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Laura Stockton Starcher
This is a photograph of Laura Stockton Starcher, who was elected mayor of the town of Umatilla, Oregon, on December 5, 1916. She defeated the …
Oregon History Project
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Laurelhurst
The Laurelhurst neighborhood in Portland is an historic twentieth-century neighborhood of residences and parkland, with origins in the nineteenth century. It was developed along streetcar …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Lauren B. Sykes (1905-1980)
"Lauren B. Sykes has done as much or more for music in Portland than any individual in the history of this city," wrote Oregon Journal …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Lava Cast Forest
This touched-up photograph of two teenagers posing inside a lava mold, in what came to be called the Lava Cast Forest, was taken by Joe …
Oregon History Project
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Law, Order, and Diversity
The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in California prompted the first massive migration across the Rocky Mountains in the late 1840s. Smaller gold discoveries …
Oregon History Project
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Lawson Fusao Inada (1938-)
Poet, writer, and educator, Lawson Fusao Inada is an emeritus professor of English at Southern Oregon University in Ashland. In February 2006, Governor Ted …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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L. B. Day (1932-1986)
L.B. Day was one of a handful of political giants who played leadership roles during an important period in Oregon history, from the mid-1960s until …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Leaflet, Tennessee Justice
This leaflet was produced by members of the Civilian Public Service Camp #56 at Waldport. It is an advertisement for a play that members of …
Oregon History Project
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Leaving Sharkey, Famous Bucking Bull, Pendleton Round-up
This photograph shows Sharkey, “the famous bucking bull,” throwing Tuck Reynolds at the fourth Pendleton Round-Up, held in September 1913. It was taken by Ralph …
Oregon History Project
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Lebanon (city)
The City of Lebanon, with a population of about 17,000 in 2020, is located along the South Santiam River on the eastern edge of the …
Oregon Encyclopedia
