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Jim Pepper (1941-1992)
Tenor saxophonist Jim Pepper was an internationally recognized and influential jazz musician. He is best remembered for "Witchi-Tai-To," his elaboration of a Comanche peyote chant …
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Joanna M. Cain (1950 - )
Joanna M. Cain is an internationally known physician, teacher, and researcher in women’s health and gynecologic oncology. Cain joined the faculty of the Oregon Health …
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Joaquin "Chino" Berdugo (1850-1931)
Joaquin “Chino” Berdugo was a prominent vaquero leader and stockman in southeast Oregon during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. For over a decade, …
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Joaquin (Cincinnatus Hiner) Miller (1837–1913)
Joaquin Miller's early career as a writer illustrates a Biblical truth: “A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country.” Before American audiences …
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Joaquin Miller, Poet Laureate of Oregon
Joaquin Miller was an Oregon writer and poet who first found fame in Britain by portraying himself as a flamboyant western frontiersman, telling colorfully exaggerated …
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Joaquin Miller's Chapel, Oregon Caves
The Oregon Caves are a large system of caverns located high in the Siskiyou Mountains of southwestern Oregon. The complex consists of at least eleven …
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Joe Gordon (1915-1978)
A graduate of Jefferson High School in Portland and the University of Oregon, Joe Gordon was one of the finest second basemen in Major League …
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Joel Palmer (1810-1881)
On October 7, 1845, Joel Palmer made the first recorded climb on Mount Hood. He wore moccasins that exposed his feet to ice and carried …
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Joel Palmer (1810–1881)
Joel Palmer spent just over half of his life in Oregon. He first saw the Oregon Country from a wagon in 1845 and spent three …
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Joe Sacco (1960–)
Portland cartoonist Joe Sacco tells personal stories of the victims of contemporary and historical struggles by applying the artistic and literary conventions of comics to …
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