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Stark Street Library
In 1891, after 27 years of dedicated fund raising, the Library Association of Portland opened this two-story, solid stone building on Stark Street. It was …
State of Jefferson Brochure
The “State of Jefferson” was a publicity stunt organized in 1935 by disaffected residents of southern Oregon and northern California who were concerned that Salem …
State of Oregon v. Hill Military Academy
In 1923, Hill Military Academy of Portland filed suit with the U.S. District Court against the State of Oregon to challenge legislation that would have …
Steamboat Oneonta, Columbia River
The Oneonta, a side-wheeler steamboat built in 1863 by Samuel Forman, gave the Oregon Steam Navigation Company a transportation link on the “middle” part …
Steamboats on the Columbia River at Cascade Locks
This 1908 photograph shows the steamboats Bailey Gatzert (left) and the Charles R. Spencer entering the Cascade Canal and Locks. Both of the steamers were …
St Johns City Hall
When it was built in 1905, St. Johns City Hall presided over an independent municipality. Like East Portland, Albina, and a number of other Portland …
St. Paul Catholic Church, Marion County
The small farming community of St. Paul is dominated by the St. Paul Catholic Church. This 1939 photograph was taken a century after the establishment …
Stumptown
In this 1857 picture, tree stumps are apparent just at the edge of town. In 1847, a visitor to Portland remarked that the trees had …
Subscriptions to US Sanitary Commission
This document lists the names of Jacksonville, Oregon residents who pledged donations to the U.S. Sanitary Commission at a town meeting on September 20, 1862. The …
Sucker Harvest
For thousands of years, the Lost River suckers and shortnose suckers have been important to the Klamath Indian culture and essential to their subsistence. In …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.
