotional pamphlet of Redmond, Oregon was co-published by Southern Pacific and the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company in 1910. The railroad companies hoped to …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.
