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French Round Barn
This photograph shows an unusual structure known today as the French Round Barn, located in Harney County between Malheur Lake and the town of Diamond. …
Oregon History Project
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Friendly House, Inc.
The Marshall Street Community Center, founded by the socially minded First Presbyterian Church of Portland, opened in 1926. For more than eighty years, it …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Friends of Chamber Music
Friends of Chamber Music is the oldest continuously operating chamber music series in Oregon and the sixth-longest-running chamber music organization in the United States. Plans …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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From Adolph Etoline to John McLoughlin, 1843
On September 1, 1843, Adolph Karlovich Etoline, governor of the Russian American Company (RAC), wrote this letter to John McLoughlin, chief factor of the Hudson’s …
Oregon History Project
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From Bertha Burger to Henry E. Dosch
In this letter and its response, Bertha Burger of Denver, Colorado, seeks a job at the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition and Oriental Fair …
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From Boom Times to Hard Times
Southwestern Oregon’s economy worsened after 1893, when the nation plunged into a deep financial depression. Local tensions were intensified during those difficult times, fueling the …
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From David Douglas to William Hooker
This document is an excerpt from a letter written by botanist David Douglas in October 1830. It was published in the Companion to the Botanical …
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From Frances Scott to Governor Tom McCall
This letter from Frances G. Scott to Governor Tom McCall was one of hundreds that poured into the governor’s office upon the defeat of the …
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From Frederick Mellis to Governor Chamberlain
This letter was written by Baker City businessman Frederick Mellis to Oregon Governor George Chamberlain on July 24, 1903. It discusses the mining industry’s opposition …
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From George Drouillard to his Sister
George Drouillard, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, wrote this letter to his sister on May 23, 1809. It was probably transcribed in …
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