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Foster Grade School, 1949

Foster Grade School, 1949

The new addition to the grade school in the Linn County town of Foster is shown in this 1949 photograph. Timber stands on the South …

Oregon History Project
HB 2930, Anti-Discrimination Bill

HB 2930, Anti-Discrimination Bill

During the 1973 legislative session, Representative Vera Katz introduced a bill that would have prohibited "discrimination in employment and certain real property transactions" based on …

Oregon History Project
Indian Woman with Pendleton Blanket

Indian Woman with Pendleton Blanket

This photograph, taken by Thomas Leeander Moorhouse (1850-1926) of Pendleton, Oregon, depicts a Plateau Indian woman displaying a new Pendleton blanket. Pendleton Woolen Mills sold …

Oregon History Project
Klamath Project Map, 1908

Klamath Project Map, 1908

At the end of the nineteenth century, the U.S. Government had invested in numerous projects to improve the infrastructure of America.  Congress had passed appropriations …

Oregon History Project
Klamath Tribal Council, 1955

Klamath Tribal Council, 1955

To some Klamath Tribal members, which included Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin Indians, the reservation symbolized subservience to Anglo-American society, and for greater than 70 years, …

Oregon History Project
Land Use in the 1995 Oregon Legislature

Land Use in the 1995 Oregon Legislature

This pamphlet was written and published by Robert Liberty of 1000 Friends of Oregon. As the title indicates, the pamphlet tells the "story of land …

Oregon History Project
Luncheonette Sign, We Cater to White Trade Only

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 …

Oregon History Project
Mayor Carson & Students for Clean River Measure

Mayor Carson & Students for Clean River Measure

On Nov. 5, 1938, Portland Mayor Joseph Carson rallied with thousands of students in front of City Hall to support two voter initiatives to clean …

Oregon History Project
Minoru Yasui (1916-1986)

Minoru Yasui (1916-1986)

This photograph shows the Yasui Brothers Store at the corner of First and Oak Streets, Hood River, circa 1928. Masuo Yasui, Renichi Fujimoto (also known …

Oregon History Project
Multnomah Falls

Multnomah Falls

While the exact date of this photograph of Multnomah Falls is unknown, careful study determines it was taken between 1914, when the stone footbridge in …

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.