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Frederic Littman (1907-1979)
Frederic Littman may have single-handedly revived the fine art of sculpture in Oregon. During the thirty years before his arrival in Portland in 1941, few …
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Fred G. Meyer (1886–1978)
During a Portland business career that spanned nearly seventy years, Fred Meyer used self-taught entrepreneurial skills to rise from selling coffee door-to-door in 1909 to …
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Fred Lockley (1871-1958)
Fred Lockley was a newspaper columnist, a rare book dealer, and the author of books on Oregon and Pacific Northwest history. He was born March …
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Fred Milton (1948-2011)
During a period of social and racial turmoil in the late 1960s, the Black Student Union at Oregon State University staged a protest, walking off …
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Fred Peterson (1896-1985)
Fred L. Peterson, a Portland city commissioner for twelve years, was elected mayor in 1953, serving one term. In city council and city hall, Peterson’s …
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Fredrik Wilhelm Lönegren (1860-1937)
Fredrik Wilhelm Lönegren moved to Portland on October 3, 1908, to start a Swedish newspaper, which he successfully did. Through Oregon Posten, he had …
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Fr. Edwin O'Hara (1881-1956)
Fr. Edwin O'Hara—Roman Catholic priest, educator, social reformer, and historian—was instrumental in shaping innovative Catholic educational practices and social action in Oregon and the nation. …
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Freight List for the Steamer Express
The steamer Express operated on the Willamette River from the mid-1850s to the early 1860s at a time when several companies competed for river business. …
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Frémont and Kit Carson at Upper Klamath Lake
On his expeditions to map the continent, Frémont needed the services of an able scout. Kit Carson, a mountain man who had covered much of …
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Fremont National Forest, 1911
This 1911 U.S. Forest Service map shows the Fremont National Forest, located in southern Lake County and eastern Klamath County.
In 1898 B.F. Allen, a …
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