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  • Hops Scene, South Yamhill River

    This photograph was taken about 1910, depicting a field of hops along the South Yamhill River near Sheridan. The photographer most likely worked for Weister …

    Oregon History Project

  • Horse-drawn Fire Engine, 1913

    In 1913, when this picture was taken, the Portland fire department was in transition. The department horses were very popular in Portland, sometimes eclipsing the …

    Oregon History Project

  • Horse-drawn Streetcars, c. 1888

    The problem of efficient transportation for Portland’s growing population began as early as 1870.  Many people did not own horses, so they traveled the city’s …

    Oregon History Project

  • Horsetail Falls by Joseph Buchtel

    This stereograph of Horsetail Falls by Joseph Buchtel was likely taken in the 1860s. The falls can be seen from the Historic Columbia River Highway, …

    Oregon History Project

  • Housing Authority of Portland

    The Housing Authority of Portland was created in 1941 in response to the urgency of war preparations and the needs of the thousands of people …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Houston Opera House

      The story of the Houston Opera House begins with the arrival of John V. Houston and his family from Colorado in 1894 and ends twenty-six …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Howard Andrew “Hobby” Hobson (1903–1991)

    Howard Andrew “Hobby” Hobson was a basketball pioneer and innovator who led the University of Oregon's Tall Firs to the 1939 NCAA Championship. Creative and …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Howard P. Lewis (1902-1985)

    Internationally recognized internist Howard Phelps Lewis made major contributions to American medical education and practice through his excellent diagnostic skills, his strict adherence to the …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Howard V. Morgan (1914–2012)

    Howard Morgan served one term as an Oregon State Representative before becoming chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon during the party’s transformative growth during …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Howard Vollum (1913–1986)

    Howard Vollum was a founding partner of Tektronix, an innovative electronics company in Beaverton, Oregon. In 1947, he developed the Type 511 oscilloscope, …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

3216 results

  • Hops Scene, South Yamhill River

    This photograph was taken about 1910, depicting a field of hops along the South Yamhill River near Sheridan. The photographer most likely worked for Weister …

    Oregon History Project

  • Horse-drawn Fire Engine, 1913

    In 1913, when this picture was taken, the Portland fire department was in transition. The department horses were very popular in Portland, sometimes eclipsing the …

    Oregon History Project

  • Horse-drawn Streetcars, c. 1888

    The problem of efficient transportation for Portland’s growing population began as early as 1870.  Many people did not own horses, so they traveled the city’s …

    Oregon History Project

  • Horsetail Falls by Joseph Buchtel

    This stereograph of Horsetail Falls by Joseph Buchtel was likely taken in the 1860s. The falls can be seen from the Historic Columbia River Highway, …

    Oregon History Project

  • Housing Authority of Portland

    The Housing Authority of Portland was created in 1941 in response to the urgency of war preparations and the needs of the thousands of people …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Houston Opera House

      The story of the Houston Opera House begins with the arrival of John V. Houston and his family from Colorado in 1894 and ends twenty-six …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Howard Andrew “Hobby” Hobson (1903–1991)

    Howard Andrew “Hobby” Hobson was a basketball pioneer and innovator who led the University of Oregon's Tall Firs to the 1939 NCAA Championship. Creative and …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Howard P. Lewis (1902-1985)

    Internationally recognized internist Howard Phelps Lewis made major contributions to American medical education and practice through his excellent diagnostic skills, his strict adherence to the …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Howard V. Morgan (1914–2012)

    Howard Morgan served one term as an Oregon State Representative before becoming chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon during the party’s transformative growth during …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Howard Vollum (1913–1986)

    Howard Vollum was a founding partner of Tektronix, an innovative electronics company in Beaverton, Oregon. In 1947, he developed the Type 511 oscilloscope, …

    Oregon Encyclopedia