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Venus Dean helps launch S.S. Nehalem
Each ship built and launched from the Oregon shipyards during World War II was assigned a sponsor, who attended the launching ceremony and christened the …
Victory Food Volunteers
In order to address the food needs of both a massive army and the over 130 million people living in the United States during World …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Walter Pierce
This portrait of Walter Pierce was taken in 1923. Pierce served in a number of public offices in Oregon, including governor from 1923 to 1927 …
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 …
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 …
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 …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.
